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Coach: Sidney Lowe (51-46 in three seasons, all at N.C. State)

Home court: RBC Center (19,700), Raleigh

2008-09: 16-14 overall, 6-10 ACC (10th)

Tickets: For single-game prices, call (919) 865-1510 or visit gopack.com

Local radio: WSJS-600, WSML-1200, WKXR-1260

Official team Web site: gopack.com

Projection: The three top scorers from last season’s team are gone, and the Wolfpack is rebuilding with youth. State had a revolving door at point guard last season — Javier Gonzalez, Farnold Degand and Julius Mays all started games — and needs someone to step up and claim the job. Tracy Smith emerged as a low-post scorer, and he can expect lots of double-teams this season. The final record will depend on the five freshmen. If they’re as good as advertised, N.C. State could win 18 or 19 games and get back to the postseason. If they fail, the Pack could fall below .500.

SCHEDULE

November
Today, Georgia State, 7; 20, vs. Akron at Daytona Beach, Fla., 3:30; 21, vs. Austin Peay at Daytona Beach, Fla., 8:15; 22, vs. Auburn at Daytona Beach, Fla., 8:15; 29, New Orleans, 2.

December
1, Northwestern (ACC/Big Ten Challenge), 7 (ESPNU); 5, at Marquette, 3; 12, Georgia Southern (Reynolds Coliseum), 2; 17, Elon, 7; 20, at Wake Forest, 7:45 (FSC); 23, at Arizona, 10:30 (FSC); 29, Winthrop, 7; 31, at UNCG, 6 (FSC).

January
3, Florida, 3 (FSC); 6, Holy Cross, 7; 9, Virginia, noon (Ray); 12, at Florida State, (FSC); 16, Clemson, noon (Ray); 20, Duke, 9 (Ray); 23, at Maryland, 6 (ESPN2); 26, North Carolina, 9 (Ray); 30, N.C. Central, 2.

February
3, at Virginia, 7 (ESPNU); 6, at Georgia Tech, 4 (Ray); 10, Virginia Tech, 9 (ESPNU); 13, at North Carolina, 4 (ESPN); 17, Maryland, 9 (FSC); 20, Wake Forest, 2 (Ray); 27, at Miami, 4 (Ray).

March
3, at Virginia Tech, 7; 7, Boston College, 2 (Ray).

FSC-Fox Sports Carolinas; Ray-Raycom syndication, channel TBA.

TV information subject to change

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