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For Insider's "Freshman Impact" series, Seth Greenberg and Paul Biancardi examine how NC State's incoming freshmen and returning veterans will fit together in 2013-14.

Story | Conversation | May 09, 2013

2012 record: 7-6 2012 conference record: 4-4 ACC (third in Atlantic Division) Returning starters: offense: 5; defense: 5; kicker/punter: 2 Top returners: WR Quintin Payton, OT Rob Crisp, OT Tyson Chandler, DE Darryl Cato-Bishop, CB Dontae Joh...

North Carolina State freshman Rodney Purvis says he's heading to Connecticut.

1. Expect Michigan's Trey Burke to sweep through all the player of the year awards. If not, I will be shocked. After winning the AP player of the year award on Thursday, Burke added the Oscar Robertson trophy Friday morning. A few weeks ago it looked...

North Carolina State's C.J. Leslie says he's skipping his final season and entering the NBA draft.

1. Minnesota coveted VCU's Shaka Smart, but his former boss, current Golden Gophers athletic director Norwood Teague, couldn't convince Smart to come to the Twin Cities (he should know Smart is loyal to VCU) for the head-coaching job from which Tubby...

DAYTON, Ohio -- NC State was never the sixth-best team in the country. We should probably get that out of the way. NC State's now-infamous preseason ranking was less the product of the team's quality and more of the hype that accompanies tournamen...

NC State was an ACC favorite entering the season, but its loss to Temple in the NCAA tournament was one big disappointment.

The NC State Wolfpack: Who they lose, which recruits they'll add and what it means for next season.

Story | Conversation | March 22, 2013

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Miami guard Durand Scott's coaches had been reminding him to hold his follow-through after shots. "On the ones I missed, I hadn't been," he explained. So you couldn't blame the senior for holding the pose an extra moment (o...

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Miami Hurricanes have secured a bunch of "firsts" this season: first defeat of a No. 1 team, first No. 2 national ranking (their highest ever), first ACC regular-season title. Now they'll try to add another to the list: fir...

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- NC State's upperclassmen well remember the intestine-churning anxiety of entering the ACC tournament on the NCAA bubble, of knowing that each win or loss would impact their chances of making the field of 68. Thus, they understo...

NC State has the talent needed to make a deep run, but will the Wolfpack's inconsistent play lead to a Round of 64 exit? ESPN Insider has the answer, along with advanced metrics, scouting intel and best- and worst-case tourney scenarios for all 68 teams.

Story | Conversation | March 13, 2013

So what was more surprising on Thursday night: Michael Snaer's fourth game winner this season (and sixth over the past two seasons), or another loss by Virginia, which continues to play slip-and-slide with the NCAA tournament bubble? With one more we...

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski often has said he doesn't believe in revenge games. But after losing at Miami by 27 points in January, and getting beaten at Virginia on Thursday night, is there much doubt there will be some extra, er, motivation for the B...

With roughly two weeks left in the regular season, the race is on for a top-four seed (and first-day bye) in the ACC tournament. In the meantime, here are this week's rankings based on myriad factors, including how teams have performed lately and the...