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4 Star David McCormack Breaks Down NC State

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247Sports Andrew Slater caught up with 2018 4-star big man David McCormack (who is on campus at NC State this weekend on an official visit) to get him to breakdown all 6 of the teams in his Final 6.

McCormack has never said that any team in particular led for him, but if you look at what is said in bold below, it seems to me that he is pretty high on the Wolfpack.

Here’s what he had to say about NC State:

Slater: Let’s move onto NC State. I know you’re going to be taking a trip there. What went into the thinking with NC State? Maybe give a statement over your level of excitement that you’re about to take an official visit there.

McCormack: Coach Keatts is a very good guy. I talk to him and Coach Hampton. You know, all great people, great family environment. Coach Keatts, he’s coming off coaching at Hargrave.

Slater: I wondered if you knew him from there. Did you?

McCormack: No, I didn’t know him from Hargrave, but I did know of him from Wilmington.

Slater: He did do very well there. What’s been Coach Keatts’ message so far?

McCormack: Coach Keatts was just saying there’s not going to be any bigs and for me to come in and have the opportunity to play right away, they’re going to have to find somebody as far as rotating because you obviously can’t come in and start playing full college games. Just come in and play right away and be able to play through mistakes and development. Knowing Coach Keatts is a winning coach when he was at both Hargrave and Wilmington and they wanted him.

Slater: There’s a track record.

McCormack: Yeah, he has a track record of winning, which is really good.

Slater: Do you know anyone on the team there? I wasn’t sure if you had any prior teammates who were there.

McCormack: I wouldn’t say prior teammates, but just people know I know of is Lavar Batts and Shaun Kirk just cause he was one of the older kids on the…

Slater: Team Loaded, yeah. What are you looking to see when you take your official visit tomorrow?

McCormack: Just see how the coaches truly interact with the players, getting to know them, trying to find…it’s not more of not why would I want to go here, but why wouldn’t I want to go here.

Slater: Interesting. Look for red flags and stuff like that?

McCormack: Exactly.

Slater: That’s a smart way to do them. Who’s going on the trip with you?

McCormack: It’s just me, my mother, and my aunt.

Slater: Oh, great, great. What are they looking for, especially your mother? What is she looking for?

McCormack: (laughs) Honestly, I haven’t spoken with my mother about what she’s searching for, so we might be on completely different pages. (247)

Click the link above to read what McCormack had to say about the rest of the teams in his Final 6. McCormack said he doesn’t have a timetable of when he plans on making a decision.

Matthew is Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He writes for all sports, with a focus on football and recruiting, and is in charge of business strategy. He is an NC State alum who majored in business. Matthew is also the lead pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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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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