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Keatts presser after ACCT loss to Boston College : BULLETED

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Keatts met with the media to discuss his teams 2nd round ACC Tournament loss to Boston College. Above is the full video and below is the bulleted summary.

 

  • Congratulate BC. Great job in the first half. Guards played well. Scored for themselves but got everyone involved.
  • Team was slow getting started. Got in a big deficit early and had to battle back at halftime.
  • Talked about staying the course and guys did. Thought if we made some shots the press could get us back in the game. It did and had a chance to win it at the end .
  • Unfortunate. Guys battled hard for a win but came up short.
  • BC answered every time with a basket. Pretty exciting final 3 minutes of the game. Just couldn’t get over the hump.
  • Robinson and Bowman are good players and get into the paint. Can score on all 3 levels and finish around the rim. Good FT shooting team also. Could be the best backcourt in the ACC.
  • Approach was the same. A little different from time at UNCW where you had to win the conference tournament or there was no post season play. So a little different, but as far as prep, team was mentally prepared to win the game.
  • Going to gather as a team and watch the selection show on Sunday. Not sure where. Body of work is pretty good when you look at what we’ve done in a shsort amount of time and beating 5 top 25 teams and winning on the road against the #2 team in the country. Excited about it and excited for these guys to get the opportunity.
  • Next opportunity to play a game it could be the last chance the seniors have to play together. Can’t come out the way we did. Challenged these guys at halftime and they responded. Did a tremendous job in 2nd half.
  • Not sure why they didnt play well to start. Must take from this that one-and-done situations, you have to play the entire game. Must finish. Team was right there to win this game and certainly would have been great to do so.
  • Dorn on the bench changes the team. More success when using the 4 guard rotation and without Dorn it changes. Malik came in and did a good job but got in foul trouble. Definitely changes you.
  • Markell got caught in the moment with the timeout-technical. As a staff, we try to tell them how many timeouts we have and whose possession it is. He’s not to blame. He made a play, got to the hole and scored with 7 seconds left. Wanted them to go back and play defense but got caught up in the moment.

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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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May 1, 2024

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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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