detailed by A.J. Carr on GoPack.com<\/a>, he should become even better. Look at it like this \u2013 wouldn\u2019t State fans be thrilled if Brown averaged 28 minutes and 8 points in ACC play?<\/p>\nSophomore Richard Howell missed the entire preseason and first four games with knee surgery but showed the potential to be a real beast inside by season\u2019s end. He averaged 14.2 minutes and 5.3 points in ACC games. <\/p>\n
Lowe, WRAL.com reports, said that Tracy Smith will play power forward and sophomore DeShawn Painter will compete for time at center. And you have to expect 7-1 sophomore Jordan Vandenberg to be improved and push for minutes as well. So remember, this is a sophomore class that helped turn around the malaise State had suffered in previous seasons and helped bring a tougher spirit back to Wolfpack basketball.<\/p>\n
Lowe will have to balance out the playing time and build camaraderie, but overall, competition in practice makes for a much better team. Lowe finally will have that. The freshmen have a level of athleticism that surpasses the sophomore class, but the bottom line is Lowe has quality and quantity on the roster for the first time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>But the real difference in the Wolfpack\u2019s season could be that, for the first time under Lowe, State has competition for playing time. Remember that State\u2019s sophomore class is quite good, and college basketball players generally experience their greatest improvement from their freshmen to sophomore years.<\/p>\n