Back in the Spring, news broke that a new video board was going to be hung up in PNC Arena before NC State’s upcoming Men’s Basketball season, and today we got our first look at it raised up in the rafters.

Our new video board is ready for its BIG debut! Catch it in 4,000 sq. ft of glorious action at @CanesNHL & @packmensbball games this season! pic.twitter.com/2BXNOxWtes

— PNC Arena (@PNCArena) September 18, 2019

Screen within a screen. pic.twitter.com/f3GhBO19ZS

— Chip Alexander (@ice_chip) September 18, 2019

The video board is a whopping 4,000 square feet hanging in the air.

That’s 180% larger than the old one.

The NC State Men’s Basketball schedule was released last Thursday, but the tip-off times for all but one of their ACC games now have been revealed.

The only ACC game we don’t know the tip-off time for is the game at Wake Forest on December 7th.

We are 50 days out from the start of the 2019-20 College Men’s Basketball season, and NCAA.com’s Andy Katz released an early Bracketology, projecting that NC State will be a #10 seed in the 2020 NCAA Tournament, playing St. Mary’s in the 1st Round.

Athlon released their 2019-20 College Basketball preview, and they predict that NC State’s Men’s Basketball team will finish 5th in the ACC this season.

1. Duke
2. Louisville
3. UNC
4. UVA
5. NC State
6. FSU
7. Notre Dame
8. Miami
9. Syracuse
10. Georgia Tech
11. Clemson
12. Boston College
13. Wake Forest
14. Pittsburgh
15. Virginia Tech

Here’s a rundown of what they had to say about the Wolfpack.

• Returning 6 of top 7 scorers from last year
• Redshirt Junior D.J. Funderburk needs to rebound more consistently, and stay out of foul trouble.
• The version of Senior Markell Johnson that finished the season will be needed for NC State to get back to the NCAA Tournament.
  • Needs to be a consistent leader and scorer.
• Junior Braxton Beverly needs to figure out a way to run more hot than cold.
• Consistency from Redshirt Junior Devon Daniels would go a long way.
• Team should be back in the NCAA Tournament.
• With a reloading year for Duke, UVA and UNC, Keatts will get few opportunities like this one.

Pick up your own copy of Athlon’s 2019 College Basketball Preview at your local store.