The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 ■ 29 2021-22 MEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW 2021-22 NC State Men's Basketball Schedule Date Opponent (TV) Time (ET) Nov. 9 Bucknell (ACCNX) 8 p.m. Nov. 13 Colgate (ACCNX) 2 p.m. Nov. 16 vs. Central Connecticut* (Flo) 8 p.m. Nov. 17 vs. Oklahoma State* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. Nov. 21 Texas Southern (RSN) 6 p.m. Nov. 27 Louisiana Tech (ACCNX) 2 p.m. Dec. 1 Nebraska^ (TBA) TBA Dec. 4 Louisville (ESPN2) 2 p.m. Dec. 9 Bethune-Cookman+ (RSN) 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12 vs. Purdue# (BTN) 2 p.m. Dec. 17 vs. Richmond% (ACCN) 6:30 p.m. Dec. 21 Wright State (ACCNX) 7 p.m. Dec. 29 at Miami (ESPNU) 9 p.m. Jan. 1 Florida State (ACCN) 4 p.m. Jan. 4 at Virginia Tech (ACCN) 7 p.m. Jan. 8 Clemson (RSN) 12 p.m. Jan. 12 at Louisville (ACCN) 9 p.m. Jan. 15 at Duke (ESPN2/U) TBA Jan. 19 Virginia Tech (ACCN) 7 p.m. Jan. 22 Virginia (ACCN) 4 p.m. Jan. 26 at Notre Dame (RSN) TBA Jan. 29 at North Carolina (ACCN) 2 p.m. Feb. 2 Syracuse (ESPN2/U) 9 p.m. Feb. 5 Notre Dame (ACCN) 3 p.m. Feb. 9 Wake Forest (ACCN) 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at Pittsburgh (ACCN) 3 p.m. Feb. 15 at Georgia Tech (ACCN) 8 p.m. Feb. 23 Boston College (RSN) 7 p.m. Feb. 26 North Carolina (ESPN/2) 2 or 4 p.m. March 2 at Wake Forest (RSN) 9 p.m. March 5 at Florida State (ESPN/2) 12 or 2 p.m. March 8-12 ACC Tournament$ (ACCN/ESPN) TBD * Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase at Uncasville, Conn.; ^ Big Ten/ACC Challenge; + at Reynolds Coliseum; # Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational at Brooklyn, N.Y.; % Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout at Charlotte; $ at Brooklyn. N.Y.; ACCN — ACC Network; ACCNX — ACC Network Extra; CBSSN — CBS Sports Network; ESPN2/U — ESPN2 or ESPNU; ESPN/2 — ESPN or ESPN2; Flo — FloSports; RSN — Regional Sports Network; BTN — Big Ten Network Returning Leaders Points Per Game: Senior forward Jericole Hel- lems (12.9) Total Points: Hellems (323) Rebounds: Redshirt junior forward Manny Bates (141, 5.9 per game) Assists: Sophomore guard Cam Hayes (72, 3.1 per game) Blocks: Bates (64, 2.7 per game) Steals: Hayes (29, 1.3 per game) Three-pointers made: Hellems (31, 1.2 per game) FG percentage: Bates (64.1, 100 of 156) FT percentage: Fifth-year senior guard Thomas Allen (78.9, 15 of 19) Minutes: Hellems (785:04, 31.4 per game) Redshirt junior forward Manny Bates led the ACC and finished 11th nationally with an average of 2.7 blocks per game last season. PHOTO COURTESY NC STATE ATHLETICS