Talk about the irony. First, NC State lost out a not so competitive recruiting battle for Raleigh’s Ryan Kelly more than four years ago. Then, last year, Amile Jefferson (click for tag) broke the hearts of WolfpackNation when he publicly announced for Duke just days after he told the NC State coaches and some players […]
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Thomas de Theay leaving NC State [Updated 2:45pm]
When all is said and done, DeShawn Painter’s impatience and Amile Jefferson’s last minute change of heart and ultimate spurn of NC State may end up deciding the ultimate fate of the 2012-2013 Wolfpack. Rumors are circulating that reserve power forward, Thomas de Theay (‘TDT’), is leaving the NC State Basketball program. The timing of […]
Amile Jefferson to….Duke (rumors & analysis) [Updated at 5:05pm]
It is a sad day for NC State as Wynnewood (Pa.) Friends’ Central’s Amile Jefferson pulled a fast one and this afternoon publicly announced his intentions to attend Duke University this afternoon. Rivals.com ranks Jefferson as the #7 power forward and #36 overall player in the class of 2012. He holds similar rankings between #20 […]
Amile Jefferson set to make decision public
Hopefully you are one of the more than 6,000 people that follow SFN on Twitter!! If for some reason you are missing our NC State-related tweets, then you may not have seen the news last night that we passed along — Amile Jefferson is set to make his college decision. Amile Jefferson will make his […]
CBS: Amile Jefferson to decide next week, Pack in strong position
I don’t want to displace this update on the severe academic fraud (and recent arrests) related to UNC-CH athletics…but… …CBS’ Jon Rothstein just tweeted the following: About three weeks ago, SFN felt very good about the NC State’s chances to land Jefferson; but the buzz got a little quiet for a while. I can’t help […]
Big man recruiting: HS Coach says Plumlee not developing at Duke [Updated 11:30am]
This is some fascinating reading on a morning that rumors are swirling that Amile Jefferson may make his college choice known today! Check out this article about Mason Plumlee’s decision to return to Duke for another season. Despite indications that he could be a first-round pick in the NBA draft, Duke post player Mason Plumlee […]
Wolfpack recruits excelling at McDonald’s game
While North Carolina State busted brackets en route to the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16 this month, three members of the Wolfpack’s much-hyped incoming recruiting class weren’t the least bit surprised. T.J. Warren, No. 29 in the ESPNU 100, had the Wolfpack dancing to the Sweet 16 in his bracket. Rodney Purvis, No. 20 in the […]
Torian Graham re-commits to NC State [11:00am Update]
Merry Christmas, Wolfpackers. Today, NC State secured a (re) commitment from 6-foot-4, 175-pound Torian Graham. Graham is generally considered at Top 50-75 national recruit who is ranked amongst the top 10 shooting guards in the country. You can click here to read our story from Graham’s original commitment in May where you will see that […]
Red/White Game and Amile Jefferson
You can click here for observations and conversations from yesterday’s Red & White Basketball game. As we shared in this set-up on Friday, Amile Jefferson took his official visit this weekend along with his entire immediate family (which is a very positive sign). Jefferson’s visit is over and we can share with you that reports […]
Amile Jefferson visits this weekend
After cancelling last week’s visit to Stanford, Amile Jefferson is set to visit NC State this weekend. At 6’7 and 185 pounds, Jefferson is one of the five highest ranked power forwards and one of the Top 20 ranked basketball players in the class of 2012. Although slightly (currently) undersized for a power forward, Jefferson […]
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