Report: CJ Leslie to return for junior season!!!

We’ve been hinting for the last week or so that our ‘gut’ was leading us to believe that CJ Leslie was going to return to NC State for his junior season. Although we don’t seem to have public comment from CJ, Pack Pride just tweeted the following:

Unlike their Scout.com brethren at Inside Carolina, Pack Pride actually has a fantastic track record of restraint and not mis-reporting things. Through the years they have chosen to wait until they had the appropriate ‘green light’ from the NC State administration &/or their sources. So, I don’t have a problem sharing this report since it is consistent with what we’ve been hearing and also is consistent with some inside rumors we’ve heard over the last 12-18 hours.

…more to come…and, maybe even more good news to come in #WolfpackNation.

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58 Responses to Report: CJ Leslie to return for junior season!!!

  1. tjfoose1 04/18/2012 at 6:16 PM #

    “Phi Slamma Jamma”?

    Faux pas for Greywolf.

    – 10.

  2. ancsu87 04/18/2012 at 6:18 PM #

    It is not just Lee Fowler. You have to start with Larry King Monteith who became interim chancellor in 1989 and Todd Turner (UNC-BS breed AD for us pick by Monteith).

    I just got my latest NC State Engineering Alumni magazine and almost puked all over my hardwood floor when I read that the credit and vision for the Centennial Campus was given to him. The vision for that was actually Jim Valvano but don’t let that get in the way of the spin on the whole 1987-1990 administrative mess and UNC BOT trying to destroy a program and a university.

    The credit now goes to our current AD and Chancellor who understands the university’s fanbase and how important an overall athletic program is to top flight university.

  3. ancsu87 04/18/2012 at 6:20 PM #
  4. tuckerdorm1983 04/18/2012 at 6:39 PM #

    success breed success.

  5. eas 04/18/2012 at 7:46 PM #

    A big FU to South Carolina…. Release the kid and quit being a little girl about it USC!

  6. wolfpacker in nm 04/18/2012 at 9:12 PM #

    My fist post, but I am a long time reader. After CJ’s first year he reminded of some other great recruits that were supposed to be saviours namely Chris Washburn and Damien Wilkins. This year as I watched the team through the season I saw him mature into young man. I cannot wait for next season because I think it has the potential to be special since he is coming back. I just hope I can get back to see the team play at least one game but maybe more. GO PACK!!!

  7. wufpup76 04/18/2012 at 9:22 PM #

    Hooray hooray hooray hooray!

    ^That’s not just total Pack fan selfishness – I truly believe this was the right decision for him all things being equal.

    Hope he gets everything out of this that he could possibly want.

    Go Leslie and Go Pack

  8. choppack1 04/18/2012 at 9:39 PM #

    It’s great that Leslie is coming back. Hopefully, his game will continue to develop.

    What impressed me most about Leslie was it really appeared to me that he wanted to become a leader. As the season wore on, he took less bad shots, and played much smarter. I couldn’t be happier with his development.

    If he continues to work at it AND remains healthy, he should be a lottery pick. (However, this is the NBA we are talking about here – and their draft assessments rarely make sense.)

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