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Here’s what we learned from the introduction of WSU’s Kyle Smith

The Seattle Times | April 2, 2019

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PULLMAN – Washington State formally introduced new basketball coach Kyle Smith in front of almost 100 school officials, fans and media members Monday afternoon in the Rankich Club Room at Martin Stadium.

Smith riffed on “Nerdball” – the analytics-driven approach he’ll bring to Pullman – talked about the Cougars’ current roster and covered a variety of other topics during his hour-long introduction.

After interviews with Smith, athletic director Pat Chun and players Jervae Robinson and Marvin Cannon, we compiled 19 takeaways from the introduction of the Cougars’ 19th basketball coach.

1. We’ll stick with “Nerdball” for now, but there may be a few other branding opportunities for the numbers-driven formula Smith has used at Columbia, USF and is now bringing to WSU.

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