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 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…
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…
Raleigh, NC – In the press conference following Duke’s decisive 93-64 victory over NC State, head coach Jon Scheyer, alongside star players Cam Boozer and Dame Sarr, expressed pride in their team’s journey, resilience, and the significance of clinching the…
Charlottesville, VA – The 11th-ranked Virginia men’s basketball team (25-3, 13-2 ACC) shot 70 percent in the second half to beat NC State (19-9, 10-5 ACC), 90-61, Tuesday night inside John Paul Jones Arena. NC State matched its season-low scoring…
Raleigh, NC – The collegiate basketball landscape of the Atlantic Coast Conference underwent a seismic, transformative shift on the evening of February 17, 2026. Inside a capacity-filled, raucous Lenovo Center, the NC State Wolfpack did more than simply defeat the…