The CH 2k8 Accidental Legacy of Guy West
Legacy History
Legacy Goal Achievement Status
Legacy All-Time Season Statistical Leaders
Legacy Team and Individual Awards
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Total Championships: 2
Total Regular Season Conference Titles: 5
Total Conference Tournament Titles: 4
Total Coach of the Year Awards: 6
Total All-Americans: 3
Total In Game NBA Draftees: 1
Total Individual Awards: 13
Total All-Conference Selections: 24
NCAA National Champion
Drexel (2015)
National Invitational Tournament Champion
Kansas State (2018)
NCAA Freshman of the Year
Duncan Sow, Drexel (2014)
DaMarcus Ross, Kansas State (2018)
NCAA Freshman All-American
Duncan Sow, Drexel (2014)
DaMarcus Ross, Kansas State (2018)
Branduinn Gatling, Kansas State (2018)
MEAC Tournament Champion
Norfolk State (2011-2012)
MEAC Coach of the Year
Guy West, Norfolk State (2011-2013)
MEAC Player of the Year
Kyle O'Quinn, Norfolk State (2011-2012)
MEAC Freshman of the Year
Pendarvis Williams, Norfolk State (2011)
Danijel Mihailovic, Norfolk State (2012)
Jerrold Doss, Norfolk State (2013)
First Team All-MEAC
Kyle O'Quinn, Norfolk State (2011-2012)
Jerrold Doss, Norfolk State (2013)
Second Team All-MEAC
Tom Friend, Norfolk State (2012-2013)
Freshman All-MEAC
Pendarvis Williams, Norfolk State (2011)
Danijel Mihailovic, Norfolk State (2012)
Elton Cowen, Norfolk State (2012)
Tom Friend, Norfolk State (2012)
Randal Casey, Norfolk State (2013)
Jerrold Doss, Norfolk State (2013)
CAA Tournament Champion
Drexel (2014-2015)
CAA Coach of the Year
Guy West, Drexel (2014-2016)
CAA Player of the Year
Femi Ramsey, Drexel (2014-2016)
CAA Freshman of the Year
Duncan Sow, Drexel (2014)
Woody Morandais, Drexel (2015)
First Team All-CAA
Femi Ramsey, Drexel (2014-2016)
Second Team All-CAA
Perry McCarthy, Drexel (2014)
Joshua Payton, Drexel (2014)
Freshman All-CAA
Tracey Cottrill, Drexel (2014)
Duncan Sow, Drexel (2014)
Woody Morandais, Drexel (2015)
Shannon Legans, Drexel (2016)
Dez Braxton, Drexel (2016)
Big XII Freshman of the Year
DaMarcus Ross, Kansas State (2018)
Second Team All-Big XII
Darwin Peterson, Kansas State (2017)
Freshman All-Big XII
Branduinn Gatling, Kansas State (2018)
DaMarcus Ross, Kansas State (2018)
Hired, but Not What He Signed Up For
Life happens sometimes. There's no other way to put it. See, Norfolk is a fine town in a good area, with Hampton and Newport News to the north along the bay and Virginia Beach about 45 minutes to the east (at least in off season). It's not a big city. It's not a small town. No, the whole area has its own charm, and it's an area that supports its historically black colleges and universities very seriously.
But a strange thing happened on the way to Guy West's professorship at Norfolk State University. West had already gone through the interview ringer of call backs and let downs at other schools, but when he got the call from NSU saying, "You have the job," he packed his bags and cleared out of his apartment in record time. But maybe he didn't need to pack all his books.
The Dean welcomed him with open arms and offered to walk West personally to his office. Astonished at the reaching out, West accepted and the Dean began to talk about expectations. About meetings with boosters. About scheduling practices. About the need to build a sustainable program and looking for "diamonds in the rough." It dawned on West slowly: this wasn't the Dean he was talking to, but the Athletic Director. And when he realized what job he had been given,
"Hang on, I don't know anything about basketball. I haven't played since 7
th grade!"
"You don't have to play to coach," replied the AD, "but I'll tell you what. Word gets around. You moved some of the faculty more in ten minutes than others have been able to do in their whole career. And c'mon! You're smart, you'll figure it out."
So begins life's curious prodding of a man, Guy West, towards the career he was meant for. This is a story of one of the all time greats, or maybe it's only a story of someone making a terrible mistake.