Pack Hosts Coppin State Tuesday in Annual Heritage Game

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RALEIGH – The NC State men's basketball team hosts its annual Heritage Game on Tuesday evening as it welcomes Coppin State to James T. Valvano Arena at Williams Neal Reynolds Coliseum.

The game will be televised in North Carolina on Bally Sports South. A complete list of affiliates showing the game can be found here.

NC State fans can also listen to Gary Hahn and Tony Haynes call all the action on the Wolfpack Sports Network.

Pack Tracks
- NC State dropped its ACC-opener Friday night, falling to Pitt, 68-60, at PNC Arena. Cold-shooting doomed the Pack as they shot a season-low 35 percent and scored a season-low 60 points against the Panthers. NC State ranks fifth in the NCAA in fast break points per game at 20.5 an outing, but had just 12 against Pitt.
- The Pack has been a balanced offensive team this season and entered the Pitt game having had five players score in double figures in each of its last two games, but on Friday night only Terquavion Smith (15) and DJ Burns (13) reached double figures for NC State.
- Sophomore guard Terquavion Smith is the only NC State player to score in double figures in every game this season, and he has also led the team in assists in eight consecutive games. Smith ranks second in the ACC in assists per game with a 5.2 average. In nine games this season, Smith has passed out 47 assists. In 32 games as a freshman last season, Smith had 67 assists.
- Graduate guard Jarkel Joiner was named ACC Player of the Week on Monday, Nov. 28 after a fantastic three games in the Bahamas. He led NC State in scoring in both of the Pack's wins, including a season-high 27 points in the win over Dayton. He scored 20 of his game-high 27 points in the second half. Overall, in three games at Battle 4 Atlantis, Joiner averaged 19.7 points per game, and he was especially lethal in the second half of the three games, scoring 41 (13.7) of his 59 points in the tournament in the final period.

Tuesday Storylines
- Tuesday is the Pack's annual Heritage Game where it returns to Reynolds Coliseum, its home from 1949-1999. The Pack is 23-2 since the 1999-2000 season when playing at Reynolds Coliseum.
- The Pack will wear special Adidas 1983 throwback uniforms on Tuesday. NC State is honoring the 40th Anniversary of the 1983 National Championship team throughout the 2022-23 season. NC State will wear the throwback uniforms Tuesday and again on Wednesday, Feb. 22 when the Pack hosts Wake Forest at PNC Arena. The game in February will serve as a reunion for the members of the 1983 championship team. The Feb. 22 date was chosen by members of the 1983 team as it allowed the most former players to be able to attend.
- NC State has a 41-2 record against non-conference opponents in regular season home games under head coach Kevin Keatts.
- NC State has outrebounded its opponent in eight of nine games this season (NC State only outrebounded its opponent in 10 of 32 games last season). Kansas is the only team to outrebound the Pack and they only outrebounded NC State by one. The Pack ranks second in the ACC in rebounding margin at +5.9.
- The Pack leads the ACC and ranks 24th in NCAA DI with an average of 9.8 steals per game. NC State has been even more of a pest defensively in home games. In four home games against non-conference opponents this season, NC State is averaging 11.3 steals per game.
- Dusan Mahorcic bringing toughness. The Belgrade, Serbia native has been a welcome addition to the Pack's lineup. He is the most efficient scorer on the team, shooting 66 percent from the field, and also ranks second on the team in rebounding at 6.8 per game. He leads the team in offensive rebounding - and ranks seventh in the ACC - with an average of 2.7 per game. Over the last four games, Mahorcic is shooting 72% (18-of-25) from the field and is averaging 10.8 points per game.
- Greg Gantt carving out a role. NC State redshirt junior Greg Gantt has played 23 minutes in the last two games after only making one appearance in the first seven games of the season for the Pack. Gantt transferred to NC State in the summer of 2021, but missed the entire 2021-22 because of multiple injuries. The Fayetteville, N.C., native is still working himself back into shape after missing so much time over the last 18 months, but played 14 minutes and had three points, four rebounds and a steal in 14 minutes against Pitt.
- Casey Morsell - shooting star: NC State senior guard Casey Morsell has a reputation as the Pack's top defensive player, and while the Ft. Washington, Md., native does shine on the defensive end, he has put a lot of work in on his jumper. After hitting only 25 three-pointers and shooting 20.3% from behind the arc in two seasons at Virginia, Morsell has been a weapon for NC State offensively. Morsell hit 35 three-pointers last season, shooting 35% from long-range and this season leads the ACC in three-pointers made per game (2.89) and three-point field goal percentage (52.0%). Morsell started the season 2-of-8 from three-point range in the first two games. In the last seven games, he's 24-of-42 (57.1%) on three-pointers. In 53 career games at UVA, he only had three games with multiple three-pointers made. Has now played in 39 games in an NC State uniform and has made multiple three-pointers in 19 of 39 games with the Pack.

NC State - Coppin State Series
- NC State leads the all-time series with Coppin State, 2-0.
- The Pack and Eagles last met on Nov. 30, 2002 with NC State coming away from a 58-37 win.
- NC State is 21-1 all-time against current members of the MEAC.

Pack Hosts Coppin State Tuesday in Annual Heritage Game

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Players Mentioned

Greg Gantt

Jarkel Joiner

Dusan Mahorcic

Casey Morsell

Terquavion Smith