The first of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, big man alum Tom Burleson. After ending his college career at NC State, Burleson was picked up with the third overall selection of ...

Former NC State All-America basketball player Tom Burleson, the 7-foot-2 center on the Wolfpack’s 1974 NCAA Championship team, lives on the overflowed banks of Squirrel Creek in Avery County ...