Yahoo Sports reports: Ryan Berryman wasn't even born when a young Jim Valvano frantically sprinted around the court looking for someone, anyone, to hug on that April evening in 1983. But, like the 30-something former North Carolina State men's basketball coach, the 30-something first-year University of New Mexico athletic director has a deep belief in the power of the Pit. Valvano's improbable, and now iconic Pit ...
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Ryan Berryman wasn't even born when a young Jim Valvano frantically sprinted around the court looking for someone, anyone, to hug on that April evening in 1983. But, like the 30-something former North Carolina State men's basketball coach, the 30-something first-year University of New Mexico athletic director has a deep belief in the power of the Pit. Valvano's improbable, and now iconic Pit ...
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