As NC State, North Carolina Are Matching Up Once During 2025-2026 Regular Season As They're Tuesday Night In Raleigh Current NC State Forward Ven-Allen Lubin Is Opposing His Former Team
In the current landscape of college athletics a college athlete can enter their name transfer portal to play for another collegiate coach, team!
In 2024-2025 regular season Ven -Allen Lubin who is a forward played for North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis as junior.
As junior at North Carolina in 2024-2025 season,
Ven -Allen Lubin who is a forward averaged 8.6 points and a team-best 5.6 rebounds per game last season … Also led team in offensive rebounds (69) and blocks (33) … In last 10 games of season averaged 13.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game …. Scored in double figures in each of the last 10 games of the season and had double-doubles in four of the last six games … Scored in double figures in 15 games … Led team in field goal percentage (67.7%) which is the second-highest in program history for any player with 100 or more made field goals … Shot over 50 percent from the floor in 33 of 35 games played … Scored season-high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting in ACC Tournament semifinal game against Duke … Garnered Second-Team All-ACC Tournament honors … Had a season-high 13 rebounds in ACC Tournament quarterfinal win over Wake Forest.
Before making the decision to enter his name into the transfer portal and play for NC State, Head Coach Will Wade as senior in 2025-2026 season where Ven- Allen Lubin is averaging 13.7 points , 7.1 rebounds , 1.0 assists.
According to espn app
Before transferring to North Carolina NC State Ven -Allen Lubin played as freshman in 2022-2023 season at Notre Dame for Micah Shrewsberry where he appeared in Appeared in 28 games, making seven starts … Averaged 6.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game … Led team in field goal percentage (58.0%) and blocks (23) … Scored in double figures eight times … Scored season-high 19 points at Wake Forest … Added eight rebounds and three blocks in game against Demon Deacons. Then played his sophomore season at Vanderbilt for Jerry Stackhouse.
As NC State, North Carolina are matching up once during 2025-2026 regular season as they’re Tuesday night in North Carolina’s state capital current NC State forward Ven-Allen Lubin is opposing his former team.
NC State comes into the only regular season match up with North Carolina not ranked in week 15 AP Top 25 Poll comes into the only regular season match up with North Carolina with record of 18-8 overall is 9-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because Since NC State’s six game winning streak came to an end on Monday February 9, 2026 with 118-77 loss to Louisville in Louisville Kentucky NSince NC State’s six game winning streak came to an end NC State has been going in the opposite direction!
Their latest opposite direction? A 77-76 loss to Miami Saturday in Raleigh!
Where?
On the hardwood!
As NC State lost 77-76 to Miami Saturday in North Carolina’s state capital Matt Able who is a freshman who is a guard was 6-10 on field goals 3-6 on 3 pointers 2-2 on free throws missed 3 pointer jumper.
Following NC State’s 77-76 loss to Miami Saturday in North Carolina’s state capital NC State Head Coach Will Wade shared his thoughts by talking about his teams game execution about Matt Able’s 3 pointer by saying Just poor execution on our part,”I mean, we’ve got a seven-point lead, give up an and-1, we can’t get the ball in bounds, throw it to the corner twice. Guards don’t get open in the middle of the court. The six-minute game. We played one yesterday, and we didn’t execute. When you don’t execute, you deserve the results that you get.”
According to Jadyn Watson Fisher News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article314618779.html
North Carolina comes into the only regular season match up with NC State with record of 20-5 overall 8-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is sixth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because North Carolina’s first game without officiant freshman forward Caleb Wilson who sustained broken hand North Carolina beat Pittsburgh 79-65 as Caleb Wilson’s counterpart in Jarin Stevenson who is a junior a forward like Caleb Wilson scored 19 points. As Caleb Wilson’s counterpart Jarin Stevenson scored 19 points he was 6-7 on field goals , 3-4 on 3 pointers , 4-4 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds, 2 assists.
According to espn app
Following North Carolina playing their first game without officiant freshman forward Caleb Wilson who sustained broken hand North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis shared his thoughts by saying From an offensive standpoint, one of the things that I emphasized the most was that we have to go even faster... and they really bought into it,
Following North Carolina playing their first game without officiant freshman forward Caleb Wilson who sustained broken hand North Carolina forward Jarin Stevenson who is a junior who is Caleb Wilson’s counterpart who was was 6-7 on field goals , 3-4 on 3 pointers , 4-4 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 19 points shared his thoughts by saying saw people trying to make plays, going out there, being confident,later adding he thought his teammates did a good job “freestyling” with ghost screens and varied actions.
According to Shelby Swanson’s News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article314601556.html#storylink=cpy
Tip- off is set for 7:00pm from Lenovo Center that isn’t only home to NC State Men’s Basketball though Carolina Hurricanes of NHL as well.
The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Kevin Brown, Cory Alexander commentating!
Kevin Brown serves as a play-by-play commentator on several college sports across ESPN platforms, including football, basketball and softball. He also calls NCAA championship action, serving as a voice on the NCAA Div. I Hockey Championship and Women’s College World Series dayside coverage. Brown has also called Little League games on ESPN, and MLB on ESPN Radio.
In addition to his duties at ESPN, Brown is a TV and radio commentator for the Baltimore Orioles, a role he began in 2019.
From 2010 to 2017, he was the director of broadcasting and media relations for the Syracuse Chiefs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. He was also the lead voice of the team, calling radio and television broadcasts.
Brown is a graduate of Newhouse School at Syracuse University with a degree in broadcast journalism.
Cory Alexander joined ESPN in 2009, working as college basketball analyst on ESPN and ACC Network.
Before joining ESPN, Alexander worked as an analyst for the University of Virginia radio network and was an ACC Network commentator for Raycom Sports. He launched the Cory Alexander Basketball School in August 1995 and he still operates it as the owner and president.
His last season in the NBA came with the Charlotte Bobcats in 2004-2005, and he previously played for the Orlando Magic and Denver Nuggets. His first three seasons were spent with the San Antonio Spurs after they drafted him 29th overall in the first round of the 1995 NBA Draft.
A 1995 graduate from the University of Virginia with a bachelor of science degree in psychology, Alexander is a native Waynesboro, Va. A four-year letterwinner, he ranks eighth in UVA history with 401 assists and 24th on their all-time scoring list with 1,286 points. Alexander earned second-team All-ACC honors and a gold medal at the FIBA U21 World Championship in 1993. Alexander was a McDonald’s All-American and Parade First Team All-American in 1991 at Oak Hill Academy (Va.).