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Keatts presser after loss to Virginia Tech : BULLETED

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Kevin Keatts met with the media after his team’s 85-75 road loss to Virginia Tech. Here is the summary of what he had to say:

  • Virginia Tech lived in the paint. Robinson was outstanding. Was not able to stay in front of him. He found guys for open shots, got to the free throw line and made shots. He was the difference in the game.
  • Team did not play well at all on defense. Difference in the game was Robinson was getting in the lane at will.
  • Offensively, didn’t make everything, but made enough to win the game.
  • Robinson just beat guys off the dribble. Team had bad defensive practices the past few days. Scout team simulated VT well and was beating guys off the dribble. Didn’t handle it well and it carried over.
  • Bigs did all they could do to guard the rim, but guards did not do a good job guarding the basketball.
  • Yurtseven’s foul trouble hurt in the first half. Had to sit him. It changed the team.
  • Bigs were put in bad situations all night because they were helping after guards got beat.
  • Happy with the offense, but give Virginia Tech credit, they drove us all night.
  • Takeaway is, not happy with defense. That is not NC State defense.
  • Markell played well in stretches. Wanted him to look for his shot more in the first half. He got caught up in the air a few times when he could have scored it. Can’t take it away the fact that he has 5 straight games with double-digit assists. He’s playing well.
  • Got to guard the ball. Did not guard the ball in this one. I take pride in getting stops and we didn’t get stops. Team will get better.
  • Thought team could make a run when down 6 or 8 in the second half, but Braxton missed a 3 and Robinson hit one. Played better defensively in the second half, but still way too many blow-bys.

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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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