* Since Everett Case began coaching NC State in 1946, NC State has swept the entire season series from Wake Forest on 17 occassions. Herb Sendek has swept Wake Forest once. * Since Everett Case began coaching NC State in 1946, NC State has swept the regular season series from Wake Forest on 20 occassions. […]
Stat of the Day
When 0.500 Isn’t Good Enough
Well the title might be a little more wide open than I originally planned, but let’s keep this on target. A subject that frequently comes up this time of year is what type of conference record is necessary to get an at-large bid to the NCAAT. Here is a little blurb from the Hoo’ville paper […]
Over Time Games
In case anyone would be interested in seeing just the OT games over Sendek’s tenure, here is the list. If you see a mistake, please let us know in the comments. State’s Overtime Games Season Date Score Opponent Result Total 2/16/1997 60-59 Wake Forest OT-W 1-0 1/31/1998 82-80 Clemson OT-W 1-0 […]
Games Decided by One Possesion
State’s Overtime Games and Games decided by 3 Points or Less Season Date Score Opponent Result Total 11/25/1996 44-41 Penn State W 2-3 1/15/1997 56-59 North Carolina L 1/25/1997 52-53 Georgia Tech L 2/12/1997 44-45 North Carolina L 2/16/1997 60-59 Wake Forest OT-W 11/11/1997 47-45 Georgia W 5-3 11/12/1997 36-38 Princeton […]
Friday Reality Check
Of course the HSSS crowd is still out in decent force on the Pack Pride Message Boards. I’ve been able to deduce that the new mantra is very similar to the old mantra — tout the overall “success” that this basketball season seems to be producing by looking at State’s overall record and damn everything […]
Stat: 177 to 129
Since NC State outscored Carolina 11 to 0 to open the first game of this years’ series in Chapel Hill, Carolina’s “down” team (according to Lee Fowler) has outscored Herb Sendek’s best Wolfpack squad in a decade by 177-129. Over the last 2 seasons, Roy Williams’ 2nd & 3rd installments of Carolina Basketball have defeated […]
Stat: Spread Variance
NC State entered this year’s basketball game against Seton Hall IN RALEIGH ranked higher than the unranked Pirates and favored by 18 points. The Wolfpack became the first ranked opponent to lose to Seton Hall since the end of 2003-2004 season. NC State lost the home game by 18 points, meaning the Pack missed expectations […]
One Possession Games (3 Pts or less)
Herb Sendek Era (1996-2006) * 20-32 overall * 4-17 in last 21 games * Lost 15 of 20 games with Julius Hodge’s recruiting class * 6-17 in the last four and half “great” seasons 11/25/96: 44-41 Penn State (W) 1/15/97: 56-59 North Carolina (L) 1/25/97: 52-53 Georgia Tech (L) 2/12/97: 44-45 North Carolina (L) 2/16/97: […]
RPI and NCAA Seeds
Recently I have noticed a tendency to predict State’s seed in the NCAA tournament based on projections for a second-place finish in the ACC. While finishing second in the conference is certainly within reach, most of the projected seeds seemed too high to me. Given the decline in the ACC this year and the impact […]
RPI Update – 5
State stopped the RPI slide yesterday with a big road victory at Clemson. Since the RPI now gives more credit for a road victory, all road victories (especially conference ones) qualify as “big”. However, State’s graph shows that it is easier to move down than it is to move up once you are competing for […]
