North Carolina State Wolfpack NCAA Basketball News

Some in the sea of pink T-shirts at Reynolds Coliseum Sunday came to see a scrappy women's college basketball game, some to support cancer research, some both.

N.C. State junior Ryan Hill of Hickory broke the American collegiate record for the indoor 3,000 meters at the FloTrack Husky Classic on Saturday night.

I will preface this by reminding everyone that I am the furthest thing from a wild-eyed optimist.

All three of NC State's men's basketball signees for next season, Tyler Lewis, Rodney Purvis and T.J. Warren, were named to the prestigious McDonald's All-American team on Thursday.

N.C. State leads Georgia Tech 26-24 at halftime in an ACC game at Philips Arena, holding the Yellow Jackets scoreless the final 4 minutes, 50 seconds of the half.

Georgia Tech's game against N.C. State on Thursday night gave coach Brian Gregory reason to review the Yellow Jackets' first game against the Wolfpack, an 82-71 upset win in Raleigh.

Akula Wolf formerly of Section Six presently of Backing the Pack joined us for this week's Q/A session.

If it weren't for that little home stumble against Georgia Tech, N.C. State might be very much on track for the 11 ACC wins their coach - astutely - thinks it will take to make the NCAA tournament.

Coach Mark Gottfried said he would have liked to have developed more depth, but the Wolfpack is limited in that category.

Maryland freshman Alex Len has had two strong games as a simplified game plan and his growing confidence help him with the rigors of ACC basketball.

Their rivalry, steeped in history and fueled by dogged competitiveness, drew national television audiences and played out as a high-stake drama - some years three times during a season.

Ataira Franklin scored 20 points and Ariana Moorer had 11 points and 10 rebounds as Virginia defeated N.C. State 55-47 in the ACC on Sunday.

Source: www.wral.com --- Saturday, February 04, 2012Scott Wood had season highs of 23 points and six 3-pointers to lead North Carolina State past Wake Forest 87-76 on Saturday.

As N.C. State wrapped up yet another win over Wake Forest on Saturday, a number of fans started chanting “Not our rival!” – the same chant North Carolina fans had used against the Wolfpack 10 days ago.

It's a stretch that will either make or break N.C. State's chances of getting into the NCAA tournament this season.

N.C. State's Scott Wood drills a 3-pointer as Wake Forest's Chase Fischer, left, tries to defend during the first half at the RBC Center in Raleigh.

A A Believe it or not, this weekend marks the official midway point in the ACC basketball schedule.

Since a 20-point outing in the Wolfpack's 76-40 win over Wake Forest on Jan. 14, the N.C. State point guard hasn't been "playing too well," by his own account.

I was really excited to be in town this time around for Wake-State so I could reach out to Derek Medlin and get his thoughts on the game.

Groundhog Day came and went with the usual scorn for the holiday and our annual renewed appreciation of the minor masterpiece Bill Murray and company slipped into theaters 19 years ago.