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State will face Barton College at 7pm in its second and final exhibition match before starting the regular season. The Wolfpack handled Lynn in the exhibition opener after coming out to some early jitters. The second showing for the Pack should give us a good idea of which lineup Gottfried will look to go with to open the season.

Who are the Barton Bulldogs?

The Bulldogs are a NCAA Divsion II basketabll program in the Conference Carolinas. Barton is located in Wilson, NC which is an hour east of Raleigh, which means they have some homegrown talent on their roster. Once of which is Isiah Jones out of nearby Athens High School. While a Division II school, Barton has seen their fair share off success in the basketball ranks. Some of you may remember this wild finish to win the 2007 Division II National Title.

Barton had a very good year last year, finish 20-11 while making it to their conference championship game. Barton returns 9m players from last years team including all-conference point guard Danny Shand, who averaged nearly 15 points per game while also leading the league in assists at 5.4 per game. They also return Daniel Westbrook and RJ Claypool who averaged close to 10 points a game last year. Barton did lose 3 of their 5 starters from last year, including an all-conference player in Dominique Byrd. The Bulldogs are currently picked to finish 2nd in their conference.

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How To Watch

The game will be played at the PNC Arena, all tickets are General Admission and can be purchased here or at the Gate.
All Tickets will be $5 though for non season ticket holders, you may need to shell out another $10 for parking (Go Figure).

The game will also be live streaming on GoPack.com
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Hopefully the Pack have brushed off some of the first game jitters and will come out strong against Barton and give us a better look at things to come this season. Barton will bring more size and talent to the table than Lynn but should still be highly outmatched by this NC State team. Following this game, State will begin the season against Georgia Southern at the PNC on 11/11.

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Wolfer96
Wolfer96
7 years ago

Dennis has an uncanny knack for stealing transition passes. Don’t recall anyone with that particular skill. Has unnaturally quick ups.

Anthony
Anthony
7 years ago
Reply to  Wolfer96

He plays Defense like a Corner back. He goes very vertical very quickly.

Wolfer96
Wolfer96
7 years ago

Man I hope the ACC refs don’t call it as tight as the refs tonight. I mean they blew the whistle for every ticky tack little foul.

Wolfer96
Wolfer96
7 years ago

It’s going to be fun to see who scores more from 3 this season: Terry or Mav?

Wolfer96
Wolfer96
7 years ago

Torin and Hicks really impressing me right now. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… Torin could be the leading scorer this season. I think it’ll be either him or Dennis. I would rather it be Torin and Dennis averaging 10 APG.

Wolfer96
Wolfer96
7 years ago

Wolfpack starting off much better than last game. A few unforced turnovers but overall good passing. Dennis and Yurt7 picked up early fouls so that is something to keep an eye on as the season progresses.

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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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