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 […]
Basketball Recruiting
Lorenzo Brown – Another One Bites the Dust
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, this is […]
NC State Basketball in the News
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 […]
1974 NC State – ACC’s All-Time Best Hoops Squad (and more glory years items)
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 […]
Report: John Wall to Kentucky [Update 10:10am]
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. […]
Deshawn Painter: Florida’s loss becomes NC State’s gain
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 felt pretty […]
John Wall Cited With Breaking and Entering (while hanging with Reggie Jackson!) [Updated 11:50am]
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 […]
Projected NC State Basketball Roster
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 […]
Pack Signs Aussie Center
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 you miss […]
University Asks Student To Take Down Facebook Group “John Wall PLEASE Come to State”
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 […]
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