NC State opens the season Monday night against the Austin Peay Governors, who are coached by former Duke player Nate James. That’s a nice little bonus to this one: beat Austin Peay, hand a Duke guy a loss in the process.
The Governors are coming off a 12-17 (8-10) campaign in James’ first year there, and there are a lot of new faces on the team as he continues his overhaul. Half the roster is new: three freshmen, four transfers.
So who knows how representative last season’s numbers will be for this edition of the team, but nonetheless: