DeCock: N.C. State brightens tough spring for ACC
...the first time since 2004 after making it to the round of 16 last year, but for all that growth, Florida State is still 3-4 in NCAA games under Hamilton. Theres a long way to go yet. Among the traditional-but-dormant powers, N.C. States revival is the conferences...info
Sweet 16: Kansas, N.C. State Face In NCAA Tournament [Predict]
...20.2 percent of their points from the foul line, which ranks 172nd in the country. The Bottom Line : I like N.C. State’s chances of continuing to advance and I really like the Wolfpack getting eight points. CollegeHoops.Net Pick : North Carolina State 70,...info
Who has the edge, N.C. State or Kansas?
...and both have the ability to be a lockdown defender. Williams scoring was a big X factor for N.C. State in beating Georgetown; once again, because of Kansas advantage in the frontcourt, N.C. State is going to have to generate offense from the backcourt, and...info
NCAA tournament 2012: N.C. State back in the national conversation
...eager to capture a moment they’d all heard about but weren’t sure would come again: The moment when N.C. State basketball mattered. NCAA champions in 1974 and 1983, N.C. State hadn’t been relevant in college basketball’s month of madness since skimpy gym shorts...info
Does NC State have a chance?
...CJ Williams â€" all average in double figures. Even more impressive is that those five have all taken between 300 and 355 shots. NC State has two tough rebounders in Howell and CJ Leslie and some other guys who go to the boards well, too. The Wolfpack gets to...info
NC State peaking heading into NCAA round of 16
...Heels are the top seed in the Midwest Regional and will face Ohio on Friday in the other semifinal in St. Louis. If UNC and N.C. State win Friday night, they'll meet Sunday with a Final Four berth at stake. The teams have met 222 times but never in the NCAA...info
Sweet 16 2012: NC State's Road Will End vs. Kansas
...State's road to the Sweet 16 has been impressive. The Wolfpack have knocked off two higher seeds in San Diego State and, more impressively, Georgetown, but Kansas will prove to be just too much for them on Friday night. NC State was a bubble team that rightfully...info
Kansas vs NC State: Prediction
...scores just 20.2 percent of their points from the foul line, which ranks 172nd in the country. The Bottom Line: I like N.C. State’s chances of continuing to advance and I really like the Wolfpack getting eight points. NCAA Tournament (through first two rounds):...info
N.C. State defense too much for Georgetown
...Ohio â€" After he made the free throws to clinch N.C. State’s spot in the round of 16, sophomore guard Lorenzo Brown clenched both of fists, looked over to the Wolfpack fans behind press row and screamed: As the seconds melted off the clock, and Jason Clark’s...info
How Mark Gottfried turned N.C. State around
...this isn’t witchcraft. Gottfried upgraded the schedule significantly, which helped land an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. N.C. State athletics director Debbie Yow agreed to make funds available to give Gottfried essentially his choice of assistants....info