NC State Basketball

NC Fast Facts: Hurricanes, NC State arena renamed Lenovo Center

September 28, 2024 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — For the fourth time in a quarter century, the home of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes and NC State men’s basketball has a new name. The Centennial Authority officially unveiled Lenovo as the new […]

College Basketball Roundup: Ingram leads UNC past State

March 2, 2024 The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL — Harrison Ingram scored a season-high 22 points as No. 9 North Carolina rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half and beat North Carolina State 79-70. Elliot Cadeau scored 15 points […]

NC State faces do-or-die week

February 28, 2024 Ryan Henkel

It’s been an up-and-down season for the NC State men’s basketball team, to say the least. After a 5-1 start to ACC play, the Wolfpack have been on a pendulum of wins and losses that […]

College Basketball Roundup: Ryan’s 18 help snap No. 10 UNC’s drought at Virginia

February 24, 2024 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — With its two star players doing little in a challenging first half, No. 10 UNC needed someone to emerge as an alternative against Virginia. Enter Cormac Ryan. He scored 18 points — […]

College Basketball Roundup: Hot-shooting Wake Forest routs Pitt

February 21, 2024 The Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM — Kevin Miller scored 18 points, Hunter Sallis added 17 and Wake Forest routed Pittsburgh 91-58 on Tuesday night, snapping the Panther’s five-game winning streak. Wake Forest (17-9, 9-6 ACC), which ended a two-game […]

NC college teams make final push for postseason

February 21, 2024 Shawn Krest

It appears that college basketball in North Carolina may finally be getting over the pandemic. Since COVID-19 wiped out the 2020 NCAA Tournament, the state has not seen more than three teams get bids for […]

College Basketball Roundup: McCain sets freshman 3-point mark in Duke’s win over Florida State

February 17, 2024 The Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jared McCain set a Duke freshman record with eight 3-pointers and matched a school freshman mark with 35 points as the No. 9 Blue Devils beat Florida State 76-67 on Saturday. McCain […]

College Basketball Roundup: Davis’ 25 points leads No. 3 UNC over Miami

February 10, 2024 The Associated Press

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — RJ Davis scored 25 points and No. 3 UNC held off Miami for a 75-72 victory on Saturday. Armando Bacot had 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Tar Heels (19-5, […]

Poor free-throw shooting sinks Wolfpack against Pitt

February 7, 2024 Ryan Henkel

RALEIGH — They’re called free throws, but there was nothing free about them Wednesday night as the NC State went dry from the charity stripe in a 67-64 loss to visiting Pitt. The Wolfpack (15-8, […]

College Basketball Roundup: Appalachian State wins 8th straight with OT victory over Georgia Southern

February 3, 2024 The Associated Press

STATESBORO, Ga. — Terence Harcum scored a season-high 26 points and Appalachian State beat Georgia Southern 85-84 in overtime on Saturday. Harcum was 10 of 17 shooting (5 for 8 from 3-point range) for the […]