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“He's one of the greatest men I have ever known. I tell you this, no matter what you think of him as a coach, it is nothing compared to what he is as a man. “The impact of what he does at HBCUs community and what he means to the HBCUs, he’s a difference-maker and a pioneer. “He’s being lauded and praised not because he is winning football games,” Smith said.

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Smith said Sanders could have continued to be on TV every day in his role as an NFL analyst, but he is passionate about coaching kids in high school and college. It is their (FSU) loss, but it is our (HBCUs) gain.” 'There is no excuse why Sanders should not be the head coach at Florida State right now. “I think they are utter fools and I think they should be recognized as such,' Smith said of the administration at Florida State. The school hired Mike Norvell from Memphis.

Smith said he is happy Sanders is coaching at an HBCU school but upset Sanders was passed over for the coaching job at his alma mater, Florida State, in 2020. “I am very proud of him and what he has done for that school (Jackson State) and what he has done for HBCUs,' Smith said of Sanders. Sanders' presence has prompted the sports world - the NFL and networks and more - to take notice of the HBCUs.

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Sanders, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, brought his high profile to the HBCU institutions and community when he was named football coach at Jackson State University in 2020. Smith said nobody has done more than Deion Sanders for HBCUs. 'As a proud graduate of an HBCU, Winston-Salem State University, 1991, and being their HBCU Week Ambassador since 2019,I’m extremely grateful to ESPN and the 'First Take' crew for assisting me in promoting the academic excellence of HBCUs along with providing scholarship opportunities.” “I have never made 17 shots in a row or since,” Smith told the Clarion-Ledger. During the tryout, Smith hit 17 jump shots in a row and was offered a scholarship on the spot. A friend arranged a tryout with Winston-Salem State University and Hall of Fame coach Clarence “Big House” Gaines. More than 30 years ago, Smith was attending a junior college but desired to play college basketball. The Rams have a record of 11–16.HEISMAN FOR SANDERS: Deion Sanders on his son Shedeur Sanders in Heisman Trophy race: 'I think we're in it'ĭEION TO GEORGIA TECH?: 5 reasons Deion Sanders to Georgia Tech might make sense for Jackson State coachĪLABAMA STATE: Why Jackson State football's Deion Sanders 'loves' that Alabama State is up next

The Rams have made the NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament fourteen times. Alumnus Earl Williams, an American-Israeli basketball player, played for the school. Noted players under Gaines' era were Earl Monroe, Cleo Hill and sports commentator and columnist Stephen A. Gaines was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982. Īmong its notable coaches was Clarence 'Big House' Gaines (1923–2005): during his 47-year tenure at WSSU as coach, professor, and athletic director, his men's basketball team compiled a record of 828–447. Winston-Salem State competed in Division I from the 2007–08 season to the 2009–10 season as a transitional member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) it returned to Division II in 2010 for financial reasons. The school won the 1967 NCAA Division II championship. The school's team currently competes in the NCAA Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The Winston-Salem State Rams men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.