NC State Basketball
Lunardi has NC State down to a 10 seed. Is Wednesday night’s ACC Tourny game a must win?
NC State was an 8 seed, teetering on moving up to a 7th seed just a couple of weeks ago.
Now, after being blown out by Clemson and losing to Duke, the Pack finds themselves looking at a 10 seed according to Joe Lunardi. In fact, he has them as one of the final 8 teams in. 
What NC State has going for them is that they really don’t have any bad losses, and neither Notre Dame or VT is going to crush them in the NET, but this is NC State we’re talking about. There are no guarantees. That’s why they really need to win on Wednesday night to lock themselves in.
On the same token, they could make a run in the tournament and get back near that 8-seed territory . That’s where this Pack team currently is. Some days you wonder who could even beat them, and others where you aren’t sure how this team got to 22 wins.
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.)
The NC State Men’s Basketball team revealed the Jersey Numbers for their 2024-25 team yesterday.
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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We never do anything easy
The site I’m looking at (Playoffstatus) says the probability we make the tournament with a loss on Wed is still 70%. If that’s remotely accurate it demonstrates we are not a lock, but also means a lot of there stuff has to work against us in addition to a loss. Even if we get in at that point we could be looking at the dreaded play in 11 seed. That would really suck. I think with a win we lock up a 9 seed. But what can you trust.. that site has Pitt still out while it seems they are… Read more »
I sure hope we’re hungry and want to eat.
And that’s not to say we never play with energy. I haven’t seen a game where we’ve slept walk this year, because team seems to play both halves. From my perspective, we just need to play smart and take smart shots and also make shots that we should be making. Easy peasy!!! Our offense clicking may just be the catalyst for peaking.
T and JJ got snubbed off first team all ACC. Got something to prove!
and IMO Joiner is the biggest snub! I cannot imagine another player being more important to his team. But I will say, this team is a TEAM. Five players can be counted on to score. Ross, Gantt, Ebe, and even Pass have always played with passion if not always with consistent performance. As a team, we really have massively improved on both offense and defense. So, bring ‘em on. No way Keatts doesn’t get everyone fired up for this game after losing the last two. The only worry is they get too emotional. That’s the excuse I am using for… Read more »
Records aside, I feel Notre Dame is the most dangerous of the two teams we could face in our first game.
I feel similar but Vegas likes VT to beat ND, so maybe we won’t have to worry. Last game they played us close but had high 3pt shot percentage plus out-rebounded us. Fouls were not a problem in that game.
Clark didn’t play in that game, and that means better rebounding and defending the 4 3 pt shooters for us.
We beat VT handily at their place, but throw that out the window in a tourney game.
VT was missing a starter, Hunter Catoor, in our first game. He’s their best 3PT shooter, shooting 42%. He’s got the full stat line 10.8 ppg / 3.9 reb / 2.4 assists / 1 steal. Good player. He’ll make a difference.
They scare the pants off me.
I think the first game in general is making me worried. If we play ND and they have a career day against us, we lose to a Q4 team. With three losses in a row and a final loss to a Q 4 team, that would not bode well for us. On the other hand, a win against VT could do wonders for us and almost assure we make it into the tournament (although, I’d feel safe as a State fan if we just won the whole damn thing, right?). Losing to them would suck only a little less in… Read more »
How many games will we win in the NIT?
Do you think we can beat Clemson if we beat VT? I don’t.