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Men’s basketball transfer Corey Washington plans to make his family proud, at WSU and beyond

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Corey Washington wants to make it to the NBA. If that falls through, he said “I just want to stay around the game.”

The junior forward who transferred to Wichita State from Saint Peter’s University in New Jersey over the offseason, said he would like to coach in the future. He said it doesn’t matter if it’s youth basketball, high school or college.

Originally from Arkansas, Washington has found a home in Wichita and said he’s getting used to the new team and school.

“It’s an adjustment,” he said. “You just have to use that to (the best of) your ability.