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Team Banquet Readies Pack For ACC Tournament

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In preparation for what it hopes to be a deep tournament run, the NC State men’s basketball program celebrated its season with a banquet on Monday night.

Just hours after being named first team All-ACC by the conference’s coaches and media,T.J. Warren claimed a number of awards. The 6-8 sophomore was named the David Thompson Team MVP in addition to winning awards for leading the team in steals and rebounds.

The event, which took place at NC State’s McKimmon Center, featured remarks from head coach Mark Gottfried and Wolfpack director of athletics Debbie Yow. The night’s keynote speaker was 2004 ACC Player of the Year Julius Hodge, who will be among the conference’s ACC Legends this week at the conference tournament in Greensboro. The always-entertaining Hodge urged the current players to keep working and put in the time to improve.

After a season highlight video, Gottfried spoke about the upcoming week.

“We’re going over there to win a championship,” the coach said. “That’s our goal.”

NC State (19-12, 9-9) will be the No. 7 seed in the 2014 ACC Men’s Basketball Championship. The Wolfpack will play the winner of Wednesday’s Miami-Virginia Tech game Thursday, March 13 at 7 p.m.

Here’s a list of the team awards handed out at Monday’s banquet:

Thurl Bailey Most Blocks Award: Jordan Vandenberg and BeeJay Anya (tied)
Chris Corchiani Most Steals Award: T.J. Warren
Ronnie Shavlik/Tommy Burleson Most Rebounds Award: T.J. Warren
Scott Wood 3-point Shooter Award: Ralston Turner
Terry Gannon Best Free Throw Shooter Award: Tyler Lewis
Kevin Thompson Field Goal Percentage Award: Jordan Vandenberg
Chris Corchiani Most Assists Award: Anthony ‘Cat’ Barber and Tyler Lewis (tied)
Everett Case Scholar Athlete Award: Chase Cannon
6th Man Award: Lennard Freeman
Nate McMillan Best Defender Award: Desmond Lee
Norm Sloan Most Improved Award: Anthony ‘Cat’ Barber
Jon Speaks/Julius Hodge Award: BeeJay Anya
Jim Valvano Coaches Award: Kyle Washington
David Thompson Team MVP Award: T.J. Warren

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ECU Transfer Forward Ezra Ausar to NC State is Trending Up

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ECU Transfer Power Forward Ezra Ausar (6’9″/240) was on an Official Visit to NC State yesterday, and according to analysts at ON3 and 247Sports, things are trending in the right direction for the Wolfpack.

Jamie Shaw of ON3 submitted a prediction for Ausar to eventually commit to NC State yesterday morning.

Cory Smith of 247Sports submitted a crystal ball projection for Ausar to run with the Wolfpack this morning.

Ausar just wrapped up his Sophomore season in Greenville, averaging 11.4 points and 4.7 rebounds, shooting 51.4% from the field. As a Freshman, he was named to the AAC All-Freshman Team, averaging 9.8 points and 5.3 rebounds.

Ausar is a consensus 4-Star prospect in the Transfer Portal, and ON3 ranks him as the #60 overall player in the Portal and the #10 Power Forward.

Originally from Atlanta, Ausar played his Senior Season of High School at Liberty Heights Athletic Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina. ON3 ranked Ausar as a 4-Star prospect coming out of high school, the #94 overall player nationally, and the #2 player in the state of North Carolina.

Ausar has visited Seton Hall, Georgia Tech, met over Zoom with Georgetown, and had an in-home visit with Utah. John Calipari and his staff at Arkansas have been in touch with Ausar, as well as Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech, Arizona State, West Virginia, Iowa State and St. John’s. (Link)

At this point, it’s good news that Ausar has no visits scheduled after the visit to NC State.

Ausar has 2 years of eligibility remaining, and NC State currently has 1 scholarship remaining.

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NC State Signee Zamareya Jones Showed Out in the McDonald’s & Jordan All-American Games

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NC State 2024 signee Zamareya Jones has played in the McDonald’s All-American game and the Jordan Brand Classic over the past month.

In the McDonald’s game on April 2nd, Jones had 13 points, helping her East squad defeat the West.

 

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In the Jordan Brand Classic on April 21st, Jones had 15 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds. She also hit the game winner for Team Flight.

Jones is a 5-star prospect in the Wolfpack’s 2024 recruiting class, ranked 21st overall nationally by ESPN.

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NC State’s Kevin Keatts and DJ Burns Sounded the Siren at the Canes Game Tonight

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NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts and the beloved DJ Burns were both Siren Sounders for the Canes this evening, with Carolina defeating the Islanders 6-3, winning the Round 1 series 4-1.

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USC Transfer Power Forward Brandon Gardner Includes NC State In Top 6

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USC Power Forward Brandon Gardner (6’8″/215) listed NC State in his Top-6 along with Jacksonville, San Francisco, Arizona St., Texas A&M and Arizona.

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Gardner was a 4-star prospect in the 2023 recruiting class, with Rivals ranking him as the #74 overall player nationally, and ESPN ranking him as the #2 player in the state of New York (Christ the King, New York City). He is originally from Waynesboro, Georgia. Prior to playing for Christ the King, Gardner played for Word of God Academy, so Raleigh is familiar to him.

Kevin Keatts and his NC State Coaching Staff offered Gardner when he was in high school.

Prior to committing to USC, Gardner was committed to St. John’s.

This past season Gardner only played in 4 minutes in 1 game for the Trojans, making it a redshirt season.

Gardner will have 4 years of eligibility wherever he lands.

 

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