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Getting to know Jerry “Clip” Deng

$ It’s all about the money $

The NCAA makes one rules change, and likely a second very soon, to increase revenue potential.

32-game Regular Season

Effective next season (2026-27), men’s and women’s basketball will have the option to play a 32-game regular season. The primary drivers for the change (money aside) are to better accommodate the increasingly popular multi-team events (MTE) and to encourage teams to schedule quality non-conference teams later in the season.

Expanding the NCAA Tournament?

According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel the NCAA will vote on expanding the tournament within the next couple of weeks. According to most sources, the choices are a) no expansion; b) expand to 72; c) expand to 76. Currently expanding beyond 76 is not on the table.

Reference:

https://www.on3.com/news/report-college-basketball-regular-season-expanding-to-32-game-limit/

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Around Raleigh with Coach Wade

The Will Wade Wolfpack media machine keeps on churning with a new recurring feature called “Around Raleigh with Coach Wade.” The first episode features Jerry Deng.

Quick Refresher:

• Jerry (6’9” / 220) is a 4-star transfer forward with two seasons of remaining eligibility.
• Jerry’s family came to the United States from South Sudan before he was born
• He graduated from Norcross High School in Georgia. He went for 14 / 12 in his last game when his team won the state championship.
• He attended Hampton University where he averaged 10.1 / 4.2. He had career highs of 37 points and 10 rebounds that season. He shot 39.1% from 3PT for the season.
• He transferred to Florida State and started 3 games his sophomore season, averaging 15.4 minutes. He shot 43.4% / 37% (44-119) / 71% on the season. He scored double digits 10 times including a season high 16, hit 3+ 3PT shots 6 times, and had 4 rebounds 3 times.