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Coach Keatts Presser After The UNI Loss: Video & Transcript

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Here is NC State head coach Kevin Keatts Press Conference with Omer Yurtseven after the 60-64 loss to Northern Iowa today, followed by a transcript underneath.

I thought it was a possession game, and obviously Northern Iowa won in the end. I thought we had our chances. I told our guys that I thought it was going to come down to the last few plays, and I thought they made a few more plays than us at the end.

I think our guys will learn from this and mature.

One of those games where neither team was doing a good job scoring the basketball, so the team that came down with a few defensive stops at the end would win the game, so give those guys all the credit.

On how NC State handled the prosperity after beating Arizona…

I thought we were fine. Northern Iowa plays a different style. They don’t get up and down the court like Arizona did. It was a different style game, and styles make the game. This was a different style that we haven’t played against.

UNI did a good job packing it in on defense, and rolling around ball screens. For whatever reasons we didn’t make shots today. I didn’t think we took an awful lot of bad shots, but we didn’t make the type of shots we normally make.

You win such a huge game yesterday, and none of that matters when you’re in a tournament where you have to play three games back to back. Everyone in this tournament is capable of beating you, as we saw tonight, and saw earlier today. W have to learn as a team when things aren’t going well, especially when you’re not getting baskets on the offensive end, then you have to get stops, and I thought we did for the most part. They just scored a few more baskets than us at the end. You can learn a lesson in a Win, and you can learn a lesson in a Loss, you hate to do it that way. We have to have short term memory, because we have to play tomorrow.

I don’t think we were fatigued. I just think we didn’t hit shots when normally make. It was a possession game and they did a good job controlling tempo, and we didn’t make some shots, and they did.

Omer: The more confidence I have, and have from the staff, the better I play.

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WATCH: Andy Katz’s Offseason Convo with NC State’s Kevin Keatts

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Andy Katz is beginning to make his rounds for his Offseason Convo series, and he took the time to meet with NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts.

In their conversation, Keatts talked about what this run has meant to Raleigh and the Wolfpack fans, how it has helped sell the program the way it deserves to be in recruiting, and even how it helped and hurt in the world of the Transfer Portal.

Check out the conversation below:

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Guard Mike O’Connell Announces He Will Play His Final Year of Eligibility at NC State

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Guard Michael O’Connell announced today that he will be playing his final year of eligibility at NC State next season.

 

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Today was the final day graduate players could enter the Portal.

This past season, O’Connell averaged 5.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Wolfpack, starting 22 of the 41 games he played in.

O’Connell took over as NC State’s starting Point Guard on January 30th in a win against Miami.

He only scored in double figures in 9 of his 41 games this season, but 6 of those came in postseason play (5 in the ACC Tournament). O’Connell took things to another level in the ACC Tournament, playing aggressive on the offensive end, looking for his shot, and attacking the rim.

NC State played it’s best basketball of the season when O’Connell was running the show. He ranked 3rd in the ACC in Assist/Turnover Ratio (2.5).

Heading into next season, with a lineup filled with new faces, having the calming presence of a veteran leader like O’Connell is reassuring.

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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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