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‘Champ’-ioning a cause: Adams recruits rescue dog as team pet

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Outside of coaching, women’s head basketball coach Keitha Adams has a passion for something cute, furry and fun-sized. Meet Champ, a dog that Adams personally adopted from the Kansas Humane Society (KHS) and named the women’s basketball team pet.

The connection between the KHS and the WSU women’s basketball team began during the fall semester when the team volunteered at Woof Fest, a fundraising event with food, live music and outdoor gaming activities.

“Back in September, we did community service,” Adams said. “Our team went and donated time to ‘Woof Fest’… We spent a day doing that and I think animals are awesome.