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Keatts, Freeman Talk to Press before UMKC :: Bulleted

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NC State takes on the University of Missouri Kansas City at Reynolds Coliseum on Saturday at 2pm. Kevin Keatts talked to the media about the upcoming game. Here is the summary.

 

Kevin Keatts

  • SC State’s Ty Solomon and his dad called Keatts to let him know everything is good and he’s been released from the hospital.
  • Team took Sunday and Monday off to heal up. Keatts and team have worked on themselves the past few days and these next two days they will work on prepping for UMKC
  • Abu is doing better. Knee is feeling better and he has started practicing again. Still unsure if he will play on Saturday.
  • Abu’s knee soreness is normal and he should be fine. Sometimes for superior athletes who haven’t ever been injured like that, it’s more mental.
  • Excited to play in Reynolds. Grew up seeing great games played there and glad they do one game a year there.
  • Biggest takeaway from SC State was getting off to great start. Hadn’t really gotten off to good starts at home. Played well on both ends of the floor. Got out in transition.

Al Freeman

  • Extra time off has been great. Been able to work on themselves. Fix some kinks and really compete in practice.
  • Against grat teams, especially in ACC, the team has to get off to a good start. Can’t get down like they did to Penn State. Need to make sure they play a full 40 minutes with no mental lapses.
  • Team is used to playing back to back with some fatigue, so guys aren’t used to this much time in between games.
  • Tough practices had team ready for first 7 games.
  • Omer and Lennard’s play make it easier on guards. In the future teams will double down, opening up shots for guards or rotations that will allow drives
  • Losses were tough, but team focused on defense, getting into transition and controlling the pace. Last two games they have done that.
  • Going to Bahamas was good to see how team matched up with top major teams.
  • Wants to create chaos on the defensive end. Need to make point to point passes tough and get deflections.
  • Excited for the atmosphere in Reynolds. Wished they had more games in Reynolds and maybe some ACC games.

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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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