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Can NC State once again defy the odds?
In one month’s time, local teams will be hitting the hardwood as the college basketball season gets underway, and it’s a safe bet that a lot of NC State fans will be happy to leave […]
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Wolfpack defends home court, damaging UNC’s tournament hopes
RALEIGH — No. 23 NC State rallied late to defeat UNC 77-69 Sunday afternoon at PNC Arena, delivering a serious blow to the Tar Heels’ NCAA Tournament hopes. The rivals were neck and neck throughout […]
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NC State stays hot, knocks off No. 16 Miami in OT
RALEIGH — Ernest Ross was ready every time the ball came his way in a suddenly bigger-than-usual role for NC State. The 6-foot-9 second-year forward scored on a go-ahead putback in traffic with 33 seconds […]
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College Basketball Preview: NC State has nowhere to go but up
RALEIGH — After finishing as the worst team in the ACC last season at 4-16 with an 11-21 overall record, the NC State men’s basketball will have a new look for the 2022-23 season, headed […]
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Keatts overhauls Wolfpack ahead of critical season
These aren’t the best of times for NC State men’s basketball fans. As if suffering through the first 20-loss season in school history wasn’t bad enough, the frustration has been compounded by rivals North Carolina […]
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Wolfpack can’t overcome ‘big’ problems in the middle
RALEIGH — The NC State basketball team is like a doughnut. It has a large hole in the middle. That’s a situation coach Kevin Keatts can’t do much about, not with his best big man, […]
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The Wrong Stuff: Wolfpack slide continues with loss to Wright State
RALEIGH — It seems like an eternity ago, but it’s only been 10 days since the NC State basketball team stood on the verge of upsetting what was then the top-ranked team in the country. […]
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Next man up: NC State looks to overcome Bates’ season-ending injury
The NC State basketball team had to reinvent itself last February when leading scorer Devon Daniels was lost to a torn ACL. This time, misfortune didn’t wait as long to visit the Wolfpack. The season-altering […]