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4 star 2017 Guard Thomas Allen (6’2″/180) out of Garner (NC) officially visited NC State this weekend, and it didn’t take him long to make his decision. He tweeted out this picture to let the world know that he would running with the Wolfpack.

Here is what Allen had to say to Rivals.com’s Eric Bossi about his commitment.

“I just felt like it was the right place for me,” Allen told Rivals.com. “My family loved and I loved it.

“I’ve been loving NC State since Sidney Lowe was there and growing up watching T.J. Warren play there I would go over for a lot of games. The style of play fits what I was trying to do with my commitment.”

“I really like the coaching staff,” said Allen. “The consistency they had recruiting me. They came to Garner a lot and Butch Pierre has been recruiting me since he came over from Oklahoma State. I just really feel like they made me a priority.”

“I see myself running the team and making shots,” said Allen. “I want to be a play maker. Coach Gottfried wants me to play the point and if I need to he will play me at the wing or as a combo guard.” (Rivals)

Here is HoopSeen’s analysis of Allen:

Attending Brewster Academy for his final year of prep ball, Allen is a fine acquisition for the ACC bunch. While he isn’t an explosive athlete and is more of a scoring guard rather than a facilitator at the lead guard spot, what Allen does not lack for is toughness in the backcourt and the willingness to do whatever it might take for his squad to come out with the win.

Running with the Garner Road travel bunch this past summer on the adidas circuit, the Carolina native was the catalyst for his squad reaching great success throughout the month of July. During his final weekend of play in Las Vegas, Allen showed how talented he really was by scoring the basketball from inside and out, while also displaying much better playmaking abilities than he had in tow earlier in the year. All of which accumulated with a run to the adidas Summer Championships final, an even that is the premier contest for the particular shoe brand circuit.

Beating out the likes of St. Louis, NC State, and Ohio State for the guard’s commitment, Allen is a plug-in for potential one-and-done Dennis Smith at the lead guard spot next year. Whether he can handle the primary guard spot immediately is up for debate but what isn’t is Allen’s ability to shoot the basketball and defend it on the other end of the floor. (HoopSeen)

He was initially scheduled to take his official visit to Raleigh on the weekend of October 28-30, but after Mark Gottfried visited Allen at Brewster Academy (New Hampshire) yesterday, plans apparently have changed.

Back on August 29th, Allen announced his final five schools of NC State, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Nebraska, and Saint Louis.

Allen is from Garner, and plays AAU with Garner Road, so it meant a lot when the Wolfpack offered Allen a scholarship back on June 10th.

Matthew is Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He writes for all sports, with a focus on football and recruiting, and is in charge of business strategy. He is an NC State alum who majored in business. Matthew is also the lead pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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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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