NC State 2010-11 Wolfpack Basketball November 18-21, 2010 • Charleston Classic Carolina First Arena (5,100) • Charleston, S.C
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NC State Wolfpack (1-0) NC State 2010-11 Wolfpack Basketball November 18-21, 2010 • Charleston Classic Carolina First Arena (5,100) • Charleston, S.C. WOLFPACK SCHEDULE/RESULTS NC State Travels to Charleston Classic: NC State will travel to Charleston, S.C., this weekend and compete in the 2010 Charleston Classic being held at the Carolina First (Rankings are AP/Coaches; Opponent Ranking listed Arena. The Wolfpack (1-0) will be facing East Carolina (2-0) on Thursday at 6:00 pm, before, NC State ranking after) then either Charlotte or George Mason on Friday. After a day off on Saturday, the Pack Day Opponent TV Time/Result will play its final game on Sunday. NOVEMBER: NC State started its 2010-11 season with a home win over Tennessee Tech, 82-69, 9 Pfeiffer (Exh.) ---- W, 111-73 this past Friday night at the RBC Center. 12 Tennessee Tech ---- W, 82-69 ACC teams have claimed the first two Charleston Classic championships, as Clem- 18 vs. East Carolina* MASN 6:00 PM son won in 2008 and Miami won last season. 19 vs. TBA* TBA TBA 21 vs. TBA* TBA TBA All games throughout the tournament will be broadcast on either MASN or ESPNU. 27 Fairleigh Dickinson FSNS 6:00 PM All three games will be broadcasted on the Wolfpack radio network as well. DECEMBER: The Wolfpack Versus Charleston Classic Field: NC State has enjoyed previous suc- 1 @ Wisconsin ESPN2 7:15 PM cess against the field at the Charleston Classic, as the Pack enters the event with a 41-5 4 @ Syracuse ESPN2 5:30 PM 11 USC-Upstate^ ---- 2:00 PM all-time record against the other seven teams competing. 16 Youngstown State ---- 7:00 PM The Pack will face a familiar foe in the first game, as NC State takes on East Carolina 19 Arizona FSN 4:45 PM on Thursday. The Pack and Pirates have faced each other 19 previous times, with NC 22 Delaware State ---- 7:00 PM State currently holding a 18-1 advantage in the series. NC State won the first 17 con- 28 Alabama A&M ---- 7:00 PM tests, starting when the teams first met in 1967-68. The Pirates' lone win was also the JANUARY: only game played in Greenville, a 75-69 decision in 2007-08. NC State came back the 1 San Diego FSNS 12:00 PM next season and downed ECU when the teams last met in 2008-09, 87-76. 5 @ Elon ---- 7:00 PM The Pack's second opponent of the tournament will either be Charlotte or George 8 Wake Forest ACC 2:30 PM Mason. NC State holds a record of 6-2 against Charlotte in previous matchups. The 11 @ Boston College ESPNU 9:00 PM 15 @ Florida State ACC 4:00 PM A QUICK LOOK AT THE 2010-11 WOLFPACK 19 Duke ESPN 7:00 PM 23 Miami ACC 12:00 PM 2010-11 STATS 25 @ Clemson RSN 7:00 PM 29 @ North Carolina ESPN 2:00 PM # Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown GP-GS PPG RPG Ast 0 DeShawn Painter C 6-9 227 So. Norfolk, Va. 1-0 0.0 0.0 0 FEBRUARY: 2 Virginia Tech ESPN/2 7:00 PM 1 Richard Howell F 6-8 261 So. Marietta, Ga. 1-1 5.0 3.0 1 5 @ Duke ESPN/2 6:00 PM 13 @ Wake Forest ACC 1:00 PM 2 Lorenzo Brown G 6-5 186 Fr. Roswell, Ga. 1-1 14.0 5.0 4 17 Clemson ESPN/2 7:00 PM 20 @ Maryland FSN 5:30 PM 4 Enrico Kufuor G 6-1 192 Sr. Berlin, Germany ---- ---- ---- ---- 23 North Carolina ACC 9:00 PM 26 Georgia Tech ACC 2:00 PM 5 C.J. Leslie F 6-8 206 Fr. Holly Springs, N.C. 1-0 21.0 6.0 6* MARCH: 10 Javier Gonzalez G 6-0 176 Sr. Carolina, Puerto Rico 1-1 4.0 4.0 3 1 @ Virginia RSN 7:00 PM 12 Ryan Harrow G 6-1 160 Fr. Marietta, Ga. 1-0 16.0 1.0 4 6 Florida State FSN 6:15 PM 10-13 ACC Tournament (@ Greensboro) 14 Jordan Vandenberg C 7-1 248 So. Melbourne, Australia 1-0 0.0 1.0 1* KEY: 15 Scott Wood F 6-7 177 So. Marion, Ind. 1-1 11.0 2.0 0 * - Charleston Classic - Charleston, S.C. ^ - Game in Reynolds Coliseum 20 Jay Lewis G 6-2 196 So. Greensboro, N.C. ---- ---- ---- ---- # - ACC Tournament - Greensboro, N.C. 21 C.J. Williams G 6-5 218 Jr. Fayetteville, N.C. 1-0 1.0 3.0 1 THE WOLFPACK'S RECORD: 22 Ben Amos G 6-3 188 Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C. ---- ---- ---- ---- IN 2010-11: ALL-TIME: 23 Tracy Smith F 6-8 255 Sr. Detroit, Mich. 1-1 10.0 8.0 2* At home 1-0 Overall: 1559-954 25 Kendall Smith F 6-8 237 