Chris Washburn played basketball games at North...
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Chris Washburn played basketball games at North Carolina State while high on cocaine and once used a friend’s urine sample to pass a drug test at the school, according to a new book, “Personal Fouls.”
“Wash would play games on coke,” a teammate is quoted as saying. “The first half, he’d play great, and then the coke would wear off, and in the second half he wouldn’t do a thing.”
The book, written by Peter Golenbock, also claims that N.C. State Coach Jim Valvano allowed Washburn to play even though he was flunking most of his courses.
Washburn left the school after his sophomore year to turn pro. Last month, he was banned from the National Basketball Assn. for repeated drug violations.
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