N.C. State's men's basketball team will have an increased presence at its former home, Reynolds Coliseum, this season.
There is a good chance the Wolfpack will play two regular-season games, both preseason exhibition games and the Red-White game at Reynolds, school athletics officials said today. The RBC Center replaced Reynolds as the team's regular home floor in 1999-2000.
Since 2002, N.C. State has played six games at Reynolds, but hasn't had more than one regular-season game there since the RBC Center opened. Athletic director Lee Fowler said he likes to play occasionally on campus to accommodate N.C. State's students.
"They say every year they want to have more games on campus," Fowler said.
Fowler has tried to schedule a game almost every season since 2002 during N.C. State's exam period in December. Fowler said the RBC Center often has had multiple-date shows during those times.
This season, the Dec. 13 game with Winston-Salem State falls into that exam period while Disney on Ice is scheduled at the RBC Center. N.C. State also ran into a scheduling conflict with a date with High Point and agreed to move that game to Reynolds, senior associate athletic director David Horning said.
That High Point date later changed, but Horning still expects it to be played at Reynolds on Nov. 22. Horning said exhibition games with Fort Valley State on Nov. 6 and Catawba on Nov. 11 also are tentatively set for Reynolds.
So is the annual Red-White intrasquad scrimmage, whose date hasn't yet been finalized. That's often held at the RBC Center on the Saturday of a home football game. But the football team has an open date Nov. 1 and road games at Maryland on Oct. 25 and at Duke on Nov. 8.
The games and exhibitions set for Reynolds are not against opponents that typically would come close to filling the RBC Center.
Horning said some dates and sites are tentative and subject to change. The ACC is expected to release the full basketball schedule for all its teams later this month.
Comments
BELVEDERE GUY
Sun, 08/10/2008 - 20:55 — gvillegatrhey guy. i was looking at last years non-conference schedule for UNC. I didnt see Lenoir Rhyne or Shaw.
this is what I found ...
James Madison (#2 team in Div 1aa)
at East Carolina
at Univ of South Florida
South Carolina
we obviously didnt fair well, but it was no cup cake either.
Attendance
Sun, 08/10/2008 - 13:35 — Mo Dickens (not verified)I looked up the 2007-08 attendance stats for NC State and Duke. State averaged 15,043 fans per home game. Duke averaged 9,314.
Reynolds
Sun, 08/10/2008 - 13:27 — Mo Dickensnonymous (not verified)Reynolds is a great old gym! I'm glad the Pack will play more games there. The students were always right on top of the action and Reynolds is still larger than Cameron Indoor.
I am coming into town for
Sun, 08/10/2008 - 12:35 — Anonymous (not verified)I am coming into town for the USF/NC St game in September. What is the best area to stay in for a fun time?
Yawn...
Sat, 08/09/2008 - 16:27 — Belvedere (not verified)No, really, football season is almost here. Aside from that, as a non-biased, non-resident of the Triangle, I must offer this: UNC scrimmaged Shaw and Lenoir-Rhine last season. Don't bash on State or Clemson; everybody plays D-II teams as exhibitions.
Carolina Fans
Sat, 08/09/2008 - 08:42 — Anonymous (not verified)nobody is asking you to come to a game at Reynolds or the RBC. Scheduling? Like you don't get a good number of the High Points on your schedule every year. Why don't you just cruise on bak over to the John Edwards School of Poverty and Extra-Marital Affairs with bastardized Children Rearing and kiss the picture of Dean.
don't worry. we don;t go
Sat, 08/09/2008 - 18:19 — gvillegatrdon't worry. we don;t go unless we get good tickets ... and apparently neither do the Puppy fans!! (look on tv!!)
some of you guys talked
Fri, 08/08/2008 - 23:28 — gvillegatrsome of you guys talked about how its better to play these games at Reynolds (the cupcakes) so you can fill the joint out ...
guess what. YOU STILL WON'T SELL IT OUT. you guys cant even sell out an ACC game unless it is UNC or DUIke and then i'm still not sure you do it for those games. thats only an assumption.
you guys need Reynolds more than any team, that sold out for a bigger and better venue, ever has. you have no identity. you're lost. I'm not sure you'll ever find your way home. I say all this ONLY b/c you guys are always quick to fire a coach or get on his arse like you're a KU, UK or a UNC. you guys are living off a "lottery ticket winner," in the '83 team, like you belong here.
tell the RBC Center to take a hike. go back to Reynolds. be like ClemPson and walk through your cake non-conference schedule, only to go 6-10, at best, in the ACC.
oh, and by the way, UNC does just fine with filling the 21,000 + seats when they face a directional school in the Dean E Smith Student Activity Center!
