Chapel Hill, NC – For the first time since 1979, the North Carolina Tar Heels will play NC State in a non-conference men’s basketball game in the regular season when the teams meet Dec. 15, 2026, in the Tobacco Road…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Raleigh, NC – Justin Gainey has spent his first summer as NC State’s head men’s basketball coach asking players to accept an apparent contradiction: He wants them pushed relentlessly, held accountable publicly and privately, challenged…
Raleigh, NC – NC State men’s basketball head coach Justin Gainey announced the first five hires to his men’s basketball staff on Friday. The Pack has added Alvin Brooks III, Riley Collins, Matthew Driscoll and Anthony Goins as assistant coaches…
By Donna King Raleigh, NC – This past week has been a rollercoaster for Wolfpack fans, as men’s basketball coach Will Wade suddenly resigned to take a job at LSU. It’s not that we aren’t used to it. Being a…
Raleigh, NC – NC State’s McMurray Family Director of Athletics Boo Corrigan has announced that former NC State captain Justin Gainey will return to Raleigh as the new head coach of the NC State men’s basketball program. Gainey, who has signed a…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe The Death of the Handshake In the hyper-accelerated, transaction-heavy machinery of modern athletics, we are told to expect the unexpected. But even for a cynical veteran of the beat, the Will Wade saga feels like…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Raleigh, NC – In the pressure cooker of Tobacco Road, where basketball isn’t just a sport but a secular religion scrutinized with professional-grade intensity, loyalty is usually the first casualty of ambition. But even by…
Charlotte, NC – Eight Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball teams earned bids to the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, as Clemson, Duke, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, SMU and Virginia were selected to the 68-team event. It marks the…
Charlotte, NC – The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced the seedings and full bracket for the 2026 ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament, which will be played Tuesday through Saturday, March 10-14, at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 73rd edition…
Duluth, GA – The No. 4-seeded NC State women’s basketball team will face No. 5 seeded Notre Dame in the 2026 ACC Tournament Quarterfinals on Friday, March 6 at 1:30 p.m. or 27 minutes after the first quarterfinals game. The…