JERRY West left West Virginia decades ago. He never left his home state behind.
For years, he quietly gave significant sums of money to his alma mater, West Virginia University. He always spoke with pride about where he came from, how the small-town roots shaped who he was even as he became a basketball icon. When asked to go home for various events, he tried to oblige.
I thought it was one of the most impactful phone calls that I had ever had in my life.'It seemed to work. Later in his junior season, Mazzulla scored 17 points in the game that sent West Virginia to the Final Four.'Stayed at his house once and overslept for UCLA open gym,' Mazzulla said. 'Went down for breakfast and got another chewing because I wasn't being competitive enough.
Impact To West Virginia Runs Deep
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