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NC State tops No. 19 Clemson
RALEIGH — Gabe DeVoe missed a potential game-tying free throw with 0.2 seconds remaining, allowing NC State to escape with a 78-77 win over Clemson at PNC Arena on Thursday night. The Wolfpack saw a […]
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Felony charge against NC State’s Markell Johnson are dismissed
RALEIGH — A felony assault charge against Markell Johnson has been dismissed, clearing the way for the sophomore guard to return to the NC State basketball team. Johnson has been on indefinite suspension since Dec. […]
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NC State’s Markell Johnson facing assault charges
When Markell Johnson was suspended indefinitely from the NC State basketball team on Dec. 16, the reason given was a nonspecific violation of the school’s student-athlete code of conduct. It’s now known what that violation […]
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NSJ Coach of the Year: After success at UNCW, Keatts jumped to the ACC and NC State
The accomplishments Kevin Keatts had at UNC Wilmington this year were more than enough to earn him serious consideration for our Coach of the Year award. The Seahawks won their third straight Colonial Athletic Association […]
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Still searching for an identity, Wolfpack looks inward to beat Robert Morris
RALEIGH — At a time of the college basketball season in which most teams have begun to figure out who they are and how they should be playing, NC State is still struggling to find […]
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ACC wants to flex muscles against Big Ten in Challenge
The basketball teams at Duke, North Carolina and NC State all learned a lot about themselves during their Thanksgiving tournament travels last week. Now they’ll get a chance to start putting those lessons to practical […]
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Tennessee bests NC State in sloppy affair
Tennessee forced NC State into 21 turnovers and 38.2 percent shooting to earn a 67-58 victory in the Battle 4 Atlantis third-place game Friday afternoon at Paradise Island, Bahamas. Sophomore power forward Grant Williams piled […]
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After big win, NC State stumbles against Northern Iowa
Less than 24 hours after slaying second-ranked Arizona, NC State fell victim to the upset bug as Northern Iowa rallied for a 64-60 victory over the Wolfpack in a Battle 4 Atlantis semifinal on Thursday afternoon in […]
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Keatts, Wolfpack stay perfect by knocking off No. 2 Arizona
Senior Allerik Freeman scored 24 points and freshman Braxton Beverly added 20 to help unranked NC State upset No. 2 Arizona 90-84 in the quarterfinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas, on […]
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Freeman’s career night helps NC State sink Presbyterian
Lennard Freeman led a strong second-half charge, finishing with a career-high 23 points as NC State defeated Presbyterian 86-68 on Thursday night at PNC Arena. The Wolfpack are off to their first 4-0 start since the 2014-15 […]