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Larry Hunter, former NC State assistant, remembered as a 'true coach' | News & Observer

Every practice, for Larry Hunter’s basketball teams, started the same way.

Two laps, full sprint, around the court. If anyone touched the lines, or cut corners, they’d keep running.

The exercise was simple but symbolic: You don’t win when you cut corners. And Hunter, a college head coach for almost four decades, won a lot — more than 700 games.

The former N.C. State assistant coach died on Friday at WakeMed Car Hospital after complications from a massive stroke. He was 68.

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