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USF, Chris Perry Could Be Pack’s First Test

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NC State vs. USF
4pm | PNC Arena | ESPNU

The USF Bulls come to Raleigh Sunday, as both teams will put their undefeated records on the line. USF is coming off of an overtime victory against UAB and NC State handily beat Jacksonville in a physical contest that had a couple of flagrant fouls called on the Dolphins.

Sunday will be NC State’s first test of the season, especially our post defense, as the Bull’s have prized big man Chris Perry. Perry was an ESPN Top 100 recruit and played an important role as a freshman in route to averaging close to 9 points and 5 rebounds per contest. He was also named to the American Athletic Conference All-Rookie team a year ago.

Standing at 6-8 242 pounds Perry has the physical strength and skills to give State problems. Perry has started the season off on a good note currently averaging 19 points and 8 rebounds a game, while shooting 58 percent from the field. If State wants to beat the Bulls they will have to limit Perry. I am sure Perry will see a variety of looks out of the Pack.

Undoubtedly BeeJay will be matched up with Perry throughout the game. This will be a great matchup within the game to keep an eye on. It will be important for Beejay to play great ground defense, and not be bated into fouls. Perry has shown an adequate touch from the charity stripe this season, connecting on 76 % of his attempts. Anya must move his feet and keep Perry in-front of him and not be to eager to block his shot. Last game BeeJay set the single game record for blocks; however, the Bull’s will use the pump fake to play into BeeJay’s pension to block shots.

A tactic that we will likely see in this game is for State to occasionally send a double team to keep Perry uncomfortable. As good as Perry has been, he hasn’t shown the ability to pass effectively out of the double team and has registered 0 assists on the season. The guards can make life difficult for Perry as well by pressuring the ball and not allowing clean entry passes.

This is an exciting matchup for State. It will be a great barometer at just how good our post defense can be. Early on this season they have yet to be tested by a low post scorer; however, it’s likely the guys are equally excited to face a team that has a post attack. Gottfried and his staff should be anxious to see how his group responds defensively against an inside attack, especially since the ACC has some talented big men right now. We don’t have to look far as both Duke and UNC have had great success inside the paint early this season.

Overall USF is coming in with a 3-0 record on the season and coming off an emotional 2pt overtime win over UAB. There’s no questions that the Bulls are going to be ready. Will the Pack?

Tip-Off is slated for 4PM at the PNC and can be seen on ESPNU

 

 

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An NC State Win Over Marquette in the Sweet 16 Would Be…

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Awesome. Obviously.

#11 seed NC State will play #2 seed Marquette tomorrow night in the Sweet 16. What would a win mean for the Wolfpack? Many things, but here’s just a few:

It would give NC State 25 wins on the year (25-14), which would be the most wins since 1982-83, when the Wolfpack went 26-10, winning the National Championship.

It would mark the 12th time in school history that NC State has won 25+ games in a single season.

1982-83 – 26-10 

1973-74 – 30-1 

1972-73 – 27-0 

1954-55 – 28-4 

1953-54 – 26-7

1952-53 – 26-6 

1950-51 – 30-7 

1949-50 – 27-6 

1948-49 – 25-8 

1947-48 – 29-3

1946-47- 26-5

It would be the 7th time NC State has advanced to the Elite 8 in the NCAA Tournament.

1950

1951

1974

1983

1985

1986

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NC State has Won 5 ACC Championships this Year

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NC State has won 5 ACC Championships this year, which is the most of any athletic program in the conference this year.

The Wolfpack has won ACC Titles in Women’s Cross Country, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Wrestling, Men’s Basketball and Gymnastics.

The last time NC State won 5 ACC Championships in one year was 1979-80.

As far as I can tell, here’s a look at the Wolfpack Conference Titles from 1979-80:

Football
Women’s Basketball
Women’s Cross Country
Men’s Swimming & Diving
Men’s Tennis

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NC State is 1 of 4 Schools to Have Both Men & Women’s Basketball Teams in Sweet 16

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NC State is 1 of 4 schools to have their Men and Women’s Basketball teams BOTH advance to the Sweet 16, along with Duke, Gonzaga and UCONN.

NC State and Duke are the only two schools in the country to send both Basketball teams to the Sweet 16, and also send the Football team to a bowl game.

This marks only the third time in school history that BOTH teams made the Sweet 16.

Years NC State’s Men & Women’s Teams Made the Sweet 16

1985
1989
2024

Despite the fact that the Men’s team has made the Elite 8 six times (1950, 1951, 1974, 1983, 1985, 1986), and the Women have made it 2 times (1998 & 2022), in the three occasions they both went to the Sweet 16 in the same year, neither team advanced to the Elite 8.

In 2024, Why Not Us?

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#3 seed NC State Holds on Against #6 Seed Tennessee, Defeating the Vols 79-72 to Advance to the Sweet 16

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#3 seed NC State held on last night, defeating #6 seed Tennessee 79-72 in Reynolds Coliseum to advance to the Sweet 16 for the 5th time in the last 6 tournaments.

The Wolfpack led by only 1 after the 1st Quarter, but they looked like they had things under control at halftime, leading by 18 points.

At one point, NC State led by as much as 20 points in the 3rd Quarter, but the Lady Volunteers weren’t about to give up.

With 4:19 left in the 4th, Tennessee cut the lead to 2 points, but NC State might have bent, but they wouldn’t break.

Junior Guard Aziaha James led the way with 22 points and 7 assists, which were both team highs. She scored 7 points in the final 3.5 minutes, helping to squash tue Last Vols’ comeback attempt.

Junior Guard Saniya Rivers had 20 points (6-14 FG) and 6 boards.

Freshman Zoe Brooks was clutch off the bench, chipping in 16 points and 6 boards.

This marks the 16th time the NC State Women’s Basketball team has advanced to the Sweet 16.

The Wolfpack will play #2 seed Stanford on Friday night at 7:30pm on ESPN in Portland.

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