Several younger players saw significant action this season for the Bobcats.Released back in 1930, Swing You Sinners! is an animated short created by the Fleischer Brothers. Bri is a part of a senior class that is hoping to make history this year by winning a fourth consecutive MEC title.a tough task since the team graduated almost half of their 2016 points.īella is part of a young volleyball roster that is gearing to the future. "But for us, it was very exciting.we knew we were finally going to get to go home."įor now, there is work to be done for the Coles sisters at WVWC.
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"People talk about how sad it is when a pro athlete retires after a long career," Bri said. He closed his pro career after appearing in 852 games, draining 252 three-pointers, and shot a sterling 81.1% from the foul line.Ī native of Lewisburg, West Virginia and a star at Greenbrier East High School, the end of his NBA journey meant getting to return home to both he and his wife's extended families. He was an assistant coach on the Heat staff in 2006 when they won their first NBA title. This included six years with the Heat, four years with Golden State, one year in Atlanta, two years in Cleveland, one in Boston, then a final year back in Miami in 03-04. Now that I am out of basketball, I can see how much I missed I am now getting to go to a lot of things with my youngest one, and it feels good to be able to a part of so much more."īimbo Coles played from 1990 through 2004. "You are literally just a part time parent for eight months at a time. "It was tough on me as a parent, because there are so many things that you miss," Bimbo said. "We didn't run away from basketball, but it was important to me to find some success in another sport.we just wanted to be able to forge our own path." Bella said. We were in several situations where went to a new town and didn't know anyone." "We would get acclimated with a school and friends.then he would get traded and we would have to move to somewhere new. I have always thought it was advantageous to have them where they could to know their professors."īri and Bella recently sat down and spoke of their time as NBA kids. "I have just felt that the small school was better for them," Coles said. I just wanted to see them involved in a lot of different things as kids, and fortunately, they have been able to continue competing on college level."Īnd not just competing, but at a school Coles and his wife Wesley have grown fond of. "In fact I considered some other sports, and was drafted in baseball. When I was in high school, I also played football, baseball and ran track," Coles said. "I never tried to push them towards basketball. She has seen a lot of action for a true freshman, appearing in 16 matches and 47 sets, she has compiled 65 kills. She recently finished up her freshman year as a member of the volleyball team. Third in line is daughter Bella (pictued below). She is currently a senior with the WVWC track team. Her top league finish was in the 2015 MEC Championships, where she placed third in third in the high jump. Her primary event has been the high jump, where she has placed high in the Mountain East Conference.
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That work ethic I learned as a college athlete has definitely helped me in my professional life."īri (pictured right) has done a variety of jumps for the Wesleyan track team. We had some good teams, but we also had a lot of fun along the way. "I was fortunate to be there with a lot of good guys and teammates.many of us are still very close today. "I really enjoyed my time at Wesleyan," Ryan noted. Ryan currently works as a general manager of the Mizuno Running Store in Pittsburgh, and still competes in local road races. It has since been broken, but remains the second fastest in school history. His junior year, he was part of the 4x400 team that broke the school record with a 3:16.28.
He was a part of three WVIAC championship track teams and a pair of league title cross country teams. It started with his son Ryan, who made his mark in track and cross country. Three of his children, including two current Wesleyan athletes have donned the Orange and Black. Curry ended with 2389.īut since his retirement from the NBA in 2004, Coles has made many trip to West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, and it appears he will continue making the trek in the future. He outdistanced another future NBA star in Dell Curry (father of NBA stars Steph and Seth) as the all-time Hokies leader in points.
BUCKHANNON - Bimbo Coles spent 14 years in the NBA, played on the US Olympic Team and ended his college career as the school's all-time leader in both points (2484) and assists (547).
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