N.C. State plays host to No. 1 Syracuse on Saturday night, the first time the Wolfpack is facing a top-ranked, non-conference opponent in Raleigh since 1979. The RBC Center opened in 1999, and here’s a look at the five most unforgettable basketball games in the 12-year-old arena’s history: See Link Video #4: While it can’t […]
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TBJ: Wolfpack Red seats meet the RBC Center
Good picture here. Note the difference in colors. The Centennial Authority acts as the landlord for RBC Center, home to both the Carolina Hurricanes and N.C. State men’s basketball, and is paying for the $1.8 million project. To make a comparison, think of the Centennial Authority as the landlord of a home and you as […]
TBJ: Red seats are a-coming…
What better time for a little enhancement to the RBC Center then right when we get a new basketball coach? Link to Triangle Business Journal Die-hard North Carolina State University basketball fans who never liked the “red†color of the seats at the RBC Center can now rejoice. The Centennial Authority plans to spend $1.6 […]
A Symbiotic Relationship
Imagine this for a second. For the past few weeks, your team in red and white has been playing better than anyone around. The team you follow is the talk of the town. No matter if you read the newspaper, listen to talk radio, or scour the internet, the only thing people want to talk […]
Basketball attendance falls in 2009-2010, but Pack remain in top 25
Although NC State’s attendance numbers fell in 2009-2010, the Wolfpack was still able to remain in the top-25 nationally and pull in more than 13,000 fans per contest. Make no mistake, less fans in the seats (even if it’s less than 300 per contest) is a bad thing. But considering the struggles of the basketball […]
RBC 2.0 – finally some HD
The RBC is getting some much needed A/V upgrades today. Instead of black and white scoreboards with the resolution of a 1995 cellphone, the RBC is getting equipped with full HD scoreboards all the way around. This is a welcomed development. If we had this installed this year, the folks in the 300 level would’ve […]
GO CANES!
Open thread for the Hurricanes tonight, leading the series 3-2. You can see their website by clicking here. Additionally, you will be interested in this recent post about the noise level in the RBC Center written after last week’s game. The best way to measure volume is with a sound meter. Nearly 20 years ago […]
Memo To The Athletic Department: Hire This Guy
Ever wondered why Wake Forest has a better atmosphere than NC State? Mike Odom has never scored a point for Wake Forest, but when the Deacons play No. 1 Duke tonight, he will be called on to give the team some oomph. During breaks in the action, Odom will cue up “Zombie Nation” or another […]
Canes to Stay in RBC Until 2024
Link to article…upgrades Coming… The new agreement also calls for improvements to be made to the RBC Center’s basketball facilities and parking lot that were requested by N.C. State University, which plays basketball games at the arena. NCSU will also have more say about how the authority spends $6 million earmarked for future upgrades to […]
Video from Sunday and Student Cheering Conversation
We already have post-game entry open open for comments about the game. The excellent video in this entry is from the N&O’s great coverage of the Wake-State game. Additionally, we’d like to offer a special thanks to the N&O for covering the end of the game so well as you will see in the video […]
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