Backing The Pack, a N.C. State Wolfpack community

Sustaining its late-season success on the defensive end may be the key to 2011 for NC State.

-- Ben McCauley's summer league numbers:  %Min  ORtg  %Poss  %Shots  eFG%  OR%  DR%  TO%  Pts/40  Rebs/40 McCauley  58.0  109.8  22.0  24.8 51.9 15.4 40.7  15.2  20.3  19.0     Â...

-- Elliott Avent feels good about a bounce back, prefers to avoid the r-word: Like most coaches, Avent didn't want to use the word "rebuilding" entering the season, but recognizes now that with...