NSU Alum is in Naismith Hall of Fame, gets ‘Nth Degree’

  • Peabody Magnet boys basketball coach and math teacher Charles Smith (holding award) was joined by, from left, retired Northwestern State basketball coach Mike McConathy, NSU president James T. “Jimmy” Genovese and Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame chairman Doug Ireland at a pregame ceremony Jan. 3 when Genovese presented Smith with the university’s prestigious Nth Degree.
    Peabody Magnet boys basketball coach and math teacher Charles Smith (holding award) was joined by, from left, retired Northwestern State basketball coach Mike McConathy, NSU president James T. “Jimmy” Genovese and Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame chairman Doug Ireland at a pregame ceremony Jan. 3 when Genovese presented Smith with the university’s prestigious Nth Degree.

    Peabody Magnet’s boys basketball team scored a signature win Jan. 3 in front of a jammed gymnasium on campus, outlasting Alexandria Senior High 65-55 in a matchup of two of Cenla’s strongest teams.

    It was also a showcase in a pregame ceremony as Northwestern State University President James T. “Jimmy” Genovese presented the university’s prestigious Nth Degree to Peabody coach Charles Smith, who dec…