10th Seed NC State, 15th Seed Louisville Are Tipping Off 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Today As They Oppose Each Other In First Round In Washington D.C.
10th seed NC State, 15th seed Louisville are tipping off 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament today as they oppose each other in first round in Washington D.C.
Where?
On the hardwood!
NC State, Louisville opposed each other once during the 2023-2024 regular season when they opposed each other on Saturday January 13, 2024 in Louisville Kentucky when DJ Horne scored 27 points as NC State topped Louisville 89-83. As DJ Horne scored 27 points as NC State topped Louisville Saturday in Louisville Kentucky was 9-14 on field goals, 6-9 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 assists. Though, DJ Horne wasn’t the only one to score for NC State as DJ Burns Jr. was 6-10 on field goals to go along, 5 assists, 13 points. Dennis Parker Jr. was 2-3 on field goals, 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds , 1 steal, 1 block 8 points. Michael O’Connell was 4-7 on field goals, 3-3 on 3 pointers to go along 6 assists, 2 steals , 1 block, 11 points. Jayden Taylor was 1-3 on field goals to go along 2 rebounds, 4 points. Casey Morsell was 5-10 on field goals, 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 13 points . Mohamed Diarra was 3-6 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 11 rebounds, 7 points. Ben Middlebrooks was 2-3 on field goals to go along , 6 points.
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Following DJ Horne scoring 27 points as NC State topped Louisville 89-83 Saturday in Louisville Kentucky NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say about DJ Horne who was 9-14 on field goals, 6-9 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 assists about how his team remained composed!
“He never flinched,”“I talked to our (players) before the game that this was going to be a tough game. Louisville was coming off a really good win and I knew that obviously once you get a taste for winning you want more. And we were coming off a loss. “Who could get focused? Who could have the most energy?
According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article284077998.html
Where Louisville lost 89-83 to NC State though Brandon Huntley Hatfield was 6-12 on field goals to go along with 10 rebounds , 1 assists, 13 points Mike James was 6-12 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 1 assists , 20 points . Sean Clark was 3-10 on field goals, 2-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 10 points. Ty-Laur Johnson was 4-9 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 5 assists, 14 points. Caleb Williams was 5-7 on field goals, 4-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 15 points.
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Following Louisville’s 89-83 loss to NC State Louisville Head Coach Kenny Payne had this to say!
We played a team that, I knew it was going to be hard to win the game,""They're a good team, play hard, very good in press defense, got after us – 12-0 run to start the game. After that point when we settled down and we were the aggressors, I felt like. … Look we shot 47% from the field, 53% from 3, 76% from the free-throw line, we forced them into 15 turnovers. Why did we lose? You have to defend. If you don't defend, you're not wining – it's that simple."
Following Louisville’s 89-83 loss to NC State Louisville guard Curtis Williams who was 5-7 on field goals , 4-6 on 3 pointers to go along 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 15 points had this to say!
When (Payne) called that timeout early, he just told us that we got all the jitterbugs out, so now we're ready to go out there and play,"Once we went back out there, things started flowing for us. Getting in the lane, getting what we wanted, that's mostly it."
According to Zach Greenwell article https://gocards.com/news/2024/1/13/mens-basketball-louisvilles-comeback-efforts-fall-short-in-89-83-loss-to-nc-state
NC State comes into the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in Washington DC with a record of 17-14 because they closed out the 2023-2024 regular season on Saturday March 9, 2024 with 81-73 loss to Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania As NC State lost to Pittsburgh 81-73 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania DJ Burns Jr. was 4-11 on field goals to go along with 4 rebounds, 4 assists , 9 points. Michael O’Connell was 3-7 on field goals , 1-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 3 assists , 7 points. Jayden Taylor was 9-15 on field goals, 5-10 on 3 pointers to go along 7 rebounds , 3 assists, 2 steals , 28 points. DJ Horne was 1-3 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 3 points. Casey Morsell was 3-9 on field goals, 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds , 1 assists, 8 points Mohamed Diarra was 1-2 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 9 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 points. Ben Middlebrooks was 3-4 on field goals to go along 5 rebounds, 8 points. Breon Pass was 2-4 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along 1 rebound, 1 block, 5 points.
