BOULDER — Dozens of players representing three decades at Colorado gathered Saturday for the Russell "Sox" Walseth reunion in Boulder as the era of CU's all-time winningest men's basketball coach was recognized.
Walseth, whose name is emblazoned on the CU Events Center court, coached at CU for 20 years (1956-76), where he compiled a 261-245 record while playing in one of the nation's toughest conferences (Big Seven/Big Eight). In an era when only the regular season conference champions earned NCAA Tournament berths, Walseth won three Big Eight regular season titles (1961-62, '62-63 and '68-69), took his teams to three NCAA Tournaments, and was named the Big Eight Coach of the Year five times.