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Who is #1 Seed Villanova?

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Villanova secured a #1 seed by posting a record of 33-2 and enter the tournament on a 16 game win streak. It is like Coach Gottfried said in his post game comments, ” they are a number one seed for a reason.” The way Villanova has posted such a dominating season record is by shooting lights out from beyond the arc. An astonishing 43% of their shots on the season have been from distance, and even more impressive is their team 3 point field goal percentage which is 39.2%. The Wildcats have a balanced attack as they have 4 players averaging double figures. NC State must be prepared to run the Wildcats off of the three-point line if they are going to have any chance at moving on to the sweet sixteen. But let’s take a look at Villanova’s season and highlight how they have achieved a #1 seed.

Good Wins: 

The Wildcats won an impressive 13 games versus teams with a top 50 RPI.

  • VCU 77-53 November 24th
  • Butler 67-55 December 31st; and 68-65 (February 14th)
  • @ St. John’s 90-72 January 6th
  • Xavier three times 88-75 (January 14th); 78-66 (February 28th); 69-52 (March 14th)
  • @Providence 74-68

Bad Loss:

As impressive as their good wins were, their bad loss was equally astonishing. On the season they only lost once to a team with an RPI worst that 50.

  • @ Seton Hall 66-61 (January 3rd.)

Recent Form:

In their last 12 games Villanova has gone 12-0. In their current win streak they have managed to not only win the Big East regular season crown but also the conference tournament as well. Villanova has shown no signs of slowing up as they handled their first game in the NCAA Tournament with ease winning by the score of 93-52.

Team Statistics:

  • Points Per Game: 76.3 (23rd NCAA)
  • Rebounds Per Game: 34.4 (174th NCAA)
  • Assists Per Game: 15.9 (13th NCAA)
  • Field Goal %: 47% (38th NCAA)
  • Points Allowed: 60.6 (40th NCAA)
  • Blocks Per Game: 4 (103rd NCAA)
  • Steals Per Game (30th NCAA)

Individual Statistics: 

  • Darrun Hillard II #4 Sr. (6-6 215 lbs.) 13.9 PPG and 3.2 RPG
  • Josh Hart #3 Soph. (6-5 205 lbs.) 10.3 PPG and 4.5 RPG
  • Ryan Arcidiacono #15 Jr. (6-3 195 lbs.) 10.3 PPG and 3.6 APG
  • Dylan Ennis #31 Jr. (6-2 192 lbs.) 10.0 PPG and 3.5 APG
  • JayVaughn Pinkston #22 Sr. (6-7 235 lbs.) 9.6 PPG and 5.4 RPG
  • Daniel Ochefu #23 Jr. (6-11 245 lbs.) 9.4 PPG and 8.4 RPG

Summary:

Few teams can match Villanova offensively as they have an extremely deadly attack from beyond the arc. Their team boasts a handful of sharp shooters that are more than capable of wrecking a team’s game plan once they make a couple of shots. Jay Wright has a great group of upper class-men that have stayed focused throughout the year. If there are a couple of weak points in Villanova’s arsenal it is in their lack of size and pedestrian rebounding. The Wildcats are an average rebounding team at best and could be an area where the Pack could use their size and strength to upend Villanova.

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wolfpack74
wolfpack74
9 years ago

Villanova shot the lights out tonight.  Good for us, there was no baskets in the vicinity.  Not that’s what I call a real team victory.  Go Pack.

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wolfpack74
wolfpack74
9 years ago

packman70 You may stop anytime at your discretion.

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wolfpack74
wolfpack74
9 years ago

ncsugolf208 I was just trying to be positive for our three seniors.  If it was for Lee on Thursday, the team would probably be in Raleigh right now.

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ncsugolf208
ncsugolf208
9 years ago

Thank you for saying something, this is getting ridiculous.

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packman70
packman70
9 years ago

I may stop logging on to this site so as not to read your idiotic, negative comments anymore.

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wolfpack74
wolfpack74
9 years ago

We need to start all seniors on Saturday before Villanova turns out our lights.

