NORTH CAROLINA STATE WOLFPACK RUMORS & GOSSIP
C.J. Leslie returning to N.C. State
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Basketball standout C.J. Leslie is returning to North Carolina State for his junior season, a decision that will make the Wolfpack one of the favorites in the Atlantic Coast Conference next year.
The 6-foot-8 forward averaged a team-best 14.7 points and was second with 7.3 rebounds per game. The deadline for players to declare early for the NBA draft was April...
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April 18, 2012
Discuss
NC State's Leslie to return next season
Basketball standout C.J. Leslie is returning to North Carolina State for his junior season, a decision that will make the Wolfpack one of the favorites in the Atlantic Coast Conference next year.
The 6-foot-8 forward averaged a team-best 14.7 points and was second with 7.3 rebounds per game. The deadline for players to declare early for the NBA Draft was April 29.
''I wanted...
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April 18, 2012
C.J. Leslie’s Return Bodes Well For N.C. State’s Expectations
It’s official.
North Carolina State forward C.J. Leslie is returning to Raleigh for his junior season.
Leslie’s formal decision went public Wednesday afternoon after the school issued this press release detailing the 6-foot-8 forward’s desire to return to school.
“After talking this over with my family, we have decided it would best for me to return for...
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April 18, 2012
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April 18, 2012
CJ Leslie returning to NC State basketball team
Basketball standout C.J. Leslie is returning to North Carolina State for his junior season.
The school issued a statement saying Leslie would discuss his decision Wednesday afternoon during a scheduled press conference.
The 6-foot-8 forward averaged a team-best 14.7 points and added 7.3 rebounds per game.
He led the Wolfpack this season to a 24-13 record and its first NCAA tournament...
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April 18, 2012
Wolfpack Smaller By Two
PAINTERNorth Carolina State's DeShawn Painter and Jaqawn Raymond are transferring.Team spokesman Dwayne Harrison said Wednesday night that the school has granted requested releases for both players.Painter is a 6-foot-9 junior who averaged about six points and four rebounds in 37 games, with 30 games as a reserve. The Norfolk, Va., native is transferring to move closer to a family...
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April 12, 2012
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April 12, 2012
Painter, Raymond to transfer from NCSU
North Carolina State's DeShawn Painter and Jaqawn Raymond plan to transfer.
Team spokesman Dwayne Harrison said Wednesday night that the school has granted requested releases for both players.
Painter is a 6-foot-9 junior who averaged about six points and four rebounds in 37 games, with 30 games as a reserve. The Norfolk, Va., native is transferring to move closer to a family...
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April 12, 2012
NC State basketball team goes nuts when they make NCAA tournament (Video)
North Carolina State was the last team to be announced by Greg Gumbel on the CBS selection show as one of the 68 teams that are playing in the 2012 NCAA Basketball tournament. When their name came up for the last slot, the players were overjoyed and couldn't help but go nuts celebrating.
March Madness is a beautiful thing.
CBS video via Yahoo! Sports. H/T The Dagger...
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March 12, 2012
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March 12, 2012
Refs show solidarity at ACC Tournament
Just who is Karl Hess? You probably better know him as the referee that threw North Carolina State alums Tom Gugliotta and Chris Corchiani out of a game.
NC State fans had a big problem with this. They basically gave the ACC offices a really hard time, as they felt that Hess stepped out-of-bounds, so to speak. The conference chose to reprimand Hess, publicly and remove him from his...
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March 08, 2012
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March 08, 2012
COAST TO COAST
Video: Player makes steal, receives alley-oop
Keep your eye on CJ Leslie for the entire play. Here's a pic of where the video begins, with Leslie circled in blue:
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February 29, 2012
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February 29, 2012
ANGRY ALUMNI
Video: Two former NC State players ejected
Oh yeah, he hasn’t played for NC State since 1992.
Googs and another NC State alum, Chris Corchiani, were ejected today by referee Karl Hess during NC State’s loss to Florida State. What did the former Wolfpack basketball players say? No one knows for sure at the moment, but it is a pretty safe bet that the magic word was involved.
H/T @willbrinson
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February 18, 2012
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February 18, 2012
Wolfpack goes wire-to-wire in win over Huskies
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Lorenzo Brown and C.J. Leslie scored 16 points each to help North Carolina State beat Northeastern 88-59 on Thursday night.
Richard Howell had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Wolfpack (8-4), who shot 52 percent from the floor and never trailed.
C.J. Williams also scored 14 points for N.C. State. The Wolfpack shot 61 percent in the second half and finished...
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December 22, 2011
The Cardiac Pack Comes Back
For nearly 30 minutes on Monday night against the Texas Longhorns, NC State played its worst game of the season. The Pack couldn't defend, rebound or shoot. Then something happened. The Wolfpack started to click offensively and defensively. Shots started falling like rain, Texas fell apart and NC State stormed back from down 18 points to take an 8 point lead, finally winning...
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November 22, 2011
Season Preview: Outlook and Expectations for NC State
When Coach Mark Gottfried arrived in Raleigh, State had a long way to go to become a competitive ACC basketball program. There seemed to be serious issues with some of the essential aspects of a college basketball program. For example, strength and conditioning, scheduling, team chemistry, work ethic, practice habits and mental toughness were all areas that needed to be addressed...
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November 10, 2011
Pride of the Pack: Elite Forward T.J. Warren Pops for NC State
After the end of the Sidney Lowe era at NC State, things appear to be on the up and up in Raleigh, NC. The addition of veteran coach Mark Gottfried to the sideline at NC State wasn’t exactly universally hailed as a move that knocked it out of the park, but the new coaching staff wisely immediately set a priority of mining their immediate backyard’s high school basketball...
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November 09, 2011
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November 09, 2011
TJ Warren Picks NC State, Bolsters Big Time Class for the Pack
Mark Gottfried and his coaching staff have worked tirelessly this off-season to bring as much talent to Raleigh as possible, and the results are remarkable. State is one of only two programs that have signed more than one top 25 recruit. (Arizona has signed three.) The addition of TJ Warren bolsters an impressive recruiting class, with highly touted guards Rodney Purvis (top 25...
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November 02, 2011
THE WOLFPACK HOT 4
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