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NC State is a 3.5-Point Underdog vs. Virginia in ACCT Semifinals
NC State (20-14) is a 3.5-point underdog against Virginia (23-9) this evening in the semifinals of the 2024 ACC Tournament. The Total is 120.5.
This will be the third time the two teams have faced one another this season.
In the first contest, NC State defeated UVA 76-60 at home. The Wolfpack entered the contest as 1.5-point favorites, and the total was 127.5. NC State covered the spread and the Total went Over.
In the second contest, the Wolfpack lost to the Cavaliers 53-59 on the road. They entered the contest as 5.5-point underdogs, and the Total was 130.5. NC State didn’t cover the spread, and the Total went Under.
- NC State is 15-18-1 Against the Spread.
- UVA is 17-14-1 Against the Spread.
- NC State is 4-10 Straight Up as an Underdog.
- UVA is 22-3 Straight Up as the Favorite.
- NC State is 7-6-1 Against the Spread as an Underdog.
- UVA is 16-8-1 Against the Spread as the Favorite.
- The Total has gone Over in 19 of NC State’s 34 games.
- The Total has gone Under in 18 of UVA’s 32 games.
- NC State is 2-3 Against the Spread in their last 5 games.
- UVA is 3-2 Against the Spread in their last 5 games.
- The Total has gone Under in 3 of NC State’s last 5 games.
- The Total has gone Over in 3 of UVA last 5 games.
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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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