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NC State 94 FSU 66: BOX SCORE
NC State improved to 18-5 overall, and 8-4 in the ACC after defeating Florida State 94-66 tonight in PNC Arena. Below is the Box Score.
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Guard Mike O’Connell Announces He Will Play His Final Year of Eligibility at NC State
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)
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
WATCH: Andy Katz’s Offseason Convo with NC State’s Kevin Keatts
NC State Baseball Bracketology Report Heading Into Series Against FSU
Akron Safety Kerry Martin Jr. will Take an Official Visit at NC State Next Week
Guard Mike O’Connell Announces He Will Play His Final Year of Eligibility at NC State
NC State Sits in the Top-20 in 247’s Post-Spring 2024 Preseason Poll
NC State’s Current 2024 Football Scholarship Breakdown
NC State’s Mohamed Diarra Will Not Return to NC State for Final Season
NC State has Dominated UNC in Athletics in 2023-24
Louisville Transfer Guard Mike James is a Priority for NC State
NC State Football Recruiting Update
2024 NC State Commit Trey Parker Finishes 2nd in OTE Dunk Contest
VIDEO BREAKDOWN: Was BYU 3 point barrage unstoppable, or was NC State’s defense to blame? You decide.
VIDEO: Terquavion Smith GOES OFF in G-League Debut with 37 points & 8 Boards
NC State lands combo guard DJ Horne from the portal
Great game! Good to see Jack out there getting some reps in warmups. Apologies if I missed this, it’s been awhile since I’ve lurked around on any sites: is the forum gone for good?
Forum is gone, I’m afraid.
Yes, apparently no more forum (sadly). I’ve looked around for another one to join but either pay-walled or they are just a cesspool of negative trolling. So I’ll just hang around a drop a comment or two here.
“Cesspool of negative trolling”. Absolute correct! Unbelievable the number of Keatts haters that still persist.
KK in interview said of Clark,
“he has had a couple days of practice, but he’s not ready to play the game on both ends the way we play.”
Sounds like maybe a couple more weeks to me.
This was a really good win. They are a tough team, they’ve been playing well in league play. It was so lopsided we probably won’t get the credit we deserve, but we played really well. That first 10-15 minutes was some ferocious defense. FSU is a good shooting team, and I don’t think they hit a 3PT shot in the first half. They hit 13 against Clemson and we limited them to 3.
Fun to see Terquavion on top of his game.
I was looking at the stats. Florida State shot better than us in field goal percentages in the second half. 56%. They are a good shooting team. They’re young. Unfortunately for them, that probably means heavy use of the transfer portal, so Hamilton’s possible goal of building around youth is a tough hill to climb. As for us, it was nice to finally see both our offense and defense clicking. And there is no quit in this team. They played relentlessly on defense (and offense) the whole game. In fact, they played like they were behind the whole time! I… Read more »
Jack was suited up, went through warmups and the shoot around with the team, he looked like he was ready to go. As a matter of fact, he shot really well in the shoot around. With the kind of lead we had, I expected him at any time. He must not have felt ready yet.
Maybe KK is just being really careful. The game was very fast paced and a lot of folks flying around, maybe not the best situation. Hope after another few days of full practice he’ll see some minutes against GT which should be a slower paced game.
The way Clark shot the three in the Bahamas was amazing. I don’t doubt the game speeded up against better competition which prolly rushed the timing on his outside shooting. Regardless, Gantt strong defense and improved scoring reduces the urgency of Clark’s return. If Clark can play 10 minutes of tough D and rebound like he did pre-injury, that gives us more bodies headed into the toughest games of the season. His outside shooting would just make life easier for Burns in the post.
When our shots are falling, we are deadly. Nice to see a comfortable win and maintain momentum,
LJ is really looking good out there. He is strong and sure handed for a true freshman. He finishes inside with contact, and can shoot the long ball. Being able to sub in a true freshman at PG like that is a luxury.