NC State Basketball
Terquavion Smith gives an update on his injury
Last night was awful all around. First off, NC State fell to rival UNC by 11. Secondly, it simply wasn’t a fairly officiated game (UNC went to the free throw line 39 times while NC State only went 12 times), and lastly Terquavion Smith went down hard on a foul and needed to be taken off in a stretcher.
The foul on UNC’s Leaky Black was excessive and warranted a Flagrant 2, which had him ejected from the game. It didn’t seem like Black was trying to hurt Smith, instead it looked like he was going for a block, swung and missed, hitting his head and sending him to the floor hard.
What are your thoughts on the Leaky Black flagrant 2 foul that ended up in Terquavion Smith leaving on a stretcher? pic.twitter.com/vy041TWGXa
— RoundBall Podcast (@roundballpod) January 22, 2023
Smith was down for almost 10 minutes with his legs squirming in pain. The good news was that there was movement, however, due to where the injury occured, no one could see much else.
From a few fan views you could see Smith down on the floor, but not moving his upper body, causing a lot of concern for everyone watching.
Scary sight in Chapel Hill… Wishing Terquavion Smith a quick recovery 🙏
pic.twitter.com/SDXIs536Js— RoundBall Podcast (@roundballpod) January 21, 2023
He was taken off on a stretcher, tied down as if there was a serious neck injury that had occured. It seemed all but certain Smith was lost for the season as NC State confirmed that it was a neck and elbow injury. But most fans weren’t even worried about the season, but more for the future of Smith, who stayed loyal to NC State, postponing what is certain to be a future NBA career.
It was hard to focus on the rest of the game with Smith’s health hanging in the balance, but rumors started to swirl after the game that Smith had avoided the worst.
Rumor has it Smith is in good spirits at the hospital and should be released soon — it appears the stretcher was precautionary. Great news to hear.
— Ryan Williams (@RWilliams_IPS) January 22, 2023
Then overnight, Smith broke the silence with a tweet of his own.
I am fine appreciate all the prayers and concern ❤️
— Terquavion Smith (@Tgetsbuckss23) January 22, 2023
He also said this on IG…
So, at this point, this is all we know. It seems as if there is no long term neck injury, which was the biggest fear. However, when Smith says he’s ‘fine’ does he mean like fine as in, no injuries that will affect his career, or ‘fine’ as in he’ll be ready to roll Tuesday against Notre Dame?
Either way, this is great news. It looks almost certain Smith will play basketball again, the question now is, when?
NC State Women’s Basketball team released their 2024-25 Non-Conference Schedule yesterday.
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State women’s basketball program has announced its non-conference slate for the 2024-25 season, as revealed on Thursday.
The Pack will play eight of its 11 games, in addition to a preseason exhibition, at Reynolds Coliseum. Coming off a historical 2023-24 season that was highlighted by the program’s first Final Four since 1998, second in program history, head coach Wes Moore is entering his 12th season at the helm. With a strong home court advantage, the Pack has accumulated a 117-15 (.886) record at home since the renovation of Reynolds Coliseum was completed in August 2016.
NC State will participate in the Pink Flamingo Championship at Baha Mar in Nassau, Bahamas on Monday, Nov. 25 and Wednesday, Nov. 27 against opponents that will be announced at a later date. As previously announced, NC State will play the defending NCAA Champion South Carolina at the Ally Tipoff at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte on Sunday, Nov. 10, as well as host Ole Miss for the SEC/ACC Challenge on Thursday, Dec. 5.
The Wolfpack will host Anderson (S.C.) for an exhibition on Tuesday, Oct. 29 before officially starting the season at home vs. ETSU on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Following the Ally Tipoff, NC State will return home to host Kent State on Thursday, Nov. 14.
NC State’s first true road game of the season is at TCU on Sunday, Nov. 17. The Pack will then play Coastal Carolina at home on Thursday, Nov. 21 before its trip to the Bahamas for two games (Nov. 25-27).
The Pack will close out the non-conference slate with four straight games at Reynolds Coliseum, starting with the SEC/ACC Challenge game vs. Ole Miss (Thursday, Dec. 5). NC State will then host Old Dominion (Sunday, Dec. 8), Davidson (Wednesday, Dec. 11) and James Madison (Thursday, Dec. 19) to wrap up non-conference play.
With NC State’s known non-conference opponents, six are coming off postseason tournament appearances. Three received NCAA Tournament bids (Kent State, Ole Miss and NCAA Champion South Carolina), two were invited to play in the WBIT (TCU and James Madison) and one played in the WNIT (Old Dominion).
NC State’s Atlantic Coast Conference schedule will be announced by the league office at a later date. NC State will play Wake Forest, Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Miami, Notre Dame, Pitt, Virginia and Virginia Tech at home. The Pack will take on Wake Forest, Cal, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, North Carolina, SMU, Stanford and Syracuse on the road.
Season tickets are sold out for the 2024-25 season. Tip-off times and television designations will also be released at a later date.
2024-25 Non-Conference Schedule
Tuesday, Oct. 29 – Anderson (Exh.)
Tuesday, Nov. 5 – ETSU
Sunday, Nov. 10 – South Carolina $
Thursday, Nov. 14 – Kent State
Sunday, Nov. 17 – at TCU
Thursday, Nov. 21 – Coastal Carolina
Monday, Nov. 25 – Opponent TBD &
Wednesday, Nov. 27 – Opponent TBD &
Thursday, Dec. 5 – Ole Miss +
Sunday, Dec. 8 – Old Dominion
Wednesday, Dec. 11 – Davidson
Thursday, Dec. 19 – James Madison
$ – Ally Tipoff (Spectrum Center, Charlotte, N.C.)
& – Pink Flamingo Championship (Baha Mar, Nassau, Bahamas)
+ – SEC/ACC Challenge (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Numbers that are Staying the Same
Michael O’Connell – #12
Ben Middlebrooks – #34
Dennis Parker Jr. – #11
KJ Keatts – #13
Jordan Snell – #22
Numbers that have Changed
Jayden Taylor – #1 –> #8
Breon Pass – #10 –> #4
Numbers of New Players
Mike James – #0 (He wore #0 at Louisville last year)
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield – #1 (He wore #5 at Louisville last year)
Paul McNeil – #2 (He wore #2 in High School last year)
Dontrez Styles – #3 (He wore #0 at Georgetown last year)
Trey Parker – #5 (He wore #5 in High School last year)
Marcus Hill – #10 (He wore #0 at Bowling Green last year)
We don’t know what number Ismael Diouf will be wearing at NC State next year yet.
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Hope he’s OK. Sounds like he’s gonna be fine.
So, a Flagrant 2 foul on someone’s shot only results in you getting posession after FTs vs a regular shooting foul? Seems like you’d take a couple technical FTs in addition tot he shooting foul FTs.
Lopsided calls on game with UNC allowed to grab arms and stuff, but DJ didn’t do himself any favors, just stop reaching in and reaching over even if it means giving up a few more baskets.
I think the most important info we got was from his mom, who posted on FB that ‘he’s okay and asking about the score in the game‘. I’m sure she reacted just like my mom would have, and would have screamed loud and long if her son was severely injured.
This one will get added to the long, long list of crap that only happens in UNC games!!