NC State Kicks Off the Season Against Campbell

When: Monday November 2 – 7:30 PM

Where: Lenovo Center

TV: ACC Network Extra

Opponent: Campbell Camels (CAA – Coastal Athletic Assoc.)

Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 90-70 / NC State 95-69

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Excerpts from Coach Gainey’s Friday press conference

About coming home to Raleigh to become the Wolfpack’s head coach

“I felt like I had to do it because this is home and home wasn’t handled right.”

Exhibitions: Was there a moment that stood out to you …?

“Yeah, it was the Mississippi State game in the Greensboro Coliseum. It had been a back-and-forth battle. We were down six with 2:47 to go. During a timeout, I looked over and Paul McNeil was sitting in my seat, delivering his message to the guys. Everybody was locked in. Nobody was in their own feelings.”

“I feel pretty good about it. I do. I feel like through these three contests that we’ve been able to develop what I think the rotation will look like. But also, the game will call for different things”

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Darius Adams – Point Guard

“It’s been very helpful to have another ball handler. You essentially have two ball handlers, two point guards on the court at the same time. … I always said when I was a young coach coming up that I wanted to have multiple point guards. Like when I put my teams together, I wanted to have multiple point guards on the floor at the same time. … It’s value in having guys that understand the game, understand the flow, see the game as a point guard, but also being able to score the basketball.

Opponent Overview:

This is Coach Jimmie Williams’ first season at Campbell, his first season at D1, and his fifth season as a head coach after four seasons at D2 Anderson University (South Carolina) where he was the 2025-26 SAC Coach of the Year.

The Camels comes to Raleigh with very little D1 experience, including the coach. Lance Waddles (no he doesn’t!) played for Omaha and Nordin Kapic transferred from South Carolina, and that’s it. In fact, he’s got the same number of…

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