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NC State Moves Up 3 Spots in the NET Rankings After Beating UNC

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After defeating rival UNC 77-69 at home yesterday, NC State moved up 3 spots in the NET Rankings to #36.

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NC State is the 4th highest ranked team in the ACC.

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Rev
Rev
3 months ago

The NET is no more accurate or less flawed than the AP or Coaches polls. Dook is not even ranked in either but sits ahead of Miami and State in the NET? Worse than that, UNC is ahead of Pitt in the NET, despite being 0 for 8 in Quad one games? What a farce.

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Papajohn
Papajohn
3 months ago

Here’s an interesting storyline to follow, Mike Brey’s farewell tour. Can they send him off with at least one more win? They’ve only beaten GT and the ‘Ville, so tall task.
Wednesday against UNC is his next to last home game (yes, please!), then Pitt the following week is his final home game at ND. Either would be great ‘going away gifts’ for him.
His other two are on the road, at WF and they end the regular season at Clemson.

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Papajohn
Papajohn
3 months ago

Clemson and Wake are now Q3 games, won’t boost our rank but a loss could hurt.
Miami needs to slide back up a point to 30, or higher, to get that win back to Q1. It’s possible, they still have VT on the road, and FSU and Pitt at home.
It’d be nice to win at Cameron – obviously – but they are 13-0 at home, tough assignment.

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Dof87
Dof87
3 months ago

Things have changed when beating UNC doesn’t help you much. What good are they.

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Papajohn
Papajohn
3 months ago
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Darn good question.
For the first time in 10 years, we beat both UNC & Duke at home but neither was ranked high enough to warrant storming the court.

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D.J. Burns is OFFICIALLY BACK!

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April 27, 2023

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Well, it’s OFFICIAL. D.J Burns will be returning to NC State for his final year of collegiate eligibility!

 

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This confirms everything I’d been hearing about the return of Burns. Burns was the key to the Wolfpack offense running effectively this past year. He averaged 12.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game in 2022-23, but he elevated his game in ACC play, averaging 16.1 points and 5.6 rebounds in conference games.

Burns is celebrating his return to run with the Wolfpack by dropping his own Big 30 merch. Go over and snag something.

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Isaiah Miranda is an Early Entry Candidate for the 2023 NBA Draft

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April 26, 2023

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The NBA released the names of the 242 players that have filed as early entry candidates for NBA Draft 2023 last night, and NC State’s Isaiah Miranda’s name was on the list.

Miranda (7’1″/225) joined the Wolfpack back in December, deciding to forgo the remainder of his prep season. Miranda didn’t see the court for NC State, resulting in a redshirt season.

ON3 ranked Miranda as the #16 overall player in the 2023 recruiting class.

It makes perfect sense for a player like Miranda, with his height and athleticism, to go through the draft process to be evaluated on what he needs to continue to work on. As an early entrant, Miranda has the ability to pull his name out of the draft and remain a collegiate athlete.

I don’t expect Miranda to keep his name in the hat when the time comes. From what I hear his game has tons of potential, but he still needs to fine tune his craft. Also, Miranda shared this on social media, implying he will be back in the Red and White next year.

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Missouri Transfer Mohamed Diarra Commits to NC State

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April 24, 2023

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NC State picked up their 5th transfer today. Mohamed Diarra (6’10″/215) committed to run with the Wolfpack today while in Raleigh on an Official Visit.

Diarra originally spent his first two seasons at Garden City Community College, averaging 17.8 points and 12.6 rebounds per game in his second season. He landed at Missouri last year, after being rated as the #1 JUCO prospect in the 2022 class according to JucoRecruiting.com.

In his only season at Missouri, Diarra averaged 11.7 minutes per game in 25 games played (6 starts), averaging 3.3 points and 3.2 rebounds. Because of the extra year due to Covid, Diarra has 2 years of eligibility remaining.

With news breaking today that Dusan Mahorcic entered the Transfer Portal, the Wolfpack found his replacement. NC State’s frontcourt in 2023-24 currently will be made up of D.J. Burns, Ben Middlebrooks, Mohamed Diarra and Ernest Ross.

Check out these highlights of Diarra.

There is a lot to like in Diarra’s game. He is athletic, can hit a jump shot, put the ball on the floor, can play defense on the perimeter, block shots, and is an aggressive rebounder.

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Missouri Transfer Mohamed Diarra is On an Official Visit to NC State Today

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Missouri Transfer Mohamed Diarra (6’10″/215) is on an Official Visit to NC State today. Diarra originally spent his first two seasons at Garden City Community College, averaging 17.8 points and 12.6 rebounds per game in his second season. He landed at Missouri last year, after being rated as the #1 JUCO prospect in the 2022 class according to JucoRecruiting.com.

In his only season at Missouri, Diarra averaged 11.7 minutes per game in 25 games played (6 starts), averaging 3.3 points and 3.2 rebounds. Because of the extra year due to Covid, Diarra has 2 years of eligibility remaining.

Diarra entered the Transfer Portal on March 28th.

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