In 1974, the NC State Wolfpack men’s basketball team, led by high-flying David Thompson and 7 foot, 2 inch center Tommy Burleson defeated Maryland earning a berth in the NCAA Tournament, where they ...

Tommy Burleson was the literal centerpiece of one of the best college basketball teams in the history of the Carolinas — the 1974 N.C. State Wolfpack. Burleson, point guard Monte Towe and high-flying ...

The 5-7 Monte Towe played at NC State with acute court consciousness, augmented by aggressiveness and well-rounded skills. Towe applied those talents to great effect, shepherding the Wolfpack to a ...

At first the players at Oak Hall School had no clue about the identity of the short old guy. A search on YouTube clarified matters somewhat. Then the squad took the basketball court under Monte Towe’s ...