NC State 87 – Wake Forest 76 Boxscore GAME RECAP NC State used a red hot Scott Wood (23 points) and solid performances from the rest of their starting five to out-gun the Demon Deacons 87.76. It was a true game of runs with Wake striking first thanks to Chase Fischer and Travis McKie doing damage early , but NC State stormed back using Woods hot hand. That had the Pack in it midway through the second half, but it wasn’t until late in the first that State really made their move and it wasn’t until midway through the second that they really got out to a sizable lead. State managed just 2 points off their bench and finished with a close rebounding margain but got very solid play from all 5 of their starters, limited the turnovers and got out on the break where they can be devastating. KEY STATS Wake played well tonight. They shot 50% from the field, 58% from 3 was only out-rebounded by three, but it wasn’t enough as State racked up 19 assists to only 9 turnovers as a team and turned that into 19 fast break points (to Wake’s 4). Player wise you have to look…
CJ Leslie
CJ Leslie could have tested out the NBA draft. He could have listened to a few around him that were urging him to try out the draft, but he didn’t. Instead CJ dedicated himself to an off-season routine that worked not only on his on-court skills, but also his attitude towards the game of basketball. There was a time when Leslie didn’t see a big problem with being late for a team meeting or missing a workout…however, those days are long gone. Under new head coach Mark Gottfried, we’ve been told that CJ has made a complete 180 and has...
The Pro-Am Summer League at NCCU is back. Head out to Durham tonight to catch your favorite NC State players and get a first look at some of the incoming freshmen as they take the floor tonight for the first time. The NC State guys play at 7pm, but we’re hearing that it’s not likely that Lorenzo Brown will be there. Also, keep in mind that the it’s hit and miss with these types of leagues, but we’ve heard from a good source that the competition should be huge. John Wall is slated to participate as well as former Duke...
Post-grad PG Alex Johnson adds to the string of commitments landed by new head coach Mark Gottfried this week. Gottfried started it off by adding 2012 five star SG Torian Graham and then surprised everyone with the commitment of 2011 Belgiun forward Thomas De Thaey and now this. Johnson will be leaving Cal State Bakersfield and transferring to NC State for his final year of eligibility. Johnson is a 5’10, 170lbs PG played two years at Cal State Bakersfield before missing a year with an injury. In his junior campaign he returned to action in a big way scoring 13.3...
Why did Ryan Harrow decide to leave? After listening to talk radio on the way to work and then scanning the message boards for a bit I realized that it might be the best thing to clear the air and shed a little light on what really led to Ryan Harrow asking for (and receiving) his release from NC State. First of all, the decision was not made because of the resignation of Sidney Lowe, in fact, I don’t believe Lowe staying would have changed much. Behind the scenes this past season the Harrows and Lowe were on two very...
Ryan Harrow, CJ Leslie and Lorenzo Brown want to change the way you think about NC State Basketball. Sure, they weren’t alive to see the Wolfpack’s glory days, when the road to the ACC title ran through Raleigh, but they’ve been told. They’ve been told over and over again about how it used to be, how NC State used to be more feared than North Carolina and more celebrated than Duke. They’ve also been told that they’re the ones that have been chosen to bring it all back. A 6’0, 155 lbs point guard who makes a living off defying...
Last week, CJ Leslie, a 6’8 highly touted forward from right here in Raleigh, inked his official LOI to attend his hometown school, NC State. With his friends, family, future teammates and over 300 Wolfpack fans in attendence the signing felt a bit more like a celebration. CJ rounds out one of the most prolific recruiting pulls in years at NC State and validates what Sidney Lowe’s been saying about NC State’s bright future. The signing celebration was the second of the sorts for NC State fans as fellow Pack commit Ryan Harrow signed his in similiar fashion a few...
RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State men’s basketball coach Sidney Lowe announced that 2010 McDonald’s All-American C.J. Leslie (Raleigh, N.C.) has signed with the Pack and will join guards Lorenzo Brown (Roswell, Ga.) and Ryan Harrow (Marietta, Ga.) as newcomers for the 2010-11 season. Just last week, Scout.com ranked the Pack’s incoming freshman class No. 5 nationally. “It is certainly exciting to bring a player with the type of talent and athleticism that C.J. possess to our program,” said Lowe. “He joins a very good class with Lorenzo and Ryan, and they will certainly be crucial in helping us continue what...
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