N.C. State basketball coach Sidney Lowe won't get a contract extension as athletic director Lee Fowler tries to keep coaches' deals in line.

N.C. State point guard Farnold Degand, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on Dec. 23, is on schedule to return to the court by the time practice starts in October, a team spokesman said earlier this week.

A misdemeanor charge of resisting, delaying or obstructing an officer was tossed out of court Wednesday when N.C. State assistant basketball coach Larry Harris paid a $15 fine for his speeding ticket, according to court documents.

J.J. Hickson, who has often said his dream was to play in the NBA, now has his chance — with the Cleveland Cavaliers and superstar LeBron James.

J.J. Hickson, a 6-foot-9 post player who elected to leave N.C. State after his freshman year, is expected to be chosen in the first round. Where, exactly, in the first round? Good question.

N.C. State coach Sidney Lowe, taking advantage of his NBA networking, now has a better feel for where forward J.J. Hickson would be chosen in the upcoming NBA Draft. Lowe's assessment: between the 10th and 20th picks.

N.C. State's J.J. Hickson has decided to keep his name in the NBA Draft and not return for his sophomore season in college. The only questions now are where he'll be picked in the draft, and by which team.

N.C. State's J.J. Hickson will be a one-and-done college basketball player, but three North Carolina regulars on Sunday continued to mull their options for the June 26 NBA Draft.

The N.C. State center tells the Phoenix Suns' Web site that he'll stay in the NBA pool.

N.C. State's Sidney Lowe said Wednesday that Wolfpack fans would be proud of their men's basketball team next season.

The NBA has released the official participant list for its pre-draft camp. As expected, North Carolina's Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington and Danny Green are on it. N.C. State's J.J. Hickson is not.

Lorenzo Brown isn't ready to commit to N.C. State. Yet.

After being a man on the move, Julius Hodge knows where he wants to be grounded this time next year: In the NBA, hopefully in the playoffs and chasing an NBA championship. "You know me," Hodge said. "I'm still chasing that dream." And this past season, that meant chasing it all over the globe.

The V Foundation for Cancer Research is making a $1 million award and teaming with N.C. State to establish the Jimmy V-N.C. State Cancer Therapeutics Training Program.

North Carolina will play Michigan at Detroit’s Ford Field and Duke will play at Purdue in next season’s ACC/Big Ten Challenge. But as expected, N.C. State will be left out of the made-for-TV event for the first time because it finished last in league play.

GW women coming off win similar to NCSU's title game.

Jim Valvano died of cancer in 1993, at age 47. He was eulogized as a championship coach, as the man who led N.C. State on one of the most thrilling tournament rides in basketball history, coaching the Wolfpack to the ACC championship and the NCAA championship in 1983.