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A Tale of Mark Edwards IV: Leaving a Legacy
37 years is an incredibly long time for one coach to stay with a program, but things were a perfect fit for Mark Edwards and WashU. Here's the final installment of our look into his legacy.
One Returned Phone Call Sent Karl Smesko Toward Coaching Greatness
Before Karl Smesko built the FGCU women's program from the ground up, he was trying to walk on a NCAA DI team. He didn't make it... and the rest becomes history.
March 10, 2019
Sullinger: NCAA Should Match NBA Move, Impose 2-Year Min.
“You let the kids go straight from high school to the (NBA), because it’s not a club where you join, you have to be good enough to get there,” Sullinger said, “but once you get to college, you have to spend two years.”
March 7, 2019
A Tale of Mark Edwards III: The Titles
Before reaching the Final Four in 2007 or cutting the nets in 2008, heartbreak followed Mark Edwards and the WashU Bears...
March 6, 2019
Accountability Starts From Top Down, Says Sullinger
If we expect athletes to follow strict rules about how to conduct themselves on and off of the court, why is the administration and institutions as a whole not held to the same standards. These are more thoughts of the great Satch Sullinger.
March 1, 2019
A Tale of Mark Edwards II: Selling a Dream
WashU basketball was gone and Mark Edwards was heartbroken. After a stent at Washington State, the once in a lifetime opportunity arose to revive the program at his alma mater.
February 27, 2019
Saved by Coach, Satch Sullinger Begins Legacy as Leader
James Satchel Sullinger was destined for basketball. A quick detour from the game was rerouted by a mentor and he's never looked back.
A Tale of Mark Edwards Pt. I: The Foundation
Editor’s Note: Mark Edwards was the head men’s coach at Washington University in St. Louis from 1981-2018, amassing…