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A bubble team if there ever was one, NC State made it into the 2026 NCAA Tournament field, no doubt sliding in as one of the last teams in the field. Whether or not it will be stated as a factor, Elliott Avent’s retirement surely had a role in the Wolfpack making it in. For […]
The Pack picked up another commit from the transfer portal, Slovenian forward Robert Jurkovic joins the front court. Robert has played 3 seasons of Euro ball in the ABA league (Wiki: ABA League First Division is the top-tier regional men’s professional league that originally feature clubs from former Yugoslavia) as well as playing on the Slovenian […]
It’s officially the end of an era for NC State baseball. Elliott Avent announced Thursday morning that he will retire following the end of the 2026 season. Now I’d really like for NC State to make the NCAA tournament. His last game being that mess of an ACC tournament game doesn’t feel right. But there’s […]
The Pack picked up another commit from the transfer portal, guard Comeh Emuobor from the University of New Hampshire. Coach Gainey is sticking to his plan to recruit North Carolina heavily, Comeh is originally from Raleigh. He will initially be expected to be bench depth. With seven guards (counting Keene as a small forward), it […]
The Pack picked up another commit from the transfer portal, rising sophomore guard Jacari Brim from App State. Stats: ’25-’26 season Highs: Background: Jacari is ranked zero stars by 247 as both a transfer and previously as a prospect. He is from Clemmons NC. He played for his dad at West Forsyth HS and broke […]
NC State’s stay at the ACC tournament came to a swift end on Tuesday as its pitching completely unraveled in the late innings and Duke ran away with a 21-12 victory. NC State actually held an 8-6 lead on Duke heading into the seventh inning, but from there made the questionable decision to begin throwing […]
The ACC announced awards for the 2026 baseball season with four NC State players earning recognition. Rett Johnson and Luke Nixon earned 2nd Team All-ACC honors while Ty Head and Sherman Johnson earned 3rd Team honors. Rett Johnson was also named to the ACC All-Freshman Team. Former Pack9 member Alex Sosa earned 2nd Team honors […]
NC State lost an icon on Sunday with the passing of long-time wrestling coach Bob Guzzo. Guzzo spent 30 years running the Wolfpack program, coaching multiple individual national champions in that time while leading the team to 13 ACC championships. He was inducted into the Wolfpack sports Hall of Fame just last month—bit of an […]
With the vast majority of conference tournaments starting this week, 57 of 64 spots in NCAA baseball Regionals are accounted for between allotted automatic qualifiers and teams with secure at-large resumes. So it’s down to the final seven spots, with the understanding that any conference tournament champions from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, CUSA, […]
NC State managed to avert a sweep at the hands of UNC on Saturday afternoon, and, perhaps, did just enough to get into the NCAA tournament. It was as close to a must-win regular season game as those can be in college baseball for State, which has been on the NCAA tournament bubble for weeks. […]
This morning the ACC finalized its Friday night schedule for the 2026 season, and NC State will play two Friday games this fall, including its home-opener against Richmond. When the league released the schedule back in January, this part of it wasn’t set. NC State had three games listed as “FRIDAY OR SATURDAY” on the […]
Who’s the Pack playing? Opponent: North Carolina Mascot: Filthy Feet | School Location: Bellichickville, NC | Conference: ACC 2026 Record: 41-9-1 (20-7, 2nd) | 2026 RPI Rank: 5 2025 Record: 46-15 (18-11 3rd) | 2025 RPI Rank: 9 2024 Record: 48-16 (22-8, 1st Coastal) | 2024 RPI Rank: 4 When? Where? How do I watch? Location: Doak Field at Dail […]
We’re down to the final week of the 2026 college baseball regular season. There are 35 teams that have locked up an NCAA Regional bid pretty much regardless of what happens down during the final week of the regular season and their respective conference tournaments. Those 35 teams represent 7 conferences (plus independent Oregon State), […]
With the expansion of the NCAA basketball tournament just done, attention turns to college football, where postseason expansion has seemingly been an inevitability since the College Football Playoff enlarged to 12 teams. It’ll be a 12-team field in 2026, but expansion is imminent—whether that’s to 16 teams or 24 teams is the only sticking point. […]
Things are starting to get busier in Raleigh. The first summer session starts next week, so many of the players should be on campus to begin the summer skills and conditioning programs. We know Kyle Evans will not be there for another month while he finishes school at UC-Irvine. Coach Gainey probably completes his staff […]
NC State defeated Texas, 4-2, on Friday night to advance to the Elite Eight. This is the Pack’s first Elite Eight appearance since 2023. NC State entered the tournament as the No. 8 national seed, and Texas was No. 9. With the win, NC State heads to the next round to face top-seeded Georgia in […]
NC State’s softball season came to an unpleasant end in the ACC tournament earlier this week—the Wolfpack gave up a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh to lose in walk-off fashion to Louisville. Thus concluded a 27-26 (7-16) campaign, and the third year for head coach Lindsay Leftwich. It’s been 11 years […]
Who’s the Pack playing? Opponent: Stanford Mascot: Nightmare Fuel Tree | School Location: Lelandville, CA | Conference: ACC 2026 Record: 23-22 (10-14, T-10th) | 2026 RPI Rank: 116 2025 Record: 27-25 (11-19 13th) | 2025 RPI Rank: 52 2024 Record: 22-33 (11-19, 8th Pac-12) | 2024 RPI Rank: 157 When? Where? How do I watch? Location: Klein Field at Sunken […]
Surprising no one, the NCAA decided that an increase in revenue was a good thing and added 8 teams to the tournament for both the men and women beginning in 2027. Estimates are that the additional teams will generate $300 million in revenue over the remaining six years of the broadcast contract. $131 million of […]
Portal season has been pretty quiet on the women’s side, but no doubt that ex-Colorado guard Desiree Wooten was a critical recent addition to Wes Moore. Not only does Wooten give NC State a second reliable scorer in the backcourt, she’ll also help replace some of the three-point production that Zam Jones took with her. […]
“We’re going to be active, we’re going to be aggressive, and we’re going to be very competitive in the transfer portal. “ Coach Gainey Transfer Rankings: Using the 247sports transfer rankings as of Cinco de Mayo, we see NC State ranked 27th. That just considers the six transfers and excludes Whitty, McNeil, and Wilkins. That […]
In a must-win series with NCAA Regional at-large hopes in jeopardy, NC State came through with a huge home series win over Miami, capturing the final two games over the Hurricanes. Entering Friday’s action with an RPI ranking in the low-50’s, the Wolfpack moved up 15 spots in the rankings and entered more firm territory. […]
The only offseason story in Wolfpack basketball nearly as big as hiring Coach Gainey has been the question of, will Paul McNeil return to play for his third coach in three seasons? Recently we have been hearing there has been increased pressure for him to make his decision, which will help Coach Gainey and staff […]
Who’s the Pack playing? Opponent: Miami Mascot: Embraced Fear | School Location: Dextertown, FL | Conference: ACC 2026 Record: 32-12 (12-9, T-4th) | 2026 RPI Rank: 29 2025 Record: 35-27 (15-14, 9th) | 2025 RPI Rank: 34 2024 Record: 27-30 (11-19, 6th Coastal) | 2024 RPI Rank: 81 When? Where? How do I watch? Location: Doak Field at Dail Park […]
It’s the end of April and several weeks since the transfer portal has closed, which means that the basketball roster … (adjusting binoculars) … looks like it has at least five guys on there. These last two years have been a weird experience to say the least—the coaching changes, sure, but basically just having an […]