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Men’s Basketball: NC State 73 Campbell 67: BOX SCORE

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NC State Men’s Basketball improved to 2-0, beating Campbell 73-67. Below is the Box Score.

Sophomore Terquavion Smith scored 17 of his 19 points in the 1st half, had a team high 6 assists, and also chipped in 3 steals. He only took 4 shots in the 2nd half, missing all of them.

Senior Point Guard Jarkel Joiner literally won the game for the Pack in the second half. He scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half when NC State was desperate to find offense. He also had 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

Senior Forward Jack Clark was the only other player that scored in double digits, scoring 10 points on a poor 2 of 7 shooting. He did have a team high 9 rebounds and a team high 4 steals.

The Wolfpack’s defense was poor this evening, allowing the Camels to shoot 47.2%, and an unacceptable 55.6% from beyond the arc.

The Wolfpack will be back in action next Tuesday in PNC Arena against FIU at 9pm.

Matthew is Publisher and Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He is also the Lead Pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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Rev
Rev
1 year ago

Clark has really impressed. 10 pts 7 rbds 4 steals and only 2 fouls is phenomenal. Joiner sealed the deal last night. Terq played half a game superbly. But Clark was the blue collar guy.
This team needs the learn/remember how to get the ball inside.

Papajohn
Papajohn
1 year ago

That is a rough offense to prepare for, glad we (barely) survived it. Credit for adjusting and cutting down on the back door cuts in the second half. If they hadn’t shot 55% from 3PT, it wouldn’t has been close. But credit to them for getting the ball to the open shooter, and to those shooters for hitting them. Can’t believe our 3PT shooting went so cold. We had some good looks. Pass played better, solid 12 mins. Ross got 9 mins in a tough game, good to see. They’ll keep improving. Gantt was dressed, but probably wasn’t ready for… Read more »

Dof87
Dof87
1 year ago

Our bigs struggled against that princeton type offense, kept getting pulled too far out. Glad to get any kind of win this early when upsets are common. 3pt shooting was 0’fer except for Smith, ouch.

I guess now we know what Jarkel can do for us.

I listened to Jarkel’s radio post game interview, I really like that kid, seems super mature, humble, and ‘gets it’.

Last edited 1 year ago by Dof87
Afterglow
Afterglow
1 year ago
Reply to  Dof87

I think most bigs will struggle in a Princeton style offense for the reason you pointed out. I liked Jarkel as well. We had some nasty ish scoring droughts.

Rev
Rev
1 year ago
Reply to  Afterglow

Not sure what happened to the Community board, prolly too much spam, but glad to hear from you now.

Papajohn
Papajohn
1 year ago
Reply to  Rev

Yep, seemed like they shut it down shortly after another of those foreign language posts hit. Sorry to see it go, but that platform was never going to be a long term solution.
I did like the fact that those on it (it it’s earlier iteration) generally were a little less ‘we lost a game, burn the place down’ than you see elsewhere.

Last edited 1 year ago by Papajohn

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NC State Women’s Basketball Ranks 8th in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early 2024-25 Preseason Top-25

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ESPN released their updated Way-Too-Early Preseason Top-25 for the 2024-25 Women’s Basketball season, and NC State ranked 8th.

8. NC State Wolfpack

The dynamic backcourt that took the Wolfpack to their first Final Four since 1998 returns. Aziaha James (16.8 PPG), Saniya Rivers (12.5 PPG) and Zoe Brooks (9.0 PPG) are enough to keep NC State near the top of a highly competitive ACC. How well a new mix of bigs fits in will determine if the Wolfpack are good enough to win the conference and contend for a trip to Tampa. The experience of River Baldwin and Mimi Collins can’t be replaced, so how well 6-5 recruit Lorena Awou adapts to the college game and 6-4 Boston University transfer Caitlin Weimar, the Patriot League player of the year and two-time defensive player of the year, adjusts to the upgrade in competition will have a big impact on NC State’s season. Previous ranking: 8

(ESPN)

ACC Teams in the Top-25

4. Notre Dame

8. NC State

11. Duke

12. Louisville

17. UNC

18. FSU

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The Roster for the NC State Men’s Basketball Team is all but Set Heading into 2024-25

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NC State does have 1 scholarship available, and could still add a player out of the Transfer Portal. With that being said, the roster for the Men’s Basketball team is pretty much set for the 2024-25 season.

Non-graduates had to enter the Transfer Portal by April 30th, and Graduates had to enter by May 1st. Jayden Taylor and Michael O’Connell both made public announcements that they were returning, but the closure of entrance to the Portal means that Breon Pass, Ben Middlebrooks, Dennis Parker Jr. and MJ Rice are all set to return next season.

In a world where the Transfer Portal has all but become free agency in College Basketball, with some players switching schools on an annual basis, it’s encouraging that Kevin Keatts not only recruited a Top-10 Transfer Class, but also recruited a majority of the eligible players to stay. Three players that could transfer entered the Portal (I’m not counting Mohamed Diarra in these numbers, who opted to go pro), while 6 opted to continue running with the Wolfpack.

As a result, below is a breakdown of the roster for the NC State Men’s Basketball team heading into 2024-25, realizing the Wolfpack could still add one player (this team is deep).

1 year of Eligibility 

Guard Michael O’Connell
Guard Marcus Hill
Guard Breon Pass
Guard/Forward Jayden Taylor
Forward/Guard Dontrez Styles
Forward Ben Middlebrooks
Center Brandon Huntley-Hatfield

2 Years of Eligibility

Guard/Forward MJ Rice
Guard Mike James
Guard Jordan Snell (Walk-On)
Guard KJ Keatts (Walk-On)

3 Years of Eligibility 

Guard/Forward Dennis Parker Jr.

4 Years of Eligibility 

Guard Paul McNeil
Guard Trey Parker

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NC State’s Men’s Basketball 2024 Transfer Class Ranks in the Top-10 Nationally

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NC State’s Men’s Basketball team has picked up 4 players from the Transfer Portal this offseason, and the class ranks 10th nationally according to ON3, and 15th nationally according to 247Sports.

ON3

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NC State’s 2024 4-Man Transfer Class

Center Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (Louisville)

Guard/Forward Dontez Styles (Georgetown)

Guard Mike James (Louisville)

Guard Marcus Hill (Bowling Green)

NC State still has a chance to move up in the rankings. East Carolina Power Forward Ezra Ausar just wrapped up an Official Visit to NC State, and things are looking good for the Wolfpack. ON3 ranks Ausar as the #67 overall player in the Portal, and the #15 Power Forward.

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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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