Not since it hired a relatively unknown Indiana high school coach seven decades ago has the N.C. State athletics department faced such a crucial employment decision as finding the successor to Mark Gottfried.
The 1946 hiring of Everett Case quickly propelled N.C. State men’s basketball into preeminent status within the ACC, where it remained for most of his nearly two decades at the helm. With its upcoming hire, N.C. State has an opportunity to again propel its program to elite standing within the league.
N.C. State officials only need look at their surroundings to recognize the enormous possibilities for the next head coach.