Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
By Tom Archdeacon
Ten days ago, the Wright State Raiders gathered in a circle in their practice gym for a few moments of appreciation for one of their most respected players.
Loudon Love – “Big Lou,” one of the greatest Raiders ever, the program’s career rebounding leader, third all-time scorer, two-time Horizon League Player of the Year and current pro – stood in front of them and spoke briefly.
But as the players soon learned, on this day, the 6-foot-8 Love was not the man of the hour and soon he gave way to WSU head coach Scott Nagy, who started to talk about how “you want to be that person other people admire and look up to. For example …” Before he could finish his thought, his voice began to quaver with emotion until the words disappeared.
The players weren’t sure what was happening and that’s when Nagy turned toward the tall, bald – now noticeably muscled – Raider standing among his teammates.
“Think about Andy and what he has sacrificed,” Nagy finally managed to say as he looked at Andy Neff, the 6-foot-7 Oakwood High School product, who was beginning his fifth year as a Raiders’ walk-on.
