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NC State Men’s Basketball Primetime with the Pack to be Held 10/19

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Proceeds from annual preseason event will be donated to charity to aid in Hurricane Florence Relief

Primetime with the Pack Tickets

Primetime with the Pack, the traditional season-opening event for the NC State men’s and women’s basketball teams, will be held on Friday, Oct. 19 at 8 p.m., in Reynolds Coliseum and will serve as a benefit for Hurricane Florence Disaster Relief.

Tickets for this year’s season-opening event are $10 and all proceeds after taxes from Primetime with the Pack will be donated to charity to aid in Hurricane Florence relief.

Fans can purchase tickets online at GoPack.com/BuyTickets or by calling the athletics ticket office at 919-865-1510. All seats will be reserved.

Fans that buy tickets to Primetime with the Pack will automatically be entered to win many special prizes, including courtside seats for the event, tickets to select home games for both the men and women along with VIP experiences during regular season games.

NC State students will be able to reserve their free student ticket during an online request period at GoPack.com/Students starting on Tuesday, Oct. 9. Students that register will have a chance to judge the dunk contest and win courtside seats for the event.

One fan attending Primetime with the Pack will be chosen at random and given the opportunity to hit a half-court shot for $10,000.

Doors at Reynolds Coliseum will open at 7 p.m. with the event starting at 8 p.m. After both teams are introduced, scheduled events include a shooting contest involving both teams, a dunk contest with select men’s basketball players, interviews with men’s basketball head coach Kevin Keatts and women’s basketball head coach Wes Moore and other special events.

Parents can register their children (ages 18 months to 36 months) for the Wuf Pup Trot at GoPack.com/wufpuptrot. The winner will receive four (4) tickets for their family to a home ACC men’s game and other prizes. Participants will be randomly selected from the registration that runs through Monday, Oct. 15.

The first 3,500 fans through the gates will receive Light-Up cheer sticks and the first 1,500 fans will receive Howling Cow ice cream cups.

There will also be a post-event 45-minute autograph session.

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NC State’s Casey Morsell is the 4th Player in NCAA History to Start 41 Games in a Season

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NC State Guard Casey Morsell started 41 games for the Wolfpack this season, becoming the 4th player in NCAA history to do so.

 

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Prior to this season, the record for most games started in a single season in NC State history was 37, with three Wolfpack players doing so: Lorenzo Brown, Richard Howell, CJ Williams.

Morsell now sits atop the list, and a fellow teammate, DJ Burns ranks second, with 40 games started this season.

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Georgetown Transfer Dontrez Styles Commits to NC State!

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Georgetown Forward Transfer Dontrez Styles (6’6″/212) has committed to NC State!

Styles was the 2nd leading scorer for Georgetown this season, averaging 12.8 points per game, while grabbing 5.8 boards. He shot 36.8% from three.

Originally, Sytles was a consensus 4-Star prospect in UNC’s 2021 recruiting class. 247Sports ranked him as the #62 overall player nationally, and the #2 player in the state of North Carolina, playing for Kinston High School.

After two seasons with the Tar Heels, Styles entered the Portal, and took an Official Visit to NC State and Georgetown, and ultimately chose the Hoyas.

ON3 ranks Styles as the #104 overall player in the Portal.

With his final year of eligibility, Styles’ made the right choice this time.

NC State now has 2 scholarships remaining after Styles’ commitment.

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NC State Forward Katie Peneueta Enters the Transfer Portal

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NC State Forward Katie Peneueta is entering the Transfer Portal.

Peneueta transferred to NC State last offseason from Sacramento State, where she averaged 8.4 points, shooting 45.5% from three.

In her one year at NC State, Peneueta only played 8 games for the Wolfpack, battling injuries throughout the year. Peneueta has 1 year of eligibility.

With Peneueta entering the Portal, NC State now has 3 scholarships available heading into the 2024-25 season.

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Boston Center Caitlin Weimar is on an Official Visit to NC State

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Boston Transfer Center Caitlin Weimar (6’4″) is currently on an Official Visit to NC State.

Weimar is the reigning Patriot League Player of the Year, and has been named Defensive Player of the Year the past two years. She has earned 1st Team Patriot League Honors the past two seasons.

This year, Weimar averaged 18.7 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.8 blocks. As a Junior, she averaged 15.5 points and 10.0 rebounds. She shot 55.5% this year, and 59.7% last year.

With NC State not having River Baldwin at Center next year, adding Weimar is an extremely exciting possibility.

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