NC State Welcomes UNC Greensboro

When: Wednesday November 12 – 8:00 PM

Where: Lenovo Center

TV: ACC Network

Opponent: UNC Greensboro Spartans (SoCon Conference)

Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 88-65 / NC State 89-63

Wolfpack Snapshot:

• Record: 2-0
• Rankings: AP #26, KP #25, BT #33, WAB +0.16 ranked 36th
• KenPom Adj. Efficiency: Off – 117.8 ranked 22, Def – 96.9 ranked 30

Wolfpack Player Notes:

Terrance Arceneaux is nursing a sore Achilles, he only played 10 minutes in the first game and 8 in the second.  

Wolfpack Stat Leaders:

Opponent Overview:

Rankings: KP #261, BT #275

Fifth year UNCG Coach Mike Jones and Coach Wade were assistant coaches together at VCU

under Shaka Smart.

• The Spartans finished second in the SoCon last season at 20-12 / 13-5.
• This season’s team is picked to finish 5^th and returns 3 players.
• Coach Jones and staff picked up a bunch of frequent flyer miles this offseason, they have players from Denmark, France, Ireland, Lithuania, Senegal, and Spain.
• Their 9-man rotation consists of four freshmen, two returnees, and 3 transfers.

Opponent Snapshot:

• Record: 0-2

1. Kansas St (KP 56) – UNCG opened their season on the road and acquitted themselves well, leading 34-33 at the half. Then the Wildcats woke up,  shooting 11-17 (64.71%) from 3PT in the second half and outscored UNCG 60-30. Final score 64-93.
2. Elon (KP 258) – Saturday they welcomed Elon for their first home game of the season. It was a barn burner, tied at 44 at the half, Elon tied it in regulation hitting a 3PT shot with 4 seconds left. In OT, both teams hit 4 free throws, but Elon got a steal resulting in a breakaway dunk and won by 2. Neely missed a triple double by 1 assist (13 / 11/ 9). Final score 90-92.

Team Statistical Comparison (2 games)

Opponent Probable Starters (2 games)