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Cothron Decommits
It is being reported on other sites that Cothron has decided not to attend NCSU. It is doubtful he would have been a starter ahead of Smith and Howell but he could have provided some depth. Jerry Meyer of Yahoo Sports reported on Cothron’s decision Monday night. Four-star prospect Luke Cothron has been considered a soft commitment [...]
Continue reading...Ryan Harrow has a message for Wolfpack fans
16. February 2010
Let’s try this again. There is a healthy amount of discussion on the forums about this already. This letter originally showed up on PackPride a couple days ago. “To all my Wolfpack fansI want to say thank you for all the support and faith that ya’ll have in Lorenzo and I. We are very excited to be [...]
Continue reading...Ryan Harrow and Lorenzo Brown Highlights
28. January 2010
For those NC State fans wondering about play-making ability in the back court, check this out. Videos via Pack Insider. Lorenzo Brown throws down, twice Ryan Harrow puts on a show against Wheeler High School
Continue reading...USA Today: Wolfpack recruiting getting national attention
31. December 2009
If you haven’t read it yet, “Daily Update” posted one of the best entries that we’ve had in a while with his GSK Update post a couple of days ago. A couple of follow-up items from that are worth sharing: (1) In the time since Daily Update shared “Rumors from the tournament suggested that his [Luke Cothron's] [...]
Continue reading...GSK Tournament News
29. December 2009
Probably the most interesting thing that happened was off the court the during the press conference with Word of God’s head coach. Erasto Hatchett, also Ryan Harrow’s brother-in-law, criticized the attitude of his players and the culture that has been at Word of God in previous years during a five minute opening “statement”. There [...]
Continue reading...TBJ Reports NCSU lags behind on recruiting spending
7. December 2009
It’s really no surprise to most of us here at Statefans that the Triangle Business Journal’s Chris Baysden is reporting that NC State spends much less on recruiting than our rivals down the road. In football the difference is simply (and sadly) astronomical. Here is a link to Mr. Baysden’s article: link. The [...]
Continue reading...Recruiting Rolling; Lowe Adds 2012 Prospect (Updated 2:10pm)
19. November 2009
In a recent radio show, Sidney Lowe used the plural word “commits” when mentioning players he couldn’t mention publicly. Some people thought it might have been a mistake and that there was only one NC State commitment he couldn’t mention – 2010 recruit Luke Cothron who didn’t sign a National Letter of Intent last [...]
Continue reading...Ryan Harrow Signs National Letter of Intent (report from Sammy’s)
11. November 2009
Today at Sammy’s Tap and Grill in Raleigh, national top 25 recruit Ryan Harrow signed his National Letter of Intent to play basketball at NC State. It was a packed house with standing room only on an otherwise dreary day here in Raleigh. On hand for the occasion were Ryan’s parents, his cousins, [...]
Continue reading...Lorenzo Brown posterizes two defenders
27. October 2009
NC State basketball commitment Lorenzo Brown re-confirmed his commitment to the Wolfpack last week and followed up the commitment by posting a triple double in a scrimmage against Hargrave. Brown scored 26 points on 11 of 16 shooting while grabbing12 rebounds and distributing 11 assists. You can see about a minute and a [...]
Continue reading...Wolfpack adds another Top 75 power forward
9. October 2009
Pack Pride is reporting that NC State has landed a verbal commitment from 6-foot-8 power forward, Luke Cothron. (Link) Cothron selected the Wolfpack over Tennessee, Alabama, and UCONN among others. He is rated a four-star prospect and the No. 13 power forward in the country by Scout.com. Cothron is generally regarded as a top [...]
Continue reading...Friday Afternoon Discussion Topics
17. July 2009
It has been slow recently, but there were a few interesting articles/topics to highlight this afternoon. The first deals with an athletic director “think tank” that for some reason doesn’t include our own Lee Fowler. The topic of this year’s meeting in Durham, NC was athletic budgets in the recession: DeFilippo said it’s difficult for an [...]
Continue reading...Lorenzo Brown – Another One Bites the Dust
12. July 2009
I apologize for not being more timely – I’ve been on vacation and out of the loop. But yes, what you may have heard is indeed true – Lorenzo Brown is headed to prep school and will not suit up for the 2009-10 Wolfpack squad. No matter how down the ACC may be, [...]
Continue reading...NC State Basketball in the News
19. June 2009
Apparently there was a press conference yesterday, here is some coverage from WRAL: - Lowe looking to put his own stamp on the program: This offseason, coaches like Tom Izzo and Tubby Smith told Lowe this was his season to put his own stamp on the Pack program. “No question about it,” said Lowe, who has yet to [...]
Continue reading...1974 NC State – ACC’s All-Time Best Hoops Squad (and more glory years items)
3. June 2009
We ran across a couple of recent news items that take us back to a happier time… First, this article takes a pretty fascinating look some of the greatest recruiting classes in NCAA Basketball history by using John Calipari’s current recruiting class at Kentucky as a launching pad. Some interesting candidates are proposed in the piece, [...]
Continue reading...Report: John Wall to Kentucky [Update 10:10am]
19. May 2009
Thank God the circus is over. Slam magazine is reporting that John Wall will sign a letter of intent to play basketball for John Calipari at the University of Kentucky. Link to ACCNow Considered the best point guard prospect in the country, Wall went to three different high schools in five years in the Triangle. He exploded onto [...]
Continue reading...Deshawn Painter: Florida’s loss becomes NC State’s gain
13. May 2009
8pm Update: BREAKING NEWS! – The Wolfpacker beat Pack Pride by about 15 minutes on this one with their report that Deshawn Painter has chosen to play basketball at NC State. SFN heard last week that NC State was ‘expecting’ to land Painter, but you never count your chickens before they hatch. We [...]
Continue reading...John Wall Cited With Breaking and Entering (while hanging with Reggie Jackson!) [Updated 11:50am]
4. May 2009
From WRAL: Prep basketball star John Wall, one of the nation’s top uncommitted prospects, was cited with breaking and entering. Authorities said Wall, 18, was charged with misdemeanor breaking and entering in connection with an April 27 break-in at a home at 3924 Laurel Glen Drive in Raleigh. An officer saw Wall leaving from the rear [...]
Continue reading...Projected NC State Basketball Roster
30. April 2009
Since the news of Justin Gainey’s departure for Elon became public today, we thought we would also update from previous roster changes entry. On paper, State’s starting lineup looks like: Javier Gonzalez at the point, Brown at the 2-guard, C.J. Williams at small forward, Howell at the 4 and Smith at center. Off the bench State [...]
Continue reading...Pack Signs Aussie Center
28. April 2009
I have been waiting for a news article on Jordan Vandenberg to link to, but it doesn’t seem forthcoming. So, here’s a link to The Wolfpacker, with very little information. My take is that Vandenberg is a 7-foot center project. However, that is not a criticism. He’s not a bad fallback option when [...]
Continue reading...University Asks Student To Take Down Facebook Group “John Wall PLEASE Come to State”
10. April 2009
NC State’s Director of Compliance asked a student Thursday to shutter his ‘John Wall to State’ group on Facebook. Michelle Lee, the Interim AD for Compliance, feared that the appeal violated NCAA recruiting rule 13.02.13: From the front page of today’s News & Observer: Thursday morning, N.C. State asked Taylor Moseley, a freshman, to shut down “John [...]
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16. March 2010
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