NC State Basketball 2 National Championships S 27 NCAA Tournament Appearances S 17 Conference Championships S 20 All-Americans
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NC State Basketball 2 National Championships s 27 NCAA Tournament Appearances s 17 Conference Championships s 20 All-Americans NC State Schedule Game #7 Oct. 29 Chowan (Exh.) W, 111-62 #-/rv NC State (6-0) at #22/22 wisconsin (5-1) Nov. 6 Mount St. Mary’s W, 105-55 Tuesday, November 27 u 9:00 pm ET uMadison, Wis. u Kohl Center Nov. 10 Maryland Eastern Shore # W, 95-49 Nov. 13 UNC Asheville W, 100-49 wolfpack badgers Nov. 17 Maine # W, 82-63 Head Coach: Kevin Keatts Head Coach: Greg Gard Nov. 20 Saint Peter’s # W, 85-57 Record at NC State: 27-12 (2nd Year) Record at UW: 62-37 (4th Year) Nov. 24 Mercer # W, 78-74 Overall Record: 99-40 (5th Year) Overall Record: 62-37 (4th Year) Nov. 27 @ Wisconsin % 9:00 p.m. ESPN2 2017-18 Record: 21-12; 11-7 ACC 2017-18 Record: 15-18, 7-11 Big Ten Dec. 1 vs. Vanderbilt $ 5:00 p.m. ESPN2 Pack Tracks Dec. 5 Western Carolina ^ 7:00 p.m. ACCNE n NC State improved to 6-0 with a 78-74 win over Mercer on Saturday. The Pack faced its biggest deficit of the Dec. 15 vs. Penn State * 2:00 p.m. ESPNU season - 7 points - early in the first half on Saturday, before going on an extended 42-14 run that went for over 20 Dec. 19 Auburn 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Dec. 22 USC Upstate 12:00 p.m. RSN minutes of game time. Trailing by 21 with 13 minutes to go, the Bears were able to close within two points with Dec. 28 Loyola University Maryland 7:00 p.m. ACCNE seven seconds remaining before Eric Lockett sealed the win with two free throws. n Torin Dorn led the Pack with 19 points, nine rebounds and three steals. In six games this season, the Char- Jan. 3 @ Miami 7:00 p.m. ESPN/U lotte native has led NC State in scoring five times, in rebounding three times an in steals three times. Through Jan. 8 UNC-Chapel Hill 9:00 p.m. ESPN/2 games of November 25, Dorn is the only player in the ACC to rank in the top-10 in the conference in scoring, Jan. 12 Pittsburgh 12:00 p.m. Raycom rebounding and steals. He also ranks fourth in the ACC in field goal percentage. Jan. 15 @ Wake Forest 8:00 p.m. Raycom n At 6-0, NC State is off to its best start since the 2014-15 team started 6-0. It’s only the second time in the last Jan. 19 @ Notre Dame 2:00 p.m. Raycom 10 seasons, the Pack has gotten off to a 6-0 start. Jan. 24 @ Louisville 8:00 p.m. Raycom Jan. 26 Clemson 2:00 p.m. Raycom n NC State is averaging 35.5 points per game from its bench this season. It has outscored the opponents Jan. 29 Virginia 7:00 p.m. ESPN/2 bench by 135 points (213-66) this season. n Through games of Nov. 25, NC State ranks 11th out of 351 NCAA Division l teams in scoring offense (90.8) and Feb. 2 Virginia Tech 12:00 p.m. Raycom 15th in scoring defense (57.8). They are the only team in the country to rank in the top 15 of both categories. NC Feb. 5 @ UNC-Chapel Hill 8:00 p.m. Raycom State’s scoring margin of 33.0 points per game ranks second in the NCAA. Feb. 9 @ Pittsburgh 2:00 p.m. Raycom Feb. 13 Syracuse 8:00 p.m. Raycom Projected NC State Starters (based on last game) Feb. 16 @ Duke 4:00 or 6:00 p.m. ESPN/2 Torin Dorn Dorn: Registered 10th career double-double with 22 points & 10 Feb. 20 Boston College 7:00 p.m. RSN 2 6-5 n 210 n Sr. n Charlotte rebounds against MD Eastern Shore on 11/10 ... Scored career-high Feb. 24 Wake Forest 6:00 p.m. ESPNU PTS REB FG% MPG 28 points & had career-high tying 3 steals in season-opening win vs Mount St. Mary’s ... Returning team leader in scoring and rebounding Mar. 2 @ Florida State 12:00 p.m. ESPN/2 ... Ranked fifth in the ACC last season in FG% (53.1) ... Scored in Mar. 6 Georgia Tech 9:00 p.m. RSN 18.2 7.2 56.3 24.2 double figures 22x last season, including 5 games with over 20 points. Mar. 9 @ Boston College 2:00 p.m. RSN Braxton Beverly Beverly: Has hit multiple 3-pointers in 4 of 5 games this season ... 