2024 Tournament PreviewNorth Carolina State wasn't even a bubble team after closing the regular season on a four-game losing streak, but the Wolfpack came alive in the ACC tournament to clinch the automatic bid, knocking off both Duke and North Carolina in the process. Coach Kevin Keatts has put together a balanced squad with four double-digit scorers, led by senior guard DJ Horne (16.9 ppg), who shoots 41.3 percent from 3-point range. The 6-9, 275, DJ Burns (12.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg) is a big body in the paint, while point guard Michael O'Connell (5.7 ppg, 3.0 apg), a Stanford transfer, leads a backcourt rotation that has the ninth-lowest turnover rate in the nation, per KenPom. NC State leaves defense behind at times, barely cracking the top 100 in KenPom's efficiency rating -- largely due to allowing 34.8 percent shooting from deep (247th). In the end, after just one Quad 1 win entering the conference tourney, NC State is probably just happy to be dancing.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency N/A N/A
Pace 68.0 (177)
Effective FG% 50.72 (170) 49.48 (114)
Turnover % 12.16 (14) 15.45 (130)
Off Reb % 28.14 (201) 29.12 (183)
FTA/FGA 31.98 (195) 31.56 (140)
3P% 34.46 (151) 33.52 (151)
2P% 50.24 (176) 49.01 (112)
FT% 73.30 (115) 73.55 (275)
3PA/FGA 33.31 (277) 36.79 (164)
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Rankings
Coaches Poll: #33 NET: #63 RPI: #69
Record
Overall: (26-15) Conference: (9-11) Quad 1: (6-9) Quad 2: (6-5) Quad 3: (5-1) Quad 4: (8-0)
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