Before there was a V Foundation. Before there was Dickie V chatting it up with Jimmy V. Before there was some crazy NC State coach running around the court looking for someone to hug after winning the NCAA title. Before all that, there was Jim Valvano, Rutgers basketball player.
And on Saturday, Rutgers will honor this favorite son by naming the court that he played on after him.
The playing court at the College Avenue Gym - The Barn - will bear the name of a player who was part of the start of a Rutgers rise in the late '60's.