The hype machine regarding NC State basketball has reached a fevered pitch in the last week with every local media outlet running story after story about how expectations for next season are rising and how the Wolfpack should be a contender in the ACC. Based solely on what the roster should look like that’s a […]
Basketball Recruiting
C.J. Leslie Inks With The Pack
Sorry to rain on the “Lee Fowler is gone” parade, but there was something else going on in West Raleigh today, and turns out it was a bigger deal than I thought it would be. I’m not great at estimating crowds, but there had to be 500 people at Sammy’s Tap & Grill to watch […]
C.J. Leslie to sign LOI today at Sammy’s
If you’re planning on coming out to see C.J. sign his national letter of intent Tuesday at 5 p.m., you better come out early. Ryan Harrow’s signing party at Sammy’s was a standing room only affair and it was at 12 o’clock in the afternoon on a Wednesday. I suspect Mr. Leslie’s party will be […]
And the C.J. Leslie discussion continues
Want proof that C.J. Leslie’s commitment is a huge deal to NC State and even to the entire ACC? Just notice how much the discussion of his decision continued today after the news broke late in the day Wednesday. Even with Tracy Smith’s decision to put his name into the draft (he’ll be back by […]
Leslie recommits to NC State for 2010, says Wolfpack can be ‘great’
And there you have it. CJ Leslie will be a member of the Wolfpack in 2010. Both Pack Pride and the Wolfpacker are reporting the commitment as well as WRAL Sports Fan. Pack Pride Link This comes on the heels of the N&O’s report this morning about Leslie committing within the next couple of days. […]
ACC Sports Journal: Pre-Pre-season hoops power rankings
Jim Young and the folks over at the ACC Sports Journal don’t wait around until September or October to put out pre-season basketball power rankings. Try late April. Following the NBA Draft Deadline Jim Young and Andrew Skwara came up with the ACC rankings looking at coaching changes, incoming recruiting classes, what players left and […]
Forsyth Country Day guard gets offer from Wolfpack
According to the Charlotte Observer NC State has made an offer to 2012 guard prospect Tyler Lewis. A star for Forsyth Country Day School as a sophomore, Lewis has picked up offers from several schools in the area in the last few weeks. At 5’10” 160 lbs. his height and weight are somewhat of a […]
Calling WRAL! UConn students commit recruiting violation for CJ Leslie
Over the last year, we have found two different ways to almost insure that a topic gets covered by WRAL’s blog: (1) First – create a thread on our message board. Often the topic of thread doesn’t even have to be NC State related; can just be something from Deadspin or somewhere else. If the […]
C.J. Leslie will announce decision soon…for real this time
I don’t know about everyone else, but I’ve had just about enough of the C.J. Leslie saga. I understand he’s a great high school player who will likely be a great college player and this is just how things are nowadays with recruiting, but at this point it’s just old. Just in the last two weeks Leslie […]
NC State closes season with loss to UAB
An unfortunate end to what had become an exciting little run for the basketball team. NC State never really came to play against UAB Saturday, falling behind by 20 early and never getting close for the rest of the game. In his final game with the Wolfpack senior Dennis Horner scored 23 and pulled down […]
