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This morning we reported that 2016 SF Christian Matthews was on campus for a visit with the NC State coaching staff yesterday.  Today we were able to catch up with Matthews and he broke down his visit for us and where NC State stands amongst the other schools that are recruiting him.

“Yesterday the visit was great.  We went all around the campus and met the basketball team,” Matthews said. “They told me that I reminded them a lot of T.J. Warren, and I took that as a huge compliment, because he’s in the NBA now.”

Matthews says that Georgia Tech was the first team to really start recruiting him.

“The first school that started recruiting me was really Georgia Tech. They came to the gym, because there was this big 6’10” kid that was being recruited by them,” Matthews said. “They watched me progress for a little bit and then they offered me a scholarship.”

Then NC State came along while Matthews was playing in New Jersey, and they were interested.

“They continued to watch me over the AAU season, and then back in mid-April Rob Moxley called me and offered me a scholarship over the phone.” said Matthews

 

At this point Matthews will visit a few other schools, but more than likely won’t take all five of his visits. At this point it is very clear that Georgia Tech and NC State are the two schools recruiting him the hardest.

When asked if he was getting closer to making a decision or if he was still wide open, he had this to say:

“I think I’m getting close.  I’m a lot closer than I was before when they (NC State) offered me because I took the visit now,” Matthews said. “My father and coach have been talking to me about how NC State is a really good school and that I should look into it.  Both of those people have never let me down and have always told me the truth.  I’m listening to them and NC State is at the top of my list right now.”

Mark Gottfried and his staff have done a great job of making an impression on Matthews, and it is clear that same impression has been made on the most significant figures in his life as well.

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Matthew is Publisher and Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He is also the Lead Pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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PackInsider Staff
PackInsider Staff
8 years ago

Very under the radar and started blowing up later in the season. Very skilled. Remember Quincey Miller? He’s along those line (although less athletic).

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wolfpack74
wolfpack74
8 years ago

Why is this kid not rated by any recruiting service?

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2025 4-Star SF Jackson Keith was at the NC State vs. UNC Game

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Earlier today, I mentioned Wolfpack prospects 4-Star 2025 Power Forward Sadiq White Jr., 4-Star 2025 Point Guard Jordan Lowery, and 2026 Point Guard Kobe Edwards would be visiting for the NC State vs. UNC game.

4-Star 2025 Small Forward Jackson Keith (6’5″/175) was also in attendance.


Keith is a consensus 4-star prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, with Rivals ranking him as the #53 overall player in the class. The Southern High (Durham, NC) standout is ranked as the #2 player in the state of North Carolina in the 2025 class by ESPN.

Keith holds offers from NC State, Wake Forest, Mississippi St., Illinois, SMU, Virginia Tech, LSU and others.

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NC State Recruits that Will Be in Attendance for the UNC Game Tonight

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NC State (11-3) will host #7 UNC (11-3) tonight in PNC Arena, and they also will be hosting a couple of recruiting prospects.

4-Star 2025 Power Forward Sadiq White Jr. and 4-Star 2025 Point Guard Jordan Lowery both confirmed with me that they will be in attendance.



White, who plays for Myers Park (Charlotte) is the consensus #1 player in the state of North Carolina in the 2025 recruiting class, and he’s 4 spots away from being a 5-star prospect according to ON3. Lowery plays for Winston-Salem Christian School, and is ranked as the #7 overall player in the state of North Carolina in the 2025 recruiting class according to 247Sports.

White holds offers from NC State, South Carolina, Syracuse, Cincinnati, Wake Forest, LSU, FSU, Illinois, Virginia Tech, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, Georgetown, Ohio State and others. Lowery holds offers from NC State, TCU, Virginia Tech, SMU, Oklahoma St., Kansas St. St. Louis and others.

2026 Point Guard Kobe Edwards also told me he will be in attendance.


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NC State is 1 of the Schools 4-Star PG Kayden Mingo is Hearing from the Most

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4-Star 2025 Point Guard Kayden Mingo (6’1″/160) stated that NC State is one of the schools most frequently reaching out to him, along with Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Notre Dame, Penn State, Cal and Old Dominion.

Despite the Wolfpack’s interest in Mingo, they haven’t offered him yet. Mingo currently holds offers from Cal, Penn State, Saint Louis, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.

Rivals and ESPN both rank Mingo as a 4-Star prospect, with Rivals ranking him as the #70 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class.

Mingo plays for Long Island Lutheran in New York, which is one of the top teams in the country. He is currently the Nike EYBL Scholastic’s leading scorer (20ppg).

 

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Highlights of NC State 2024 Signee Paul McNeil from the John Wall Holiday Invitational

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NC State 2024 signee Paul McNeil Jr. showcased his talent at the 2023 John Wall Holiday Invitational at the end of the year. Below are highlights from his first two games.

In Richmond’s 77-62 win over Jordan in their first game of the invitational, McNeil had 27 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals.

In Game 2, McNeil had 24 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists in Richmond’s 53-56 loss to Northwood.

In Game 3, McNeil had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in Richmond’s 68-84 loss to Cannon. I couldn’t find any highlights from this particular game.

Through 11 games this season, McNeil is averaging 29.6 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game. He is shooting 52% from the field and 35% from three.

 

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