There’s a whole lot of the 2016-17 college basketball season left, but there won’t be a lot more regular season dates more captivating than Wednesday night was across the national landscape.
Tag: North Carolina State
The Morning Dish – Friday, December 16, 2016
With so many colleges in the midst of final exams and rightly keeping their schedules short, the highlights were limited in the sport Thursday night. Most of the action took place in the Atlantic and South regions of the country.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 14, 2016
Remember when all the talk was about how that Kansas streak of 11 consecutive Big 12 titles was in serious jeopardy? It was barely a week ago, but right now might feel like two decades ago.
NC State wins opener but doesn’t exactly look like an ACC favorite
Whether or not North Carolina State ultimately meets the expectation many have of them as ACC favorites is an open question as conference play commences. That remains unchanged after pulling out a 78-73 win at Boston College on Saturday.
The Jimmy V: Analysis and teams headed in opposite directions
The Jimmy V Classic was a doubleheader that had a blowout and a close game. We take a statistical look inside the box scores of both games, as well as the youth of a couple of teams that played in the event.
2011-12 ACC Post-Mortem
A look back at the 2011-12 season in the ACC, one with good but not great results and a few teams that had unexpected finishes in the NCAA Tournament.
Behind Leslie, North Carolina State progresses when it comes to big games
Even before Mark Gottfried said it on Friday, you could see it: North Carolina State is now more ready to win the games it needs to. They weren’t ready early in the season, when they had some opportunities, but they showed this weekend at the ACC Tournament that they are in a better place now and at a good time.
2012 ACC Tournament – First Round Notes
A look back at the first round of the ACC Tournament, where there was success among first-year head coaches, Maryland had a couple of bright spots in its win, NCAA implications in an upcoming game, and Virginia Tech battling through another close game.
NC State could be a player in the ACC
The ACC looks wide open, not to mention so-so, after North Carolina and Duke, and perhaps Florida State. That, along with what they showed at the Legends Classic, means a team like North Carolina State should be seen as one of those teams that can finish in that top half.
NC State Wolfpack 2011-12 Preview
Mark Gottfried arrives in Raleigh charged with making the Wolfpack competitive with their Triangle rivals: North Carolina and Duke. With C.J. Leslie and Richard Howell, the Wolfpack might be surprisingly challenging for the Tar Heels, Blue Devils and the rest of the ACC.