Jr. Winston-Salem, N.C. ---- ---- ---- ---- On the Road 0-0 In RBC: 135-50 Neutral 0-0 In RBC * - Blocks ACC home 0-0 (non-conf): 86-11 ACC road 0-0 NC STATE PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Javier (HAH vee ere) Gonzalez; Enrico Kufuor (KU four) TODAY'S BROADCASTS Television: All Charleston Classic games will be broadcast on either MASN or ESPNU. Radio: Wolfpack-Capitol Sports Network - (WRAL-FM 101.5); Coverage begins 30 minutes prior to tip-off. Gary Hahn (play-by-play) and Tony Haynes (color). On The Internet: On www.gopack.com. NC STATE MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT NC STATE VS. CHARLESTON CLASSIC 1ST/2ND RD. THE COACHING MATCH-UP NC State Men's Basketball Contact: . .Brian Reinhardt EAST CAROLINA - NC State leads 18-1 Sidney Lowe (St. Paul's '06) Office Phone: . (919) 515-8953 Home: NC State leads 18-0 Overall (5th season) 72-62 (.537) Cell Phone: . (919) 819-8317 Away: East Carolina leads 1-0 at NC State (5th season) 72-62 (.537) E-Mail: . [email protected] CHARLOTTE - NC State leads 6-2 Assistants Website: . GoPack.com Home: NC State leads 4-1 Larry Harris (Pittsburgh '78) Fax: . (919) 515-3624 Neutral: NC State leads 2-1 Pete Strickland (Pittsburgh '79) Press Row Phone: . (919) 861-6190 Monte Towe (NC State '75) GEORGE MASON - First Meeting last meeting was an NC State win in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament in NOTING THE PACK Worcester, Mass., 75-63. NC State and George Mason have never met. • In Coach Lowe's first four seasons, NC Among other teams competing at the Charleston Classic, NC State posts a 3-0 all- State was 15-6 in both in-season and post- time mark against Coastal Carolina, has gone 4-1 against Georgetown, 10-1 against season tournaments. NC State won both of Wofford, and has never faced USC Upstate. its November tournaments, winning the Old Spice Classic in 2007-08, and the Glenn The Pack in Tournament Action: When the Pack starts play in the 2010 Charleston Wilkes Classic last season. Classic this weekend, it will mark the third time a Sidney Lowe team has competed in an in-season tournament in November. • NC State is 41-5 all-time against the entire Charleston Classic field, including 18-1 During the 2007-08 season, the Pack won the Old Spice Classic in Orlando. Play- against its first opponent, East Carolina. ing three games in three days, NC State defeated Rider (72-63), South Carolina (63- 61) and No. 20 Villanova in the championship game, 69-68. • Dating back to last season, NC State has Last season, NC State made it a perfect 2-of-2 in claiming a tournament title un- held 12 of its last 13 opponents to under 70 der Lowe, as NC State was the only squad to post a perfect 4-0 record in the Glenn points. Wilkes Classic in Daytona Beach. The Pack started with a 69-53 win over Georgia State in Raleigh, then downed Akron (66-45), Austin Peay (66-59) and Auburn (60-58) • C.J. Leslie was named ACC Co-Rookie of in consecutive days to bring home the title. the Week for the first week of the season. He Playing three games away from Raleigh in tournament action during the season came off the bench and scored a game-high has been fairly new to NC State. Before the 2007 Old Spice Classic, NC State's last 21 points in the win over Tennessee Tech. trip to a tournament during the season was the 1998 Puerto Rico Classic. The Pack • In each of the Pack's two contests this sea- got wins over Middle Tennessee State and No. 23 Oklahoma, but fell to Ohio State son, one exhibition and one regular season in-between those two games. game, the freshmen class has accounted In more recent tournament action during the season, NC State claimed first place for 52.8 percent of the teams points in those honors when it hosted the BCA Invitational in both 2004-05 and 2001-02. games. Lowe Finds Success in Tournaments: NC State has found success playing in • Senior Tracy Smith was named to the John tournaments under Sidney Lowe, as the Wolfpack has captured team titles at both R. Wooden Award preseason list. Smith was also voted a preseason All-ACC selection by in-season tournaments it has played in with Lowe as head coach. the media at ACC Operation Basketball. The Pack started last season strong,posting four victories to win the Glenn Wil- kes Classic in Daytona Beach.