Monday, March 28, 2011

Virginia Commonwealth's Coach Shaka Smart- Local Roots


(AP photo/Eric Gay)
Being a Wisconsin Badger fan I naturally began rooting for Butler to win the NCAA Basketball Championship since they beat Wisconsin. But I just recently found out that VCU coach Shaka Smart was born in Madison and graduated from Oregon (WI) High School.
In high school, he was a three-year starter for Oregon and a second-team All-Badger Conference pick as a senior. He rewrote Oregon's record books for assists, finishing as its all-time leader for a career (458), season (201) and single game (20).1
Maybe I will root for VCU.

(H.T. Fishersville Mike.)
Posted by Steve Burri at 9:01 PM

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Paco said...

Of course you will root for VCU. You want to be Secretary of Beer in the Paco administration, don't you?

9:36 PM

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