MBB: Pack In The Final Lists of Two High Profile 2015 Recruits

Joe Giglio (@jwgiglio) of the Raleigh News & Observer reported today that Mark Gottfried and NC State are in the final mix for two high profile recruits to round out next year’s team:

In what has already been an eventful offseason, the Wolfpack is still in the mix for 7-footer Georgios Papagiannis and recently reclassified small forward Maverick Rowan, a pair of high-profile recruits who would be eligible to play this season.

Papagiannis, a Greek player, is looking to play one year in college before potentially moving on to the professional ranks.  He says that he’s narrowed his list down to Kentucky, Oregon, St. Johns and NC State.  Sports Illustrated had this to say about him:

As for which college (if any) is most likely to add that piece to its roster, it’s difficult to identify a clear leader. St. John’s has an obvious hole to fill with Obekpa, has made a strong, late push since Chris Mullin was hired in April, and believes it has a real shot at Papagiannis. Kentucky is Kentucky, and has a legit need for more front-line depth. N.C. State was the most recent school to visit Papagiannis, with Mark Gottfried making a trip to Greece in April. Oregon also traveled to Athens and since has developed the most interesting angle into the recruitment.

Curiously enough, Papagiannis’ roommate at the U19s is Tyler Dorsey, a five-star guard from Pasadena, Calif., who’s committed to play for the Ducks in 2015-16, and was a last-minute addition to the Greek national team in June.

Obviously, that’s some stiff competition.  Kentucky seems to draft the top prep players they want on the recruiting trail, and Oregon is a compelling choice given Papagiannis’s ties to Tyler Dorsey and of course Oregon’s ties to Nike.  At the same time, State is still in the mix, has a very decent and now experienced team returning, and has a slot where Papagiannis could compete against and with the best.  Time will tell.

The Pack is also on Maverick Rowan’s radar.  The 6’7″ scoring machine recently trimmed Louisville off of his list, and told Scout.com that

[H]e’s down to N.C. State, St. John’s and Wisconsin.“It’s pretty much down to those three,” Rowan said.

Stout competition, but again, if you ain’t in it, you can’t win it.  And Mark Gottfried is very much in it with this prized player.  And should State win the contest for the services of one or both, the Wolfpack will be improved in 2015/16 despite the player losses that happened last spring.

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  • #87529
    jimi eno47
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    GP seems to be a Greek Purvis … announces that he is going to make campus visits in USA and then decides to stay in Greece to play “pro” … I wonder what they will use for money to pay him. Time for Anya to get serious!!!

    #87530
    redisgood
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    He will probably declare for the NBA next year, and then shoot up the draft boards like so many Europeans. Scouts seem to like what they don’t see.

    #87533
    BJD95
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    Well, shit. We lost to abstention.

    #87534
    Packzingo
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    Personally, and I’m probably in the minority but I think the one stint with GP would be a set back for Anya and Abu…. I think the ego’s would be issues. I jus remember the problems created with our previous one and done center…..

    #87535
    BJD95
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    Plus, had KH gotten upset and eaten him (and c’mon, Greek IS delicious) he might push 4 bills, and even I would admit that’s just too damned much.

    #87536
    13OT
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    Love the one you’re with.

    #87538
    redisgood
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    Kind of a strange twist, Rowan just added Louisville and WVU to go along with St. John’s and State. He also dropped Wisconsin, likely due to the Bo Ryan announcement. Something must have changed as he was a lock for St. John’s.

    #87539
    MrPlywood
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    Drachma!

    #87540
    JohnGalt78
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    redisgood, you got sources???? Gott did not know what you know yesterday afternoon. I have a source for that tidbit.

    #87541
    jimi eno47
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    #87542
    PapaJohn
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    “Rowan just added Louisville and WVU to go along with St. John’s and State”

    That doesn’t sound good for us.

    #87544
    Heelh8r
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    I jus remember the problems created with our previous one and done center…..

    I’m with you, Zingo. And I can’t remember his name either.

    #87545
    JohnGalt78
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    ^ J J Hickson

    #87553
    Adventuroo
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    It is rumored that Chancellor Merkel personally called “The Greek” and told him that Germany would bail out the Greek economy and that his Greek “Dracma’s” and the Euro would be sound. That is why he decided to stay.

    As to the OTHER ONE….who knows…..this is the dregs of the “Silly Season” (NASCAR Venacular) for trying to figure out WHO is playing.

    On a more serious note, reliable sources say that BJ is like an alcoholic….or foodaholic. He has one of the best dieticans advising him and the training table foods are literally “laid out” for him. But (during last season), he would fall off the wagon and down a few Wendy’s Tri-Burgers or the equivalent Cook Out of Char-Grill…..and be hungry a few hours later and do it again. Personally saw him also doing the same at a restaurant right after practice on the night before a game.

    I do NOT feel good about his weight. He is very devout and needs to be as disciplined about his diet as his faith….

    Time will tell….but, we have the makings of a good team with some potential for Gott earning some “incentives”. The Greek’s decision is a bit like Trevor’s….if Trevor does not hook up with a US NBA organization, then with the world economy not being really chipper, the big $$ in the foreign leagues might not materialize.

    BUT, you can’t tell a 22ish person something that they already KNOW….

    #87554
    redisgood
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    If nothing else, I wish Beejay would do it for himself. There was another guy you may remember with a similar story. Robert “Tractor” Traylor battled weight problems throughout his time at Michigan and in the pros. Pretty much the same size as Beejay. He died at 34 of a heart attack. That much weight is an awful strain to put on your heart, especially if you are trying to play a sport like basketball.

    #87558
    redisgood
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    I have a feeling Rowan is going to announce in a few days. Gottfried is there watching him today, but I will be surprised if he ends up here. I sure hope so though. The guy can shoot the three.

    #87571
    Packzingo
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    When I was typing I couldn’t think of JJ’S name…..flushed it from my memory.
    But I recall when there was a pass down low, four guys would drop their head and run to the defensive end..LOL.

    IF our coaches can develop the talent we have as in the pass couple year’s, we could be interesting to watch. Maybe not a sweet 16 but who would have predicted that in ’15…..

    #87572
    Packzingo
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    ^ was suppose to read : develop the talent we have as in the PAST….

    #87687
    Fastback68
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    The closest I have ever been to a Division 1 recruit is when Prince Shembo nearly crushed my 7 year old son while jumping into the neighborhood pool. It seems the RUMOR drums across several State sites are beating R O W A N. Anybody out there with real connections hearing anything?

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