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College Basketball Preview: NC State has nowhere to go but up

October 26, 2022 Ryan Henkel

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 […]

No offseason: NC’s ACC teams have busy spring, summer

June 29, 2022 Shawn Krest

Summer is barely a week old and the season doesn’t tip off for another 4½ months. But whatever you do, don’t use the “o word.” “Lose the word offseason,” said NC State coach Kevin Keatts. […]

Keatts overhauls Wolfpack ahead of critical season

April 27, 2022 Brett Friedlander

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 […]

Clemson puts cold-shooting NC State out of its misery in ACC Tourney opener

March 8, 2022 Brett Friedlander

NEW YORK — Coaches and television talking heads like to say that tournament time marks the start of a new season. If that’s the case, NC State’s second season looked a lot like the first. […]

Second-half surge produces ‘special’ finish to Wake’s regular season

March 3, 2022 Brett Friedlander

WINSTON-SALEM — Wake Forest’s two-point lead on NC State with 15:44 remaining Wednesday might have seemed precarious, especially given the way both teams were playing at the time. Recent history, however, suggested otherwise. A little […]

College basketball roundup: Early second-half Syracuse spurt dooms NC State at home

February 3, 2022 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — Jesse Edwards and Cole Swider scored 19 points apiece and Syracuse scored the last six points of the game to top NC State 89-82 on Wednesday night. The Wolfpack pulled within 83-82 on […]

NC State can’t overcome slow start in loss to Virginia Tech

January 19, 2022 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — NC State basketball coach Kevin Keatts blamed his team’s latest loss on the “little things” that have plagued the Wolfpack at the end of games all season. In this case, though, a big […]

Wolfpack can’t overcome ‘big’ problems in the middle

January 8, 2022 Brett Friedlander

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, […]

Wolfpack done in by Richmond size, self-inflicted mistakes

December 17, 2021 Brett Friedlander

CHARLOTTE — Last week’s loss to then-No. 1 Purdue was an encouraging one despite the result. Friday’s 83-74 loss to Richmond at Spectrum Center was anything but. While the Wolfpack had a hard time matching […]

Next man up: NC State looks to overcome Bates’ season-ending injury

November 17, 2021 Brett Friedlander

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 […]