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SLAM: Wolfpack Ranked 17th
NC State gets recognition from basketball magazine.


Sept. 17, 2003



Coming off back-to-back appearances in both the ACC title game and the NCAA Tournament, NC State is ranked 17th in SLAM Magazine's annual preseason men's basketball poll. The Wolfpack will return three starters from last year's squad, plus forward Ilian Evtimov, who sat out the 2002-03 season with a knee injury. SLAM, a magazine dedicated to the world of basketball, covers the NBA, NCAA and high school hoops on a monthly basis.

SLAM's Picks for the Upcoming Basketball Season
(preseason Top-25)

1 - UCONN
2 - MICHIGAN STATE
3 - DUKE
4 - SYRACUSE
5 - KANSAS
6 - ARIZONA
7 - NORTH CAROLINA
8 - MISSOURI
9 - GONZAGA
10 - TEXAS
11 - ILLINOIS
12 - FLORIDA
13 - KENTUCKY
14 - ST. JOSEPH'S
15 - OKLAHOMA
16 - PITTSBURGH
17 - NC STATE
18 - WISCONSIN
19 - NOTRE DAME
20 - LOUISVILLE
21 - OHIO STATE
22 - WAKE FOREST
23 - MARQUETTE
24 - STANFORD
25 - UTAH