Rusty LaRue - Varsity Boys' Basketball Coach, Development

If you grew up in ACC country, you already know Rusty LaRue. Rusty is a Triad native who attended Wake Forest University and distinguished himself in basketball, football, and baseball while maintaining a 3.5 GPA and making the Dean’s List all but two semesters. He set numerous records both individually and with his teams, and is the only 12-time varsity letter winner in ACC history. In his junior year, he became only the second athlete in ACC history (and the first since 1952) to play football, basketball, and baseball in the same year. Rusty finished his career at Wake Forest as the all-time 3-point percentage leader and second overall in 3-point goals (151) made. As a senior, he was named GTE Academic All-American, and his 46.4 percent shooting from the 3-point line ranked him second in the ACC and fifteenth in the NCAA. After college, Rusty played professional basketball both in the United States and internationally. In the NBA, he played with the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz; in the CBA, he played for the Connecticut Pride and the Idaho Stampede; and in the NBDL he played with the Asheville Altitude. In Europe, he played in Moscow with Russia’s championship team and in Varese, Italy. Rusty and his wife, Tammy, have four children: Riley, Cooper, Maverick, and Clara. They are active members in their church, and have served as Junior High Youth Group Leaders and Sunday school teachers.