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Miami’s last time out.

Florida State beat Miami at home 75-57 in their last game. The Hurricanes held a 34-31 lead heading into halftime; however, FSU opened the second half with a 16-2 run and never looked back. The Canes shot just 2-11 from the three-point line and did not have success on the interior because of Florida State’s size. Coach Larranaga lamented that his team missed open looks from the perimeter while FSU was the opposite as they shot 39% from the arc. Freshman Bruce Brown paced the Hurricanes scoring 17 points by getting to the free-throw line. Brown was 9-11 from the charity stripe.

Miami beat NC State 81-63 in the ACC opener.

NC State was outplayed by Miami as Ja’Quan Newton and Davon Reed scored 21 and 20 points respectively. The Wolfpack did not execute aginst Miami’s stout defense as they took Dennis Smith out of his comfort zone. Dennis did manage to score 21 points but had to work to find his looks as Miami took away the paint. The Pack only had two players in double figures shooting 37% as a team. The trio of Newton, Reed, and Brown combined to score 58 of the Canes’ 81 points. Miami also outrebounded the Pack to the tune of 41-33.

Miami’s season rewind.

Standing at 4-5 in ACC play and 14-7 overall the Hurricanes are on the outside looking in for the NCAA Tournament. The defense has been a strength for the Canes as they are allowing 69.6 PPG in ACC play, ranking fourth in the conference. In addition to not letting up a lot of points, teams are shooting just 44 aginst them in conference play. Miami’s offense has hampered them as they are only averaging 68.8 PPG in ACC games. Davon Reed and Ja’Quan Newton lead the Canes in PPG at 15 a piece. Following Reed and Newton are freshmen Bruce Brown and Dewan Huell at 12.3 and 6.7 PPG respectively.

The Hurricanes are still capable of beating any team as they beat UNC 77-62 last weekend. Miami needs to find more consistency offensively to finish the season on a high note as they are a sound defensive team. Bruce Brown has improved throughout the season scoring double figures in five of his last six games. Brown has also lead the Hurricanes in points in their last two games scoring 30 over UNC and 17 versus FSU. Coach Larranaga will have his team ready come Saturday as they face NC State at 3 o’clock.

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D.J. Burns is OFFICIALLY BACK!

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Well, it’s OFFICIAL. D.J Burns will be returning to NC State for his final year of collegiate eligibility!

 

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This confirms everything I’d been hearing about the return of Burns. Burns was the key to the Wolfpack offense running effectively this past year. He averaged 12.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game in 2022-23, but he elevated his game in ACC play, averaging 16.1 points and 5.6 rebounds in conference games.

Burns is celebrating his return to run with the Wolfpack by dropping his own Big 30 merch. Go over and snag something.

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Isaiah Miranda is an Early Entry Candidate for the 2023 NBA Draft

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The NBA released the names of the 242 players that have filed as early entry candidates for NBA Draft 2023 last night, and NC State’s Isaiah Miranda’s name was on the list.

Miranda (7’1″/225) joined the Wolfpack back in December, deciding to forgo the remainder of his prep season. Miranda didn’t see the court for NC State, resulting in a redshirt season.

ON3 ranked Miranda as the #16 overall player in the 2023 recruiting class.

It makes perfect sense for a player like Miranda, with his height and athleticism, to go through the draft process to be evaluated on what he needs to continue to work on. As an early entrant, Miranda has the ability to pull his name out of the draft and remain a collegiate athlete.

I don’t expect Miranda to keep his name in the hat when the time comes. From what I hear his game has tons of potential, but he still needs to fine tune his craft. Also, Miranda shared this on social media, implying he will be back in the Red and White next year.

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Missouri Transfer Mohamed Diarra Commits to NC State

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NC State picked up their 5th transfer today. Mohamed Diarra (6’10″/215) committed to run with the Wolfpack today while in Raleigh on an Official Visit.

Diarra originally spent his first two seasons at Garden City Community College, averaging 17.8 points and 12.6 rebounds per game in his second season. He landed at Missouri last year, after being rated as the #1 JUCO prospect in the 2022 class according to JucoRecruiting.com.

In his only season at Missouri, Diarra averaged 11.7 minutes per game in 25 games played (6 starts), averaging 3.3 points and 3.2 rebounds. Because of the extra year due to Covid, Diarra has 2 years of eligibility remaining.

With news breaking today that Dusan Mahorcic entered the Transfer Portal, the Wolfpack found his replacement. NC State’s frontcourt in 2023-24 currently will be made up of D.J. Burns, Ben Middlebrooks, Mohamed Diarra and Ernest Ross.

Check out these highlights of Diarra.

There is a lot to like in Diarra’s game. He is athletic, can hit a jump shot, put the ball on the floor, can play defense on the perimeter, block shots, and is an aggressive rebounder.

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Missouri Transfer Mohamed Diarra is On an Official Visit to NC State Today

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Missouri Transfer Mohamed Diarra (6’10″/215) is on an Official Visit to NC State today. Diarra originally spent his first two seasons at Garden City Community College, averaging 17.8 points and 12.6 rebounds per game in his second season. He landed at Missouri last year, after being rated as the #1 JUCO prospect in the 2022 class according to JucoRecruiting.com.

In his only season at Missouri, Diarra averaged 11.7 minutes per game in 25 games played (6 starts), averaging 3.3 points and 3.2 rebounds. Because of the extra year due to Covid, Diarra has 2 years of eligibility remaining.

Diarra entered the Transfer Portal on March 28th.

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