Most of us have heard the story of a college recruit electing to attend a particular university in order to play for a head coach on the rise only to see that coach’s rise take him to a new school even before that recruit shows up on campus to start his college career.
But when it comes to Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla, the opposite scenario played out. Mazzulla passed on a chance to be an assistant coach for the team he now helms to keep his word to a recruit at Fairmont State, the school where the now Celtics coach cut his teeth.
The national media caught wind of that extraordinary feat of loyalty, with it even making it to an episode of ESPN’s “NBA Countdown.”
Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear senior ESPN analyst Adrian Wojnarowski recounting the tale of Mazzulla staying at Fairmont State to keep his word.
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