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Road Trip! NC State (the Men In Black) Heads to Pittsburgh

When: Saturday January 24 – 12:00 PM Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh TV: ESPNU Opponent: Pitt Panthers Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 78-72 / NC State 77-71 Wolfpack Snapshot: KenPom Adj. Efficiency: Offense ranked 34, Defense ranked 42 Wolfpack Season So Far: Coach Wade after the Clemson game. Asked what the win said about […]

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Looking at roster turnover in the ACC

Now that we’re a bit removed from the transfer portal window, I put together an overview of roster change among ACC schools this offseason to provide some perspective on NC State’s turnover. Relatively speaking, NC State has had a calm offseason: its 15 transfers out ranks 14th, so the Wolfpack well in terms of roster […]

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2026 NC State Baseball Preview – Part II: Who’s Back

We’re less than 30 days out from the start of NC State’s 2026 baseball season, so now’s as good a time as any to get to know the team before they hit the diamond. The Wolfpack will be looking for their third trip to Omaha in the last six seasons, so let’s figure out how […]

MLB

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NC State makes four more portal additions

The portal work continues for NC State, which made additions to both sides of the ball over the last five days. Maybe the most impactful pickup of the bunch is former App State wide receiver Davion Dozier, who had 20 catches for 448 yards and five touchdowns in nine games last season. Dozier’s size and […]

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Q1 Win! NC State Beats #18 Clemson 80-76

Game Summary: The shooting woes from the Georgia Tech game were not in evidence in the first half, NC State shot 48% / 43% / 67%. The Tigers turned the ball over 8 times, resulting in 9 points for the Pack. The Wolfpack led points in the paint 18-14. McNeil and Copeland led the scoring […]

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Game thread: NC State vs. Clemson

Well, no time like the present to start digging out from under Saturday’s disaster. Wolfpack vs. Tigers Tip time: 7 p.m. ET TV: ACC Network (Wes Durham, Dennis Scott) Online streaming: ACCNX

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ROAD TRIP! NC State Heads to Littlejohn to Face the Clemson Tigers

When: Tuesday January 20 – 7:00 PM Where: Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson SC TV: ACC Network Opponent: Clemson Tigers Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): Clemson 75-71 / Clemson 74-68 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: This will be Coach Wade’s first game against his alma mater as an ACC coach. The last time he faced Clemson was […]

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2026 NC State Baseball Preview – Part I: Who’s Gone

We’re less than 30 days out from the start of NC State’s 2026 baseball season, so now’s as good a time as any to get to know the team before they hit the diamond. The Wolfpack will be looking for their third trip to Omaha in the last six seasons, so let’s figure out how […]

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NET: Snapshot

Let’s all agree, NO MORE WEEKS OFF! Against Georgia Tech the Wolfpack was the more talented team as evidenced by playing with very little energy, apparently having forgotten the positive steps forward made in the previous two games, and our primary scorers barely scoring at all in the first half, and yet still having an […]

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Q4 Loss! NC State Loses Ugly to Georgia Tech 74-78

Game Summary: This team looked like a team that got a big head after a 44-point win and then took a week off. And then they gave away a game to a bad team that was playing without one starter. The first half was strange; there were no fouls at all for the first 7 […]

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Game thread: Georgia Tech vs. NC State

Let’s not do anything foolish today, fellas. (Also, we’ve got Seth Davis on the broadcast today? Did I miss where he started calling ACC regular season games?) Yellow Jackets vs. Wolfpack Tip time: Noon ET TV: The CW (Tom Werme, Seth Davis) Online streaming: None.

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Did Miami try to portal CJ Bailey at the last minute?

