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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.

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

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. […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

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 […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

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 […]

about 2 months ago | 6 reads

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 […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

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

about 2 months ago | 5 reads

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 […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

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 […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

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 […]

about 2 months ago | 8 reads

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 […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

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 […]

about 2 months ago | 5 reads

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% / […]

2 months ago | 5 reads

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

2 months ago | 3 reads

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 […]

2 months ago | 4 reads

NC State lets one slip away in Clemson, loses 75-65

I think it’s the quarter breaks in women’s basketball that create the serious mental whiplash I feel watching teams completely flip from playing well to playing poorly, not so much that it’s more pronounced in women’s basketball than men’s. (Though maybe it is.) There was a strong case of that whiplash last night going from […]

2 months ago | 5 reads

Road Trip: The Wolfpack Heads to Tallahassee to Play Florida State

When: Saturday January 10 – 12:00 PM Where: Donald L Tucker Civic Center, Tallahassee FL TV: ACC Network Opponent: Florida State Seminoles Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 86-79 / NC State 85-79 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: Takeaways from Will Wade’s radio show Thursday night What’s On the Line? The Wolfpack’s chance to […]

2 months ago | 2 reads

Game thread: NC State vs. Boston College

Tre Holloman is out tonight, but at least his injury timing is good—Boston College has been the league’s worst team up to this point. Wolfpack vs. Eagles Tip time: 9 p.m. ET TV: ACC Network (Anish Shroff, Terrence Oglesby) Online streaming: ACCNX

2 months ago | 2 reads

Road Trip: NC State Visits Boston College

When: Tuesday – January 6 – 9:00 PM Where: Conte Forum – Chestnut Hill MA TV: ACC Network Opponent: Boston College Eagles Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 75-65 / NC State 73-63 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: “”We’ve got better players than how we’re playing. That’s on me as a coach.” Coach Wade […]

2 months ago | 4 reads

NET: Is There A Real Path to the NCAA Tournament?

“Wreck-oning” My Saturday After sitting through that embarrassment on Saturday – (the truth is, when the lead was 27 with less than 7 minutes left, that was all I could stand) – I wondered if there really is a realistic path to the NCAA tournament for the Wolfpack. I know Coach Wade keeps promising the […]

2 months ago | 1 read

NC State lands Buffalo standout receiver Victor Snow

NC State made its first significant portal addition on Sunday afternoon with the commitment of slot receiver Victor Snow, who racked up 1,466 receiving yards at Buffalo over the last two seasons. Snow finished the 2025 campaign with 62 receptions for 815 yards and eight touchdowns, and had three 100-yard games. He was a first-team […]

2 months ago | 2 reads

NC State holds off Cal, 71-60

After drubbing Stanford on Thursday, NC State had its hands full with Cal on Sunday afternoon, in no small part because Tilda Trygger missed the game because of an illness. The Wolfpack clearly suffered for her absence at both ends of the floor but made enough plays to avoid an upset. Zoe Brooks got NC […]

2 months ago | 6 reads