NC State Basketball
Men’s Basketball: Pitt 68 NC State 60: ACCDN HIGHLIGHT REEL & CONDENSED GAME
According to reports, NC State is adding UMASS’ Brett Nelson as an Assistant Coach.
Sources: Brett Nelson is leaving UMass to join Kevin Keatts’ staff at NC State as an assistant.
Matt Figger — who worked for Frank Martin at both South Carolina and Kansas State — will replace Nelson in Amherst.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 15, 2024
Nelson was only at UMASS for 1 season under Frank Martin. Prior to that, Nelson was the Head Coach at Holy Cross for 4 seasons, posting a 27-84 record.
Prior to taking the Head Coaching mantle at Holy Cross, Nelson was at Marquette for 5 seasons, spending the first 3 as an Assistant Coach, and the final two as an Associate Head Coach. Prior to Marquette, Nelson also served as an Assistant Coach at Ball St., Drake, Arkansas and Marshall.
Before coaching basketball, Nelson played for the University of Florida from 1999-2003. He was All-SEC twice, and earned Third Team All-American honors. When he left Gainesville, he was the Gators’ all-time leader in three pointers made, and ranked 2nd in steals.
As a Senior in High School, Nelson was a McDonald’s All-American.
Power Forward Ernest Ross announced this morning that he is returning to NC State for his final year of eligibility.
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Last Friday, Ross committed to UTSA after entering the Transfer Portal on April 17th, but it looks like he had a change of heart over the past couple of days.
NC State has been in desperate need to add a Big out of the Portal. They have hosted ECU’s Ezra Ausar and Georgia’s Frank Anselem-Ibe, but neither of them have found a home yet. With the addition of Ross, NC State has added depth in the Frontcourt, and unless something changes, their roster is full with 13 scholarship players.
Ross played in 14 games this past season, averaging 3.4 minutes per contest. After playing in 34 games last season, averaging 11.4 minutes per contest, Ross saw his participation dip to a career low this season, but that didn’t for a second break his infectious personality. On the sideline, you could count on Ross every single game to be the heart and soul of the Wolfpack on the bench. To watch a player who played as little as he did, care as much as he did, makes me super proud that this young man represented NC State so well.
Ross was a consensus 4-star player in NC State’s 2021 recruiting class, with 247Sports ranking him as the #60 overall player nationally. ESPN ranked him as the #5 overall player in the state of Florida.
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One positive was Gantt’s play. He looked like a guy we can give more minutes to.
Trying to be realistic, I agree. Gantt can be a huge asset going forward. I have been trying to find something positive about this loss, thanks for the help. I am encouraged by his play and think Thomas could be very valuable as the season progresses.
Truly disappointing. Joiner and Clark 0 for 20 !?! Unbelievable! As you guys pointed out, there are other reasons why we lost, but that stat really stands out. It only took two days and one game before we took the December stumble I was hoping to avoid. I am not just disappointed; I am angry. I thought we were better than this.
I actually thought we played decent ball for the most part, but couldn’t match their shooting precision and missed too many FTs which would have kept things close. Too many fouls early for Dusan limited his effectiveness. A few too many turnovers, what was JJ thinking on the full court lob just when momentum had swung our way? It was a major mojo killer mistake. Pitt had their share of open shots but had to hit a lot of really hard shots as well. They had the better guard play. Bad day or reality check? It ain’t good to start… Read more »
Decent, yes. But at home, I’d expect more. This is the type of game I guess I’d expect if on the road against Pitt. Maybe my post game rant was a little off kilter mood wise because I didn’t wait a day to post (which I probably should have done) but I still feel we played unaggressive and settled when we should have attacked the basket. Had we missed the same number of shots attacking the basket as we did missing the three pointer, I feel we would have fared better. We could have gotten them into foul trouble, maybe… Read more »
That was abysmal. I do not like the way we are jacking up threes like they are going out of style. We did our best when we drove it inside and attacked the basket. Had been more consistently hardnosed with that, then we could have drived and dished. Inside out!!! NOT OUTSIDE IN!!! Instead, we relied on the three, and quite simply, died by the three. To Pitts credit, they played incredible D and guess what! Short of some happy threes at the start, they played inside out. Their offense over all was decent, not great. Frankly, defense won the… Read more »