basketball

Mar 29, 2024

Why Not Us

Hallie Walker | Staff Photographer An ACC Tournament celebration reel plays at the Selection Sunday watch party in Sports & Social on Sunday, March 17, 2024. NC State landed the No. 11 seed in the South Region in the NCAA Tournament. Up until March 12, NC State Men’s Basketball had a less than ideal season.…

Mar 26, 2024

NC State Women’s Basketball 50th Anniversary

Image from Creative Commons The 2023-2024 season marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of the NC State Women’s Basketball program. Let’s take a walk down memory lane and look back at the women’s basketball program over the past 50 years. In the early years of the university, sports on campus reflected the cultural norms…

Feb 8, 2024

Black Excellence in NC State Athletics

Hallie Walker/ Staff Photographer David Thompson, NC State forward from 1972-75, smiles during the statue unveiling event outside of Reynolds Coliseum Dec. 6. Thompson is the first student athlete to have a statue on campus. Thompson is a three time ACC Player of the Year and was the Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA Championship game…

Mar 3, 2022

An Inside Scoop On Kai Crutchfield

The Nubian Message had the opportunity to catch up with Graduate Student, Guard Kai Crutchfield from the NC State Women’s Basketball Team.  Crutchfield has been a part of one of the most successful classes in NC State basketball history. Just how successful? Since Crutchfield’s arrival, the team has made it to the NCAA Tournament Sweet…

Feb 17, 2022

Pack Still On Top With 3 ACC Games Left

North Carolina State women’s basketball team remains the leader in the ACC with 3 games left until conference tournament play. The Wolfpack leads the ACC conference with 14 wins and 1 loss over 2nd place Louisville Cardinals, who have 13 wins and 1 loss. The Wolfpack holds the advantage in a potential tiebreaker if the…

Feb 17, 2020

Love Letter to Kobe

Love letter to Kobe

Oct 30, 2019

Should Student-Athletes Profit On Their Likeness?

The discussion of student-athletes being able to make earnings is a topic that will forever be present until…it’s allowed.

Jan 17, 2019

Kevin Keatts and the Black Coaching Drought

On a Sunday in March 2017, there he stood. Giving his introductory speech to his new Wolfpack faithfuls, Kevin Keatts proclaimed his now famous statement, “Kevin Keatts is a winner.” Among that though were some less talked about—but arguably, just as important—points. Within his speech, Keatts talked about his goal of reforming the culture of NC State basketball. He spoke about wanting to adopt a hard-working culture for our program and brushed on the importance of gearing up his players for living successful lives after their time in college.