Jericole Hellems

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. […]

Terquavion Smith, Trevor Keels among players who made NBA Draft decisions

June 8, 2022 Shawn Krest

Come on in! The water’s fine. That seems to be the message that underclassmen from college basketball teams across North Carolina received after considering early entry into the NBA Draft. The NBA allows players to […]

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. […]

College basketball roundup: App State reaches semis of Sun Belt Tournament

March 5, 2022 Cory Lavalette

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Justin Forrest had a season-high 20 points as Appalachian State topped Georgia Southern 73-60 in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament on Saturday night. Donovan Gregory had 17 points and […]

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 […]

Familiar problems lead to another ‘tough’ loss for NC State

February 23, 2022 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — As NC State coach Kevin Keatts left the room after yet another losing postgame press conference, he could be heard muttering to himself as he walked down the hallway toward his team’s locker […]

College basketball roundup: NC State ends 6-game skid, wins at Georgia Tech

February 15, 2022 The Associated Press

ATLANTA — Terquavion Smith scored 18 of his 26 points in the first half and NC State cruised to a 76-61 victory over Georgia Tech on Tuesday night. Jericole Hellems added 15 points for the […]

College basketball roundup: Banchero’s double-double leads Duke to win at BC

February 12, 2022 The Associated Press

BOSTON — A big second half capped off a very busy week with a victory for No. 7 Duke. Paolo Banchero had 16 points and 14 rebounds as Duke pulled away midway into the second […]

Closing spurt helps surging Wake put struggling NC State away

February 9, 2022 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — The college basketball season has reached the point in which teams have firmly established their respective identities and can be counted on to play either up or down to certain expectations. Wake Forest […]