With NC State’s basketball season tipping off tonight against UNC-Asheville, I thought I’d take a quick look at the roster and their performance last season.
Seniors
#21 C.J. Williams G 6-5 224
Played in all 31 games, starting 4, 17.6 minutes per game.
Averaged 4.7 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists
Shot 46.3%, 22.2% from 3, 68.2% from the line
Season and career high of 16 points
#3 Alex Johnson G 5-10 176
Transfer from Cal State-Bakersfield
Played in 28 games, starting 26, 31.0 minutes per game.
Averaged 13.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists
Shot 36.5%, 34.6% from 3, 77.1% from the line
Hit 79 3-pointers
Season and career high of 26 points
#25 Kendall Smith F 6-8 235
Walk-on played in 10 games
Scored 10 points and grabbed 4 rebounds
Season and career high of 6 points
Juniors
#15 Scott Wood F 6-6 175
Started all 31 games, team high 31.3 minutes per game
Averaged 9.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists
Shot 43.0%, 41.9% from 3, 92.3% from the line
Hit 72 3-pointers
Season high of 20 points
#14 Jordan Vandenberg C 7-1 258
Played in 31 games, starting 1, 9.7 minutes per game
Averaged 1.6 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.2 assists
Shot 65.2%, 54.5% from the line
Blocked 17 shots, 3.04 blocks per 40 minutes
Season and career high of 8 points
#1 Richard Howell F 6-8 250
Played in 30 games, starting 8, 18.2 minutes per game.
Averaged 7.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 0.9 assists
Shot 51.8%, 40.0% from 3, 64.8% from the line
Season and career high of 18 points
#0 DeShawn Painter C 6-9 231
Played in 26 games, starting 11, 15.1 minutes per game.
Averaged 4.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.2 assists
Shot 46.7%, 63.2% from the line
Season and career high of 14 points
#20 Jay Lewis G 6-2 186
Walk-on played in 8 games
Grabbed 1 rebound
Sophomores
#2 Lorenzo Brown G 6-5 186
Played in all 31 games, starting 26, 28.8 minutes per game.
Averaged 9.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, team high 3.7 assists
Shot 41.3%, 29.8% from 3, 71.3% from the line
Team high 1.29 steals per game
Season and career high of 20 points
#5 C.J. Leslie F 6-8 209
Played in 30 games, starting 23, 24.6 minutes per game.
Averaged 11.0 points, team high 7.2 rebounds, 0.8 assists
Shot 43.3%, 25.0% from 3, 54.2% from the line
Team high 1.30 blocks per game
Season and career high of 21 points
#22 Ben Amos G 6-3 198
Walk-on played in 2 games
Freshmen
#10 Jaqawn Raymond G 6-4 195
Averaged 21 points per game for Statesboro High School in Statesboro, GA
#13 Thomas de Thaey F 6-8 239
Averaged 13 points and eight rebounds at Canarias Basketball Academy in the Canary Islands, played on the Belgium Under-20 national team in the European Championships
#34 Tyler Harris F 6-8 203
Played at St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, NJ. Ranked as the No. 23 power forward by Scout.com, Rivals.com as the No. 33 power forward
#30 Staats Battle 6-5 192
Walk-on averaged 13.7 points per game locally at Broughton High School