We had a quite a weekend of despair on the gridiron, so we ask that you spend time scrolling through some of our football entries on your own without a lot of linking from us. We’ll get back to a lot more commentary on the Pack’s spiraling season later in the day. But, while hope […]
Basketball Recruiting
BBall Recruiting Analysis: State Lands Point Guard (Updated 11am)
Head Coach Sidney Lowe and N.C. State received a basketball commitment from 6-foot-1 point guard Julius Mays, a highly rated junior from Marion, Ind. Mays, who was being recruited by several Big Ten schools, informed Wolfpack coach Sidney Lowe and his staff Thursday he planned to play for the Pack. Mays won’t be the first […]
For His Sake, We Hope Chris Wright Does Well @ G’Town
Were you wondering where Georgetown was going to get the slew of available scholarships for Chris Wright and all of their other recent commitments? Well…worry no more. The Hoyas are starting to clean house with sudden “departures for undisclosed personal reasons” by non-contributors to make room for the new superstars. (Link to recent entry on […]
More Hickson in the Media
To illustrate the point of why JJ Hickson’s commitment was so vital to the health (and maybe more importantly, the perceived health) of the NC State basketball program, we direct you to this Fayetteville Observer article and Dave Glenn’s insightful blog post. Perhaps the best summary I’ve seen is in the last two paragraphs of […]
Dynomite! J.J. Hickson Commits To NC State (Updated 4:30)
Big day for Sidney Lowe and the NC State basketball program. J.J. Hickson (Scout.com rated: 5 Star recruit, 3rd best center in the ’07 class, and #21 overall) commits to Coach Lowe at a press conference in Georgia. Kudos to Coach Lowe, and Larry Harris, the lead recruiter, reeling this top notch player into the […]
Basketball Recruit JJ Hickson Decides Today at 4pm
Fresh off the sting losing Chris Wright to Georgetown, J.J. Hickson will decide between NC State and Tennessee today at 4pm. Hickson is rated #21 overall in Dave Telep’s 2007 class rankings.
Official: Chris Wright to Georgetown & No Hoops for Brackman
Couple quick afternoon notes. * Andrew Brackman wasn’t at media day, and his name wasn’t on the roster. * Chris Wright changed his mind on Monday and picked Georgetown. He has a PC this afternoon and made his pick official. * Don’t miss some of our related conversation in this entry from earlier today. A […]
We HOPE last week was also great for basketball (Updated 9:10 am)
Where is Jerry Stackhouse, Jeff McInnis and Ray Allen when you need them? SFN hated for the sun to go down on Friday night because it meant that the previous 24 hours had to end! In addition to the great day for the Wolfpack football program on Thursday/Friday, NC State/Sidney Lowe’s basketball recruiting put together […]
Basketball Recruiting Update
It sounds like super-stud post man, JJ Hickson will be in Raleigh this weekend for a visit for the Boston College football game. After the loss of Cedric Simmons (and the expected loss of Andrew Brackman), Hickson would be a HUGE boon to NC State’s future. In fact, Sidney Lowe and the Wolfpack remain among […]
Chris Barnes’ Recent Short List? (Updated 9/15)
Atlanta’s Chris Barnes is a PF/C prospect in the recruiting class of 2007. He is an “under the radar name” on whom the NC State staff has been making a big recent push despite the fact that scout.com’s database does not include a mention of the Wolfpack. To this point, Barnes has set official visits […]
