Chuck White was unlike any basketball coach in Alaska’s history. Never mind the record 921 games he won and 18 state championships he captured in 45 years of coaching at the high school level, he had a polarizing personality that made him larger than life. Whether you loved him or hated him, White kept hoops relevant in The Last Frontier. He was front-page news.
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Wilson instrumental in honoring hoops hereos White, Morgan
No matter how far he goes in the basketball world, no matter how many years go by, Louis Wilson of Anchorage will never lose sight of his hometown. He remembers the people that shaped his life, the ones that stuck by his side and the fresh faces that look his way for an assist. When… Read more »
Images of White through the years (Basketball)
A photo collection of Chuck White
Players reflect on White’s impact (Basketball)
In case you’ve been living under a rock, legendary Anchorage high school basketball coach Chuck White decided to walk away from the prep game after 45 years to take an assistant coaching job at Adams State College in Colorado. There he will reunite with former player and assistant coach Louis Wilson. White, 68, won a… Read more »
White leaves Alaska for college ranks (Basketball)
After carving out one of the longest and most successful high school coaching careers of all-time, legendary Anchorage basketball figure Chuck White is finally going to college. White, of East High fame, has resigned from his post at West High to take an assistant coaching position at NCAA Division II Adams State in Colorado, where… Read more »
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Alaska loses true basketball giant with passing of Morgan
Geno Morgan, who grew up in Chicago but became a man in Anchorage as a college basketball star and then championship high school coach, died in his sleep today while visiting family in his hometown. He was 49. The sad news was announced through the Wasatch Academy in Utah, where Morgan had coached the boys… Read more »
Gone but not forgotten, Coach Wilson stays true to 907 roots
It’s been more than 20 years since he coached in Alaska and 30 since he played here, but Louis Wilson still claims the 907. Now in his fifth season as men’s basketball at Adams State University in Colorado, Wilson has surrounded himself with Alaskans. It’s not by chance. But it’s not by design either. Wilson,… Read more »
Abdul-Bassit commits to U. of Oregon [Basketball]
Remember the great Muff Butler? He was king of Alaska hoops back in the day, a playground legend in Anchorage and one of the state’s first players to go on and play D1 college basketball. His kid’s got game too. Jalil Abdul-Bassit of Anchorage is headed to the University of Oregon after making an oral… Read more »
Induction ceremony Tuesday night (Hall of Fame)
The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame will honor the Class of 2011 on Tuesday night from 6 to 7:30 at the Anchorage Museum auditorium. The ceremony will feature video biographies, portrait unveilings and trophy presentations to the inductees. Nordic skier Kikkan Randall will be introduced by her aunt and mentor, Olympian Betsy Haines. Coach Chuck… Read more »