NC State’s standout Senior Guard duo of Aziaha James and Saniya Rivers will serve as the Alpha Wolf Starters at the Wolfpack’s football game tomorrow against Wake Forest.

If you’re not familiar with what the Alpha Wolf Starter does, they come out before the team takes the field with a microphone in hand, for the sole purpose of hyping up the crowd, and getting the Wolf—Pack cheer going.

Rivers earned 1st Team All-ACC honors last year, and was also named AP All-American Honorable Mention. James also earned 1st Team All-ACC honors last year.

Rivers averaged 12.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.1 steals, and James averaged 16.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists.

In 2013, NC State made on the best coaching hires in the history of the school when they hired Wes Moore to be the Head Women’s Basketball Coach.

Heading into the 2024-25 College Basketball season, Moore ranks 4th out of all Active Division 1 Head Basketball Coaches. That includes Men’s and Women’s coaches.

Moore will never catch Geno Auriemma, but he could possibly catch Rick Pitino and John Calipari.

When you look at the most wins in Women’s College Basketball history, Moore ranks 18th all-time. With the roster the Wolfpack has this year, Moore should move into 13th place all-time with ease.

Here’s a breakdown of Coach Moore’s wins:

Maryville – 131 wins (6 seasons)

Francis Marion – 69 wins (3 seasons)

Chattanooga – 358 wins (15 seasons)

NC State – 273 wins (11 seasons)

The NCAA announced on Wednesday that Raleigh’s Lenovo Center (formally PNC Arena) will be host to Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games during the 2028 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

The Lenovo Center has already been on the docket for some time now, to host first and second round games in the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

The last time NC State hosted a regional was in 1982 and the last time the hosted the early round games was in 2016.

So if you’re wondering, “Does this mean NC State will be playing home games if they make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament in 2028?” The answer is, it’s wayyyy to early to know anything like that, but they’d have to be a highly ranked team nationally to get in a bracket that would have them playing home games that late in the tournament.

The NC State men’s and women’s basketball teams are set to host the annual Primetime with the Pack preseason event presented by Bojangles on Friday, Oct. 25 at Reynolds Coliseum. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the event will begin at 7 p.m.

Admission for the event is free for students and fans.

Fans who attend will get an exclusive look at the 2024-25 teams, hear from the two head coaches and watch their favorite players play in skills challenges and other games. Other event highlights include:

Red and White scrimmage (men’s basketball)
Two skill challenges (women’s basketball)
Dunk contest (men’s basketball)
Opportunity to get a photo with the ACC Championship trophy and NCAA Regional Championship trophies
Giveaways for students
Post-event autograph sessions hosted by One Pack (will take place in Grand Hall immediately after the event with more details coming out on One Pack’s social media platforms)

A few days following Primetime, fans will get the chance to see both teams in action in preseason exhibition games. The women’s team will play Anderson on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum and the men’s team will host Lees-McRae on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Lenovo Center.