NC State men's basketball · 2026–27

The rotation, the minutes and the projections, tracked after every game.

Who's playing, who's trending up or down, and how the preseason picks are holding up. Everything updates from the official box score the morning after each game.

The regular season hasn't started yet, so these numbers come from the 2 exhibitions. Exhibitions are labeled throughout and don't count toward projection grades.

What Changed · vs. Lenoir-Rhyne · Oct 24, 2026

Biggest minutes gainers and losers. Kingston Whitty went from not playing against Mississippi State to 15 against Lenoir-Rhyne, the biggest gain. Eemeli Yalaho had the biggest drop, -11 minutes.

Biggest minutes gainers and losers. Kingston Whitty went from not playing against Mississippi State to 15 against Lenoir-Rhyne, the biggest gain. Eemeli Yalaho had the biggest drop, -11 minutes.

All What Changed charts →

Latest games

Sat, Oct 24 · Exhibition

NC State vs. Lenoir-Rhyne

W 130–66
  • Minutes swingKingston Whitty played 15 minutes after not playing against Mississippi State.
  • Minutes swingPaul McNeil Jr. played 23 minutes after 34 against Mississippi State.
  • Minutes swingEemeli Yalaho played 11 minutes after 22 against Mississippi State.
Generated from the official box score · All notes
Sun, Oct 18 · Exhibition

NC State vs. Mississippi State

W 77–73
  • Projection paceMcNeil is averaging 16.0 PPG in exhibitions, above his 14.9 starter projection. Exhibitions are not graded.
  • Projection paceLubin is averaging 13.0 PPG in exhibitions, above his 12.4 starter projection. Exhibitions are not graded.
  • Projection paceEdmead is averaging 16.0 PPG in exhibitions, above his 11.0 starter projection. Exhibitions are not graded.
Generated from the official box score · All notes

Rotation at a glance

Player MPGLast 3TrendGPGSPPGMinutesLatest flags
McNeil 28.5 28.5 ■ steady 22 19.5 -11 min
Adams 28.5 28.5 ■ steady 22 11.5 none
Lubin 24.5 24.5 ■ steady 22 17.5 none
Edmead 22.5 22.5 ■ steady 22 9.0 none
Hammond 22.0 22.0 ■ steady 20 6.5 none
Yalaho 16.5 16.5 ■ steady 20 7.5 -11 min
Whitty 15.0 15.0 ■ steady 10 14.0 +15 min
Evans 14.5 14.5 ■ steady 22 4.5 none
Jurkovic 11.5 11.5 ■ steady 20 8.0 none

Trend arrows compare a player's last-3 average with his average for the exhibitions; a move of 3+ minutes counts. Full minutes tracker →

Projection tracker

Top 4 starter projections shown. All 11 starter projections vs. the crowd (team total 76.9 PPG) →

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