"you guys are living off a
Mon, 08/11/2008 - 06:07 — Anonymous (not verified)"you guys are living off a "lottery ticket winner," in the '83 team"
The fact that you believe that shows how little you know about the '83 team (hint: don't believe everything a lazy sportswriter says who's looking to write a feel good piece, about '83 or otherwise), its accomplishments, or NC State's relative place in the history of college basketball, ESPECIALLY pre-1990.
and dont you try to glorify
Mon, 08/11/2008 - 15:23 — gvillegatrand dont you try to glorify and validate the nCSU basketball season in '82-'83 season. fact of the matter is, had they not won the acc tourney, they would not have made the Dance. you tell me, how I don't know anything about State baskets that year. i got no problem with them winning, just don't make it sound like they were a great team is all. thye got white hot at the ned where ot counted the most. good for you guys!
Wow, how could you hate State so much?
Sat, 08/09/2008 - 09:16 — joe bones (not verified)Since the Pack is so terrible, why bother? Well, the fact is, until Valvano left, NCSU had been a top tier program since the 50's. State dominated UNC in the early days and Duke was even easier to handle. The ACC tournament trophy is named after our hall of fame coach Everrett Case. UNC's program was developed due to the constant losses and obvious popularity of NC STATE. Duke was in third until some years after Coach K arrived. As for the '83 team, if you knew anything, you'd know that State punched an even bigger ticket in 1974 with NBA hall of Famer and Consensus College player of the year David Thompson when we won the NCAA championship by defeating UCLA in the final four and ending their record streak. Sorry if we are no longer at that level but we fully intend to be and will NEVER GIVE UP. Winning is what gets the fans in the seats and when we start winning again the RBC will be full. Of course, it doesn't hurt UNC's attendance that THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO DO in a podunk little hippy town like Chapel Hill.
thing is, I dont hate
Sat, 08/09/2008 - 18:17 — gvillegatrthing is, I dont hate NCSU. i can be critical though if i like. truth hurts. its very painful sometimes. NOTHING i said was untrue was it?? nope!
i'm tired of coming here every day and seeing the wishiest and washiest fans in the ACC ... heck the NCAA's.
the reason I said '83 was b/c thats when most of us were alive. i was born later that december in '74.
I WANT NOTHING MORE THAN FOR NCSU TO BE RELATIVE AGAIN. i've said it before on here.
what i get tired of is all thewhining you guys do (ncsu fans) about anything other than winng and thats b/c you DONT WIN!
PLEASE START WINNING SO I CAN HATE YOU AGAIN!!
the sad truth is most UNC fans hate DUIke more than NCSU. how pathetic for the Puppies!!
gvillegatr
Sun, 08/10/2008 - 11:52 — JPDOhioYou should check to see if you can change your user name to symbols. Then we can refer to you as "The poster formerly known as Beezer".
Re: some of you guys talked
Sat, 08/09/2008 - 07:46 — Anonymous (not verified)Typical UNC fan hiding behind a computer. Tell me the same to my face and I'll bloody yours. I'm serious, tell me a time/place and we'll talk (aka I'll beat your ass)
LMFAO!! that why you
Sat, 08/09/2008 - 18:08 — gvillegatrLMFAO!! that why you signed in as "anonymous!!" LOL!!
anon,
look for me at EVERY HOME NCSU FOOTBALL GAME!! well, with exception to the sept 6th game. i tend to stay away from yawners. and no, i don;t mean easy winners, i mean teams that shouldnt be playing div 1aa teams. and yes, UNC should not be playing McNeese St either.
anyway, i'll be wearing my purple and gold on sept 20th and orange and green thanksgiving weekend ... i bet you're too sorry to even have season tickets to NCSU!!! HAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHA
Old Home
Fri, 08/08/2008 - 19:30 — Anonymous (not verified)Maybe the ghost of Jimmy V and Norm Sloan can help the Wolfpack to more wins this year, I think we need all the help we can get!!! Go Wolfpack,you're always in my heart, win, lose or draw!!
