Basketball Recruiting

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StateFansNation experienced quite a year of growth and popularity in 2006. Included in our growth was a significant amount of public recognition, most recently evidenced by our #2 finish in the ACC category in the College Football Bloggers Awards. Link to story State Fans Nation is one of the most vibrant, interactive communities on the […]

What if?

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The NC State Wolfpack has definitely experienced a (not unexpectedly) tough basketball season this year. The pill that is hardest to swallow, however, has been Engin Atsur’s injury. To this point of the season, NC State has compiled a record that is almost exactly what many fans expected. But, that expectation included Atsur’s presence on […]

Confirmed: Marques Johnson to NC State

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A lot of our recent conversations related to basketball recruiting discussed holes in the backcourt that will exist on State’s roster in the next couple of years before Julius Mays arrives in Raleigh. Consider the hole filled. Enter, Marques Johnson. (Not that Marques Johnson.) This Marques Johnson is a freshman combo guard who has announced […]

Smith is A Star

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Tracy Smith enters tonight’s GlaxoSmithKline Holiday Tournament Showcase game as a bonafide star. Mt. Zion will face Aston (Pa.) American Christian tonight at 9 p.m in Reynolds Coliseum. The N&O ran a nice piece on him that deserves mention. It can be seen by clicking here. â€œThe light switch turned on and heâ€™s matured into […]

Checking in on State’s BBall Recruits

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Since NC State signee, Johnny Thomas, will be playing tonight at North Raleigh Christian Academy (7pm) then we thought that we would quickly touch upon the performance of some of the high school players that have committed to join the Wolfpack in the past. We’d like to offer a hearty thank you to Dan for […]

Julius Mays Update: 36 Points in Win

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Julius Mays dominated the first half, but needed some help from Jay Edwards to deliver a victory for the Marion boys’ basketball team. Mays scored 24 of his points in the first half of Marion’s home opener, matching the output of Warren Central’s entire team. Mays scored 15 points in the second quarter. We talked […]

Mayo Signs with USC; Is a JUCO PG the Answer for State?

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OJ Mayo signs with USC thereby ending any hope/speculation that Mayo could re-open his recruiting. Additionally, potential combo-guard target Jordan Crawford signed with Indiana. SFN is going to share a full-blown basketball roster and scholarship analysis in the coming days. When you see the work, you will note the primary remaining hole in the Wolfpack’s […]

Tracy Smith to NC State (Updated 11/14)

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Tracy Smith committed to play basketball at NC State on Monday afternoon. Smith, a 6’8 225 pound power forward with enough versatility to contribute on the wing is easily considered a consensus Top 50 high school player and is listerd “4-star” recruit by both Scout.com and Rivals.com. The Charlotte Observer’s Ken Tysiac’s affinity for Herb […]

Telep Digs Deeper

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The Philadelphia Inquirer had a real nice article today on basketball recruiting guru, Dave Telep. (Link to article). Telep, who lives in Raleigh, is easily one of THE BEST talent evaluators out there and sits a top our preferences of recruiting gurus. Additionally, SFN has some friends are know Telep personally and think that he […]

SFN Impact Update

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Some of the nice comments from our readers in this entry from Tuesday prompted today’s quick reflective note. Bank in July we gave you an update of how our blog had exploded during the year and shared some of our statistics with you. You can see our comments by clicking here. Today we thought that […]

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