One of the oldest cliches in sports is that there is no “I” in “team.” Like most cliches, there is a solid kernel of truth in the center, albeit one that becomes so overused the people start looking past it. According to an article on WRALsportsfan.com’s website this morning, there was a lot of “I” […]
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Day of roster changes for Wolfpack BBall (3/24 Update @ 12pm)
RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State head men’s basketball coach Sidney Lowe has announced that redshirt juniors Brandon Costner and Trevor Ferguson will forego their final year of eligibility, and not return to the Wolfpack in 2009-10. Joe Giglio at ACCNow has a more on the roster changes at this link. He also discusses the Wolfpack’s […]
Cousins to Memphis; Is John Wall Next?
SI.com has the news and SLAM has the quotes and the N&O has it on Monday. “Me and my family came to a decision after talking about it. We just thought it was the best place for me to be,†said Cousins this morning. “Everything about the school, the city, whole visit was impressive. I […]
Costner says NorthStar Basketball Blog ‘making stuff up’
Update: Lowe Says He Hasn’t Talk To Costner About Costner’s Plans Sidney Lowe said in a press conference today that he hasn’t spoken with NC State player Brandon Costner about about leaving the team. “That wasn’t something I wanted to get involved in right now,†[Sidney Lowe] said. “We want him to concentrate on doing […]
Costner Will Not Return for 2009-10
I have made reference to this several times in comments, but I finally have a link to back up what I’ve heard from multiple sources: NB: How many years are you planning on staying in college? BC: This is my fourth year, so it’s probably my last year. NB: Aren’t you a redshirt junior? BC: […]
Curry 32-Footer Sinks Pack
WRAL Sports: Curry Drops 44 Points, Davidson 72 – NC State 67 Overall, I was really pleased with State’s performance and Sid’s gameplan. Without Curry’s prayer, State would have had the ball at the end shooting for the win (with OT as worst-case scenario). The effort was there, and the defense was much better. Until […]
Is CJ Williams the next Brian Howard?
NC State’s Men’s Basketball team will tip-off the real season this Saturday night at New Orleans. (How in God’s name was Quinten Jackson allowed to schedule our first game of the year on the road to open another school’s arena? Could we REALLY not have gotten a scrub team at home to get a little […]
Basketball tips tonight! 3 Questions for the Wolfpack
WOW! I can’t believe the time is already here for exhibition basketball. Section Six actually has a preview of what appears to be a pretty bad Fort Valley State team with whom we will do battle tonight in Reynolds Coliseum. NC State opens its 2009 season with an exhibition game against Div-II Fort Valley State […]
Let’s Hope That This Isn’t A Sign Of Things To Come (Again)
We will have a little more on basketball in the coming days, but one thing from the Red-White hoops game in Reynolds from the weekend jumps out at me: Charlotte Observer/Raleigh N&O: Red and White Game [Fans at the Red and White game] didn’t get a chance to examine the game of slimmed-down Brandon Costner, […]
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