NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Three Points: Warren bounces back, classic Booker and black uniforms 1) Winning with the changeup There’s winning without your fastball and then there’s winning without your fastball, curveball or slider. That’s what N.C. State did on Sunday. C.J. Leslie and Lorenzo Brown scored six points each and the Wolfpack’s […]
Basketball Recruiting
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE BASKETBALL Barry Jacobs (accsports.com) Wolfpack Can Dream Big Again Twenty-five years ago Jim Valvano supervised installation of “The Room of Dreams†in a little-used conference space at the Case Athletic Center on N.C. State’s Raleigh campus. Acting in his dual capacity as head basketball coach and director of athletics – a marriage of […]
Wolfpack: 2012 Year in Review
As we all know by now, the Mayans were not correct and the world did not end. Since that day has come and past, we can look back on the highlights of the past 366 days (this year was a leap year people). In David Letterman fashion, here is this year’s top 10 list of […]
Friday Farrago
Taking a trip around the internet to highlight a few stories. Akula Wolf (BackingthePack.com) Western Michigan Vs. NC State Preview: Lack Of Depth, Skilled Guards Likely To Doom Broncos Western Michigan head coach Steve Hawkins is in his 10th season with the Broncos, and he has led the program to one NCAA tournament appearance (his […]
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Gottfried: Wolfpack trying to regain its groove against No. 3 Michigan There’s something missing from N.C. State’s basketball team and has been for the past two games. Turnovers have hurt, coach Mark Gottfried said, and the execution on offense needs to be better as does the team’s post defense. […]
Puerto Rico Championship Day Headlines
Bret Strelow (fayobserver.com) N.C. State vs. Oklahoma State: Three to know about the Puerto Rico Tip-Off final Oklahoma State (3-0) vs. N.C. State (3-0), Sunday at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2 2. Breaking down the opponent Oklahoma State reached the Puerto Rico Tip-Off final by holding Tennessee to 29.2 percent shooting and a 5-for-23 effort from […]
Beejay Anya picks the Pack!!! [Updated with video]
Beejay Anya, the #3 rated center in the high school class of 2013 announced on Friday night that he will play basketball at NC State. Anya stands 6 feet 9 inches tall but has a 7 feet and 9 inch wing span. He averaged 13.3 points, 10.5 rebounds and 6.8 blocks as a junior at […]
Friday Farrago
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Warren’s 22 carries N.C. State to 72-55 win over Penn State Last season, N.C. State coach Mark Gottfried might have kept Howell in the game, after he picked up his second foul at 17:04 in the first half, or brought him back in before the end of the half, […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Basketball recruiting: N.C. State, Gottfried have ‘street cred’ with top player Mark Gottfried only knows one way to recruit: identify the best players and go after them. Hard. If that means recruiting in the same circles as North Carolina, Duke, Kentucky and Kansas, so be it. “I’m not going […]
‘BIG’ recruiting news breaking Wolfpack’s way?
NC State Basketball has been on “commitment watch” the last few days as all indications had been that highly rated post prospects Beejay Anya and Dominic Woodson might announce their college decisions this week. Our message forums have been a great place to follow recruiting in real time. You can click here for the most […]
