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COURTVISION: The ACC Tournament: From the Player's Perspective
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Host Mike Waddell talks with Ven-Allen Lubin about handling the heightened pressure of March tournament “win-or-go-home" basketball as NC State heads to Charlotte for the ACC Tournament. Lubin says managing pressure starts with the mind through faith, prayer, meditation, and rest, paired with emotional and physical preparation, recovery, nutrition, and supplements. Ven-Allen describes using team resources such as hot/cold tubs, Normatec boots, massages, and vitamins to stay healthy during the late-winter illness season, and shares his pregame routine of Christian rap or gospel music and reading a courtside devotion. Lubin reflects on missing the NCAA Tournament at Notre Dame and Vanderbilt, making it with USC, and wanting to go further at NC State; compares ACC and SEC tournament atmospheres; discusses limited off-court player interactions; and recounts a Maui Invitational luau dance memory, plus the team's JBL rolling speaker tunnel vibe.00:00 Tournament Week Kickoff00:19 Handling March Pressure02:20 Recovery and Staying Healthy03:26 Game Day Rituals04:14 Amedeo’s Italian Restaurant04:58 Selection Sunday Lessons06:44 ACC vs SEC Tournament Vibes08:18 Seeing Other Teams09:17 Sammy's Tap & Grill10:05 Favorite Tournament Memory12:22 Locker Room Music WalkoutWelcome to the North Carolina Sports Network!Your home for all things sports in the Bold North State — from the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, PGA TOUR, and NASCAR to the heart of ACC and college athletics.🎥 Stories. 🎙️ Podcasts. 📊 Analysis.Covering the legends, the rising stars, and everything in between.👇 Subscribe & follow:🌐 ncsportsnetwork.com🎧 Podcasts: Spotify, Apple & more📲 @TheNCSportsNet on all platforms#NCsports #BoldNorthState