Farnold Degand

Pack Pounds Blue Devils 88-74

NC State delivered 40 full minutes of basketball feeding off the energy of the rowdy RBC crowd and an elevated defensive intensity that included a rare full court press to keep seventh-ranked Duke at arms length and finish with a resounding 88-74 upset. While much praise will deservedly be directed on Tracy Smith’s and Dennis […]

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The ‘Degand Difference’ – State wins on road vs Big East’s Marquette

NC State 77 Marquette 73 NC State avenged last year’s painful last-second loss to Marquette with a resouding second half performance to advance to a surprising 6-1 record this year. State’s win ended Marquette’s 24 consecutive home win streak vs non-conference opponents. With no disrespect to the performance delivered by Tracy Smith, Javi Gonzalez, Dennis […]

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Degand Emerging

The key to this season for NC State was getting effective play from the PG position. Overall, Farnold Degand, Javier Gonzalez, and Julius Mays have not performed at the level NC State needed to make the NCAA tournament. However, an NIT bid would be a solid step for Sidney Lowe’s third team considering the change […]

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