Following NC State swept by Pittsburgh in regular season NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say about Jayden Taylor who was 9-15 on field goals, 5-10 on 3 pointers to go along 7 rebounds , 3 assists, 2 steals , 28 points how he performed offensively!
And we needed it,”“I thought he made shots, he did a good job. With Horne out we needed somebody else to step up. He played really big down the stretch for us.”
According to Chip Alexander News & Observer articlettps://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article286484875.html
Louisville comes into the first round of Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament with record of 8-23 because they lost to Boston College on 67-61 Saturday March 9, 2024 to closeout the regular season in Louisville Kentucky.
As Louisville lost to Boston 67-61 to closeout the regular season in Louisville Kentucky Brandon Huntley -Hatfield was 5-9 on field goals, 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 9 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 steals, 14 points. Mike James was 0-7 on field goals, 0-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 3 assists, , 2 points. Zan Payne was 1-2 on field goals, 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds , 1 steal, 4 points. Sean Clark was 4-10 on field goals, 0-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 5 assists , 2 steals, 11 points. Aidan McCool was 2-2 on free throws to go along with 2 points. Danilo Jovanovich was 1-1 on field goals to go along with 2 rebounds , 4 points. Kaleb Glenn was 2-8 on field goals to go along with 5 rebounds , 9 points. Tre White was 1-4 on field goals, 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 3 points. Ty-Laur Johnson was 2-6 on field goals, 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 3 steals , 9 points. Curtis Williams was 1-4 on field goals, 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 3 points.
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Following Louisville’s 67-61 loss to Boston College to closeout the 2023-2024 regular season Louisville Head Coach Kenny Payne had this to say!
I am disappointed in the fact that we had Senior Night and came out and played the way we played – lethargic and uninterested
"I am very disappointed in that. … We have to play with a different fire. We have to play with a different purpose. I don't think we did that. At the end of that, to only lose the game by six, what could we have done better individually or collectively to make sure we walk out of here with a win for our teammates?"
According to Zach Greenwell article https://gocards.com/news/2024/3/9/mens-basketball-cards-fall-on-senior-night-will-play-nc-state-in-acc-tourney-opener
Tip off is set for 4:30pm from Capital One Arena that isn’t only home to Washington Wizards of NBA though Washington Capitals of NHL as well.
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network with Wes Durham, Cory Alexander, Jim Boeheim commentating!
Cory Alexander was a point guard for Virginia from 1991 -1995 where he played in 85 games averaged 15.1 points , 3.5 rebounds , 4.7 assists per game where he was 1992-1993 All-ACC 1993 All ACC Tourney before being drafted by San Antonio Spurs in the 1st round of 1995 NBA Draft as the 29th overall, pick, selection!As a player for Syracuse in 1963-1964 1964-1965 1965-1966 seasons Jim Boeheim who was a guard for Syracuse played in 76 games averaging 9.8 points, 2.3 rebounds per game.
Jim Boeheim returned to his Alma Mater Syracuse where he would be Head Coach for 47 seasons before announcing his retirement on March 8, 2023 following Syracuse 77-74 loss to Wake Forest on a buzzer beating 3 pointer at ACC Tournament. Following announcing his retirement as Syracuse Head Coach Jim Boeheim had this to say!
As I've said from day one when I started working here, the university hired me, and it's their choice what they want to do," Boeheim said. "I always have the choice of retirement, but it's their decision as to whether I coach or not. It always has been.
"... I've just been lucky to be able to coach this long."
Added Boeheim later: "I gave my retirement speech last week, and nobody picked up on it."
As the Head Coach of Syracuse he coached 1557 games where he compiled 1116 wins 441 losses where his teams were crowned Conference Champion 10 times during the regular season 5 times during the postseason where he had a record of 62-34 coached in 5 final fours winning 1 National Title in 2003. Jim Boeheim was 4x Big East Coach Of The Year 2009-2010 Associated Press Coach Of The Year 2009-2010 Naismith Coach Of The Year 2009-2010 USBWA Coach Of The Year as well as NABC Coach Of The Year the same year as well as TSN Coach Of The Year 2009-2010 BB Coach Of The Year
According to sports-reference.com