Despite the fact the Wolfpack Women deserve special note for their win over #20 Syracuse and their eight game winning streak along with their 14-1 start, I’m still depressed from Saturday and not much in the mood to go big on an entry this morning. So, if you want to get connected on all of […]
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David Thompson’s legacy resonates today
I know that this article was covered in our Friday Farrago, but this one really needs its own entry. (By the way, I hope that you take advantage of the great work that 1.21 Jigawatts provides you every morning with our morning webruns. I find huge value in the centralized experience of a single place […]
David Thompson Gives Team Postgame Talk
This article is just great to read! (Additionally, you will enjoy this related piece regarding DT.) Lowe, who starred on State’s 1983 NCAA champs, invited Thompson into the locker room after the game for a few words. “The other night, I talked to the guys about the tradition of our school,” Lowe said. “After the […]
Survived. Advancing… NC State 74 – Xavier 59
T.J. Warren may start slow, but over the course of forty minutes, no one has been able to stop him completely. Not Pitt, not Syracuse, not Duke, and in Dayton, not Xavier. Last night in the NCAA First Four, Warren missed his first two shots as the Wolfpack opened up its tournament against Xavier in […]
TJ Warren ACC Player of the Year
WRAL: Media voters selected North Carolina State University sophomore forward T.J. Warren as the ACC’s Player of the Year, the league announced Tuesday. Warren, a Durham native, averaged 24.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game for the Wolfpack, who finished the 2013-14 regular season 9-9 in league play and 19-12 overall. He was named player […]
It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times
Recently the author group here at SFN were having a discussion that veered off into who had the worst sports experience during their time as a student at NC State. Reminded me of the comparing scars scene in Jaws. Several of the SFN brain trust made valid points as to why they had it the […]
Gameday Headlines (#5 Wolfpack vs #1 Canes — ACC Tournament Semifinals Edition)
NC STATE BASKETBALL Bret Strelow (FayObserver.com) One-handed, behind-the-back assist nothing special to Tyler Lewis “I’ve been doing it all my life,” he said. “It’s nothing really hard for me. It just comes natural.” Joe Giglio (N&O) NC State beats Virginia 75-56 in ACC tourney, faces Miami next Scott Wood’s third 3-pointer, in a 84-second span […]
Grantland: “Turned State”
Dave Tompkins, Grantland: Prior to the Pack turning a 30-foot airball into the most memorable on-court bear-hug hunt of all time and sports, I only knew State through David Thompson. The first player to be certified as “Skywalker,” Thompson acquired a nice Embers song in his name while helping the Wolfpack to a title in […]
Friday Farrago
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) N.C. State working against UNC, history Mark Gottfried provided the current N.C. State players with a history lesson Thursday. Gottfried informed his team, with a message on the white dry-erase board at the team’s practice facility, that the Wolfpack hasn’t swept North Carolina since the 2002-03 season. The Wolfpack […]
Behind the scenes of College Gameday
Hopefully you got to see both hours of ESPN’s College Gameday today. If not, you missed quite an homage to the history of NC State basketball. While ESPN made quite a few of factual errors that were disappointing — like David Thompson being one of the greatest dunkers in college basketball history (at a time […]