Friday was the last day of the college football transfer window, and boy was there some drama thanks to Miami’s apparent desperate push to land a high-profile quarterback for 2026. The push appears to have come at Duke’s expense, as Darian Mensah announced his intent to enter the portal after having previously announced his return. […]

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The Wolfpack Hosts the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

When: Saturday January 17 – 12:00 PM Where: Lenovo Center TV: The CW Opponent: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 86-69 / NC State 89-68 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: KenPom Adj Efficiency: Offense ranked 26th, Defense ranked 34th As of the Boston College game, NC State has tweaked the […]

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NC State rallies past hot-shooting Wake Forest, 95-77

Sometimes you get a team’s A-game, and sometimes you get a performance so far above baseline that it would seem impossible if you weren’t witnessing it happen right in front of you. NC State ran into the latter in Winston-Salem—for one half. Wake Forest shot 12-15 from the floor in the first quarter, and 7-7 […]

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Lenovo Is Growing As Part of the $300 Million Renovation

WRAL News reports that Thursday, the Centennial Authority board approved the purchase of new seats for the entire lower bowl and other areas increasing the capacity of the arena for hockey, basketball and concerts. The seats will be installed in July and August. According to KenPom, the largest basketball arenas are: After the upgrade, NC […]

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Elliott Avent discusses 2026 NC State team with D1Baseball

We’re less than a month away from baseball season, with NC State set to begin play in Puerto Rico against Washington on Feb. 13. Elliott Avent joined D1Baseball’s Daron Vaught and Bradley Smart this week to discuss his team and the season ahead. Avent said that State could have played in a tournament in Texas […]

MLB

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NCAA Revises Transfer Rules – Again

The NCAA has been a little quiet lately, too quiet if you ask me. Well, here they are again, getting their names in the news. Basketball At the recommendation of the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Oversight Committees, the transfer windows in men’s and women’s basketball will open for a 15-day period the day after the […]

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Ex-UNC cornerback Ty White commits to NC State

NC State added a second former UNC player to its transfer class on Tuesday in cornerback Ty White, who spent the last two years in Chapel Hill. White was a consensus four-star prospect in the 2024 class, and his lead recruiter for UNC was Charlton Warren, who is currently an assistant at State. White appeared […]

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NET: Positive Momentum

NC State Snapshot After face planting against Virginia, back-to-back road wins look pretty good. Except for the Clemson game, KenPom has the Wolfpack favored in each game for the rest of January. The Wolfpack needs to end January on a winning streak to boost the profile going into a very difficult February. Seven wins in […]

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NC State picks up receiver Tyran Warren, offensive lineman Daniel Cruz

NC State has made two more additions to its portal class: wide receiver Tyran Warren, formerly of Alcorn State, and interior offensive lineman Daniel Cruz, formerly of Texas. Warren led Alcorn State with 476 receiving yards and five touchdowns on just 25 catches in 2025—the Braves did not exactly feature a prolific passing offense, averaging […]

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NC State rolls past SMU, 91-54

The Wolfpack decided to waste absolutely no time dispensing with a bad SMU team, beginning the game on an 8-0 run and pouring it on the rest of the way. A bucket by Khamil Pierre with 4:21 to go in the first quarter gave NC State a double-digit lead that it would go on to […]

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NC State EXPLODES! 113-69 Win Over Florida State

Game Summary: First Half NC State played possibly its best half of the season; the halftime stats tell the story. 60% of the Pack’s shots were from 3PT, 65% of made shots were 3PT. Incredible balance in minutes played. 8 players played, all between 10 & 17 minutes. FSU held to 35% / 17% / […]

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Game thread: NC State vs. FSU

FSU shoots a crazy amount of threes even by college basketball standards, so hold onto your butts! Wolfpack vs. Seminoles Tip time: Noon ET TV: ACC Network (Doug Sherman, Scott Williams) Online streaming: ACCNX

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Donavan Phillip wins MAC Hermann Trophy as nation’s top player

College soccer’s version of the Heisman is the MAC Hermann, and NC State had never had a player win it, until last night. Donavan Phillip won the top honor, and deservedly so—in addition to leading the Pack to a historic national title game appearance, he led the country in goals with 19. He scored a […]

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