Manny Bates
Balanced Butler keeps Cal winless with 82-58 win

Dec. 10, 2022 07:26 PM EST
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Simas Lukosius and Jayden Taylor led a balanced attack with 16 points apiece, Eric Hunter Jr., had a double-double and Butler kept California...

NC State beats Butler for 5th place at Battle 4 Atlantis

Nov. 26, 2022 12:12 AM EST
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Jarkel Joiner scored 15 points to help North Carolina State beat Butler 76-61 in Friday night's fifth-place game at the Battle 4...

Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. (15) celebrates a score against Duke during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Transfer portal puts more value on early basketball tourneys

By Aaron Beard Nov. 22, 2022 07:08 PM EST

FILE - North Carolina State coach Kevin Keatts shouts instructions to the team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Louisville in Louisville, Ky., Jan. 12, 2022. Keatts has overhauled his coaching staff. He had reworked the roster to add four graduate transfers and seven new players alongside the only three youngsters who saw significant action through last year’s bumpy season. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
NC State's Keatts hopes staff, roster changes spark surge

By Aaron Beard Oct. 19, 2022 11:08 AM EDT

North Carolina State transfer joins revamped Butler roster

May. 09, 2022 05:58 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Butler coach Thad Matta landed his second big man in less than a week Monday, announcing the addition of 6-foot-11 Manny Bates from North...

North Carolina State forward Ebenezer Dowuona (21) dunks as Duke center Mark Williams (15) and guard Trevor Keels (1) look on during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Coach K back, No. 8 Duke rolls inside to beat NC State

By Aaron Beard Jan. 15, 2022 04:14 PM EST

NC State loses Manny Bates to season-ending shoulder injury

Nov. 12, 2021 02:20 PM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State big man Manny Bates is out for the season after suffering a shoulder injury in Tuesday's season-opening win against...

North Carolina State head coach Kevin Keatts answers a question during NCAA college basketball Atlantic Coast Conference media day, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
Keatts, Wolfpack again looking for NCAA Tournament trip

By Aaron Beard Oct. 20, 2021 03:46 PM EDT

Colorado State head coach Niko Medved applauds his teams effort in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina State in the quarterfinals of the NIT, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Stevens leads Colorado State past NC State 65-61 in NIT

Mar. 25, 2021 09:44 PM EDT

North Carolina State forward DJ Funderburk (0) dunks after getting past Colorado State guard David Roddy (21) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the NIT, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
North Carolina State Wolfpack at Colorado State Rams 3/25/2021

Mar. 25, 2021 07:22 PM EDT

North Carolina State forward DJ Funderburk (0) dunks over Davidson forward Sam Mennenga (3) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the NIT, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Denton, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Strasen)
Funderburk, Bates spark N.C. State in NIT opener

Mar. 18, 2021 09:12 PM EDT

North Carolina State guard Braxton Beverly (10) drives to the basket past Davidson forward Hyunjung Lee (1) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the NIT, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Denton, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Strasen)
North Carolina State Wolfpack at Davidson Wildcats 3/18/2021

Mar. 18, 2021 08:08 PM EDT

Syracuse forward Marek Dolezaj, top, and North Carolina State forward Manny Bates (15) chase the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Boeheim scores 27, hits 6 of Syracuse's 14 3s in ACC tourney

Mar. 10, 2021 02:39 PM EST

Syracuse forward Quincy Guerrier (1) battles North Carolina State forward Manny Bates (15)for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels 3/10/2021

Mar. 10, 2021 12:22 PM EST

North Carolina State's Cam Hayes (3) gets pressure from Notre Dame's Trey Wertz (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
South Carolina State Bulldogs at North Carolina A&T Aggies 3/3/2021

Mar. 03, 2021 08:02 PM EST

Virginia forward Jay Huff (30) dunks next to North Carolina State forward DJ Funderburk (0) during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Charlottesville, Va. (Andrew Shurtleff/The Daily Progress via AP, Pool)
Hayes, Funderburk help NC State upend No. 15 Virginia 68-61

By Hank Kurz Jr. Feb. 24, 2021 09:03 PM EST

North Carolina State's DJ Funderburk, right, gets tangles with Pittsburgh's Xavier Johnson as he tries to pass during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
North Carolina State Wolfpack at Pittsburgh Panthers 2/17/2021

Feb. 17, 2021 05:42 PM EST

Syracuse forwards Quincy Guerrier (1), and Alan Griffin (0) battle North Carolina State forward Manny Bates (15) for a rebound during an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in Syracuse, N.Y. (Dennis Nett/The Post-Standard via AP)
Griffin, Boeheim lead Syracuse rally, 76-73 over N.C. State

Jan. 31, 2021 08:52 PM EST

North Carolina State head coach Kevin Keatts, left, is greeted by North Carolina head coach Roy Williams prior to an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
North Carolina State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels 1/23/2021

Jan. 23, 2021 02:02 PM EST

Simms, Honor lift No. 19 Clemson to 74-70 win over NC State

By Pete Iacobelli Jan. 05, 2021 09:32 PM EST
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Brad Brownell wasn't sure what he was watching in the first half as the 19th-ranked Tigers looked destined for another quick...