Cupcakes
Fri, 08/08/2008 - 18:42 — beaucat01Catawba? High Point? Winston-Salem State? Fort Valley State? Cupcakes, all of them, at least when measured against ACC members. No wonder NCSU has problems when they have to go against ACC opponents later in the season. No wonder they start the conference schedule with records like 5-0 or 6-0, and end the season at 15-14.
HA!! LOL!! reminds me
Fri, 08/08/2008 - 23:14 — gvillegatrHA!! LOL!!
reminds me of the old ClemPson days when they would stack all the local YMCA teams!! still do, but at least THEY win them!!
Reynolds
Fri, 08/08/2008 - 17:51 — Jeff Nicholson (not verified)There is a reason to go back to Reynolds. It's called excitement.
What does a new modern facility bring? This isn't the NBA, I don't care about concession stands, I don't want to eat at games. I don't get drinks at games. I go to cheer for the Pack. I want to be close to the action. I want to be close to my fellow Pack fans.
I want to walk on campus before and after games. I want to see the buzz on campus. That is why people go to college sports, not for the glitz and glamour.
Me thinks not!
Fri, 08/08/2008 - 15:10 — JPDOhioWhile it is understandable that a venue like Reynolds has serious sentimental value, there is no credible argument for not moving to a modern facility if you have a choice. That said, going back to Reynolds for games that are not likely to draw large crowds is a good idea. It is convenient for the students and it provides a reminder of the history of the program for the fans and the players alike. State fans get to experience the best of both worlds.
the best of both worlds
Fri, 08/08/2008 - 17:10 — gvillegatrthe best of both worlds huh!?
i saw easy ed go coast-to-coast in Reynolds back in 97 i believe for the UNC winner, winner, chicken dinner!!. had I been sitting anywhere other than in the big donor seats, i'd a left immediatley!! the place was a dump and had the worse seating arrangements in the history of gyms!
best way to get through to some of you is think Orange Bowl the next time you think of great places to have watched great games, but the place is a dump!
Wait a second ...
Fri, 08/08/2008 - 17:20 — Anonymous (not verified)Reynolds IS a dump, but at least it's not a concrete monstrosity with poor sight lines like the Dean Smith Center. Good God, I thought UNC LIKED Dean Smith, too.
hmmmmm - hahaha lols
Fri, 08/08/2008 - 14:44 — Sincere (not verified)"is NCSU second guessing their move to the RBC Center?? Me thinks so"
we have the best arena in the ACC with UVA a close second. why would we be second guessing that???
granted "The Old Barn is and always will be the place to watch NC State bball" is very much correct. Any current ACC foe would be scared to play us in the Reynolds!
Empty RBC Center
Fri, 08/08/2008 - 14:38 — Anonymous (not verified)Non-ACC games in the RBC Center stink! Nobody shows up for them. I think they oughta play more games at Reynolds or let the non-ACC games be general admission.
Smaller games in the smaller venue
Fri, 08/08/2008 - 13:56 — Anonymous (not verified)It is that simple.
No one ever thought preseason games and pre-Christmas regular season games against in-state non-conference teams like W-S State would fill the RBC Center or draw much ire from folks with skyboxes if they were moved to Reynolds.
If UNC cared more about the history of its program, and not just appeasing the wine/whine and cheese crowd, it would have a game or two in Carmichael. But it doesn't. Meanwhile, the Dean Dome still gets public tax dollars to make up for its operational budget shortcomings, even with sponsors throwing a ton of cash at the program.
4 games at Reynolds
Fri, 08/08/2008 - 13:46 — George (not verified)This is ridiculous. Pack should play exhibition games at RBC. Why not try and replicate actual ACC atmosphere and game situations. There is a big difference playing in RBC vs Reynolds for players.
hhhmmm
Fri, 08/08/2008 - 13:44 — gvillegatris NCSU second guessing their move to the RBC Center?? Me thinks so!
Never Should Have Built the RBC
Fri, 08/08/2008 - 13:28 — Tom Dick and Harry (not verified)The Old Barn is and always will be the place to watch NC State bball.