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The Wolfpacker Podcast: NC State basketball preview

MattCarterby:Matt Carter•10/19/22•

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The start of the NC State basketball season is less than three weeks away. The Wolfpack will tip off the 2022-23 season when Austin Peay comes to PNC Arena in Raleigh for the opener on Monday, Nov. 7. That is the first of four straight home games before heading to the challenging Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas over Thanksgiving weekend.

The preseason KenPom projections were released earlier this week to add to the anticipation, and on Tuesday the projected order of finish in the conference came out, with NC State picked to finish 10th.

The Wolfpacker’s Matt Carter and Matt Coe recorded a podcast Wednesday to preview the upcoming NC State basketball season.

Among the topics discussed included:

• A look at the pecking orders within the ACC. Did the writers get it right when they projected NC State in the bottom half of the conference? What teams look to be the class of the league, and who are some teams that may surprise?

• Breaking down the NC State roster by starting with the high-upside potential of a backcourt featuring sophomore Terquavion Smith and super senior Jarkel Joiner, a transfer addition from Ole Miss. Where does senior Casey Morsell fit into the equation, and is a three-guard lineup likely in the future for NC State?

• What are the areas that Smith needs to improve to take that next step into becoming an elite ACC player and potential NBA Draft lottery selection after the year is over?

• How NC State head coach Kevin Keatts has almost seemingly flipped the switch by loading up on bodies in the frontcourt, where quantity is not an issue at the four and five positions in the lineup. But is NC State vulnerable is an injury strikes the backcourt? Is sophomore Breon Pass the only potential backup option at the guard position?

• What the potential emergence of La Salle transfer Jack Clark could mean for the lineup.

• A look at the NC State basketball schedule and some of the implications of some potentially softer opponents and what that means for conference play.

And more!

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Each week during football season, The Wolfpacker will preview the upcoming opponent for a podcast that will be released on Thursday, and then will have the postgame reflections episode Sundays following the contest. The exception will be for the Virginia Tech game that is played on Thursday, Oct. 27.

All episodes are available wherever you find your favorite podcasts, and video recordings are also uploaded onto The Wolfpacker’s YouTube channel.

Videos of NC State head coach Dave Doeren’s media availabilities Monday and Thursday will also be uploaded onto the YouTube page.

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