10 6-0 n 180 n So. n Hazard, Ky. 31 of 35 FG attempts this season have been 3-pointers ... Started 26 Mar. 12-16 ACC Tournament TBD ACCN/ESPN of 31 games last season as a freshman, averaged 9.5 points and 3.9 Mar. 21-24 NCAA Tournament 1st/2nd Rounds TBD TBD PTS AST 3FG MPG assists per game ... Led ACC with 3.27 assist-to-turnover ratio ... Was Mar. 28-31 NCAA Regionals TBD TBD best ratio for a freshman in ACC history ... Scored career-best 20 Apr. 6 NCAA Final Four TBD CBS 7.6 2.8 11 20.6 points last November in win over #2 Arizona Apr. 8 National Championship TBD CBS Markell Johnson Johnson: Scored 17 points on 7-10 shooting in win vs Mount St. # - Wolfpack Classic; % - ACC/Big Ten Challenge 11 6-1 n 175 n Jr. n Cleveland, Ohio Mary’s on 11/6 ... ACC Honorable Mention selection LS... Led ACC $ - HoopHall Miami Invitational (Miami, Fla.) PTS AST FG% MPG in assists ... Season avg of 7.1 is highest season avg for an NC ^ - Heritage Game (Reynolds Coliseum) State player since Chris Corchiani had 9.6 avg in 1990-91 season ... * - Boardwalk Classic (Atlantic City, N.J.) 10.3 3.7 60.5 21.5 Became first player in NC State history to have 5 straight double-digit assist games ... Led team and finished fifth in the ACC in steals. ESPN2 C.J. Bryce Bryce: Scored season-best 17 points in win over Mercer on 11/24 ... Play-by-Play ................................................................................ Dave Pasch 13 6-5 n 195 n Jr. n Charlotte 16 points on 8-13 shooting in NC State debut on 11/6 ... Sat out LS as Analyst ................................................................................Robbie Hummel PTS REB ST MPG transfer from UNCW ... First-Team All-CAA selection in 2016-17 as a sophomore ... Leading scorer (17.4 ppg) on a 29-6 team ... Named Radio (Wolfpack Sports Network) 12.8 6.0 1.8 27.2 CAA Tournament MVP ... Scored career-high 28 points in win over Play-by-Play ...................................................................................Gary Hahn Towson ... Played in NCAA Tournament as FR & SO at UNCW. Analyst .......................................................................................Tony Haynes wyatt walker walker: Scored 10 points in win over UNCA on 11/13 ... Grad 33 6-9 n 240 n Gr. n Jacksonville, Fla. transfer from Samford ... only played 2 games LS & was granted a medical redshirt so will be eligible for two seasons at NC State NC State Communications PTS REB BLK MPG Director/MBB Contact ........................................................Craig Hammel ... Third-Team All-SoCon as a sophomore in 2016-17 ... Averaged Email/Cell Phone [email protected]/317-292-0858 6.5 3.5 1.3 19.8 12.9 points and 9.7 rebounds per game in 2016-17 ... Led SoCon in rebounds and double-doubles (17) ... Shot 58.6% from the field. Game 7: WISCONSIN Game Notes Head Coach Kevin Keatts Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous College) n Hired by NC State on 0 DJ Funderburk F R-So. 6-10 210 Cleveland, Ohio/Hargrave Military Academy (Ohio State) March 17, 2017 as the 20th 1 Sacha Killeya-Jones* F Jr. 6-11 220 Chapel Hill, N.C./Virginia Episcopal (Kentucky) head coach in program 2 Torin Dorn G R-Sr. 6-6 210 Charlotte, N.C./Vance (UNC Charlotte) history 4 Jericole Hellems F Fr. 6-7 198 St. Louis, Mo./Chaminade 5 Eric Lockett G Gr. 6-5 193 Warner Robins, Ga./Whitefield Academy (FIU) n Compiled a record of 72-28 10 Braxton Beverly G So. 6-0 180 Hazard, Ky./Hargrave Military Academy (.720) in three seasons as head 11 Markell Johnson G Jr. 6-1 175 Cleveland, Ohio/East Tech coach at UNC-Wilmington, 12 Manny Bates F Fr. 6-11 221 Fayetteville, N.C./Northwood Temple Academy including a 41-13 mark in 13 C.J. Bryce G R-Jr. 6-5 195 Charlotte, N.C./North Mecklenburg (UNC-Wilmington) Colonial Athletic Association play 24 Devon Daniels G R-So. 6-5 200 Battle Creek, Mich./Justin Siena (Utah) 33 Wyatt Walker F Gr. 6-9 240 Jacksonville, Fla./Providence School (Samford) n Led Seahawks to three-straight regular season confer- ence titles and was named the CAA Coach of the Year in 55 Blake Harris G So. 6-3 190 Chapel Hill, N.C./Word of God Academy (Missouri) 2015 and 2016 n Coached UNCW to back-to-back NCAA Tournament Alphabetical Roster appearances in 2016 and 2017 No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous College) 12 Manny Bates F Fr. 6-11 221 Fayetteville, N.C./Northwood Temple Academy n Served as an assistant coach at Louisville for three 10 Braxton Beverly G So. 6-0 180 Hazard, Ky./Hargrave Military Academy seasons, helping lead the Cardinals to a 96-21 (.821) record 13 C.J.