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Wolfer96
Wolfer96
9 years ago

Were not the best at 3 point defense and I believe I read that Nova has 3 shooters that shoot 40% from 3. That should be very concerning. I think maybe we need to play a smaller lineup to defend the perimeter with Anya holding down the paint for any dribble penetration. If this team over-hedges or over-collapses on dribble penetration like they are prone to do we will get picked apart. We just need to trust that Anya and Abu will hold their own inside.

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Louisville Transfer Guard Mike James is Currently Visiting NC State

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Louisville Transfer Guard Mike James (6’5″/200) is on a visit to NC State currently, according to a source.

Indiana State Transfer Ryan Conwell was on campus last week, but he just committed to Xavier.

From what I hear, the staff preferred James over Connell anyway. A plus with James is he has 2 years of eligibility, whereas Conwell has 1.

News broke about James entering the Transfer Portal back on March 25th, and NC State was quick to reach out. Kevin Keatts and his staff recruited the former 4-star prospect out of high school heavily, but he ultimately chose the Cardinals.

Rivals ranked James as the #71 overall player in the 2021 recruiting class, and ESPN ranked him as the #7 prospect in the state of Florida.

After redshirting his first year in Louisville due to torn achilles, James has been a starter for the Cardinals the past two years. This year, he averaged 12.6 points and 5 rebounds.

For a more extensive look at James’ game, click here.

Rivals ranks James as the #77 overall player in the Transfer Portal.

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Louisville Transfer Guard Mike James is a Priority for NC State

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Louisville Transfer Guard Mike James (6’5″/200) is a priority for NC State, according to a source.

News broke about James entering the Transfer Portal back on March 25th, and NC State was quick to reach out. Kevin Keatts and his staff recruited the former 4-star prospect out of high school heavily, but he ultimately chose the Cardinals.

After redshirting his first year in Louisville due to torn achilles, James has been a starter for the Cardinals the past two years.

This past year, James averaged 12.6 points per game (3rd on the team) and 5 rebounds. He’s extremely physical and aggressive, taking 47% of his field goal attempts at the rim (making 46%). As a result, he draws a lot of fouls, ranking 10th in the ACC in Fouls Drawn, and 4th in Free Throw Rate. James made opponents pay this year when they put him on the line, making 81.8% from the charity stripe, which ranked 15th in the ACC.

James shot the ball better as a Redshirt Freshman, than he did this past season. His Effective Field Goal Percentage in 2022-23 was 55.8%, which ranked 19th in the ACC, and his True Shooting Percentage of 59.6% ranked 14th.

He does have the ability to knock down a three, making 34.8% for his career.

NC State already hosted Indiana State Transfer Guard Ryan Conwell last week, and while the Wolfpack coaches like both players, from what I’m hearing, James would be their preference.

NC State hasn’t had James in for a visit, but that could happen soon.

James has 2 years of eligibility remaining.

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NC State’s Casey Morsell is the 4th Player in NCAA History to Start 41 Games in a Season

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NC State Guard Casey Morsell started 41 games for the Wolfpack this season, becoming the 4th player in NCAA history to do so.

 

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Prior to this season, the record for most games started in a single season in NC State history was 37, with three Wolfpack players doing so: Lorenzo Brown, Richard Howell, CJ Williams.

Morsell now sits atop the list, and a fellow teammate, DJ Burns ranks second, with 40 games started this season.

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Georgetown Transfer Dontrez Styles Commits to NC State!

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Georgetown Forward Transfer Dontrez Styles (6’6″/212) has committed to NC State!

Styles was the 2nd leading scorer for Georgetown this season, averaging 12.8 points per game, while grabbing 5.8 boards. He shot 36.8% from three.

Originally, Sytles was a consensus 4-Star prospect in UNC’s 2021 recruiting class. 247Sports ranked him as the #62 overall player nationally, and the #2 player in the state of North Carolina, playing for Kinston High School.

After two seasons with the Tar Heels, Styles entered the Portal, and took an Official Visit to NC State and Georgetown, and ultimately chose the Hoyas.

ON3 ranks Styles as the #104 overall player in the Portal.

With his final year of eligibility, Styles’ made the right choice this time.

NC State now has 2 scholarships remaining after Styles’ commitment.

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