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4 Star David McCormack Breaks Down NC State

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247Sports Andrew Slater caught up with 2018 4-star big man David McCormack (who is on campus at NC State this weekend on an official visit) to get him to breakdown all 6 of the teams in his Final 6.

McCormack has never said that any team in particular led for him, but if you look at what is said in bold below, it seems to me that he is pretty high on the Wolfpack.

Here’s what he had to say about NC State:

Slater: Let’s move onto NC State. I know you’re going to be taking a trip there. What went into the thinking with NC State? Maybe give a statement over your level of excitement that you’re about to take an official visit there.

McCormack: Coach Keatts is a very good guy. I talk to him and Coach Hampton. You know, all great people, great family environment. Coach Keatts, he’s coming off coaching at Hargrave.

Slater: I wondered if you knew him from there. Did you?

McCormack: No, I didn’t know him from Hargrave, but I did know of him from Wilmington.

Slater: He did do very well there. What’s been Coach Keatts’ message so far?

McCormack: Coach Keatts was just saying there’s not going to be any bigs and for me to come in and have the opportunity to play right away, they’re going to have to find somebody as far as rotating because you obviously can’t come in and start playing full college games. Just come in and play right away and be able to play through mistakes and development. Knowing Coach Keatts is a winning coach when he was at both Hargrave and Wilmington and they wanted him.

Slater: There’s a track record.

McCormack: Yeah, he has a track record of winning, which is really good.

Slater: Do you know anyone on the team there? I wasn’t sure if you had any prior teammates who were there.

McCormack: I wouldn’t say prior teammates, but just people know I know of is Lavar Batts and Shaun Kirk just cause he was one of the older kids on the…

Slater: Team Loaded, yeah. What are you looking to see when you take your official visit tomorrow?

McCormack: Just see how the coaches truly interact with the players, getting to know them, trying to find…it’s not more of not why would I want to go here, but why wouldn’t I want to go here.

Slater: Interesting. Look for red flags and stuff like that?

McCormack: Exactly.

Slater: That’s a smart way to do them. Who’s going on the trip with you?

McCormack: It’s just me, my mother, and my aunt.

Slater: Oh, great, great. What are they looking for, especially your mother? What is she looking for?

McCormack: (laughs) Honestly, I haven’t spoken with my mother about what she’s searching for, so we might be on completely different pages. (247)

Click the link above to read what McCormack had to say about the rest of the teams in his Final 6. McCormack said he doesn’t have a timetable of when he plans on making a decision.

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NC State Forward Katie Peneueta Enters the Transfer Portal

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NC State Forward Katie Peneueta is entering the Transfer Portal.

Peneueta transferred to NC State last offseason from Sacramento State, where she averaged 8.4 points, shooting 45.5% from three.

In her one year at NC State, Peneueta only played 8 games for the Wolfpack, battling injuries throughout the year. Peneueta has 1 year of eligibility.

With Peneueta entering the Portal, NC State now has 3 scholarships available heading into the 2024-25 season.

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Boston Center Caitlin Weimar is on an Official Visit to NC State

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Boston Transfer Center Caitlin Weimar (6’4″) is currently on an Official Visit to NC State.

Weimar is the reigning Patriot League Player of the Year, and has been named Defensive Player of the Year the past two years. She has earned 1st Team Patriot League Honors the past two seasons.

This year, Weimar averaged 18.7 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.8 blocks. As a Junior, she averaged 15.5 points and 10.0 rebounds. She shot 55.5% this year, and 59.7% last year.

With NC State not having River Baldwin at Center next year, adding Weimar is an extremely exciting possibility.

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What did an ACC Title & Final Four Mean to NC State Legend TJ Warren?

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What did an ACC Title & Final Four mean to NC State Legend TJ Warren? I caught up with the man who won the ACC Player of the Year Award in 2014 to get his take.

What was it like for you watching NC State go from the #10 seed in the ACC Tournament, to winning the Championship, to going to the Final Four?

I’m a second generation Wolfpack basketball player. Wolf blood runs through my veins, so to be able to witness a ride like that was truly amazing.

What did this run say about Kevin Keatts and these players? In what ways did you see them adapt, change or persevere?

I think that is speaks to the heart that the players have. As a 10th seed in the ACC tournament, it’s easy to pack it in and look towards the offseason, but they did the opposite. They bonded together over adversity and that’s what made them so endearing. Hard work in the face of adversity, that’s something that Wolfpack fans can relate to.

As one of the best players to ever wear the Red & White, what did this run mean to you personally?

As I mentioned earlier, NCSU hoops has been in my family for a long time, so it meant a whole lot personally. This run definitely took me back to some of the fond memories I have of putting on the Red & White and playing in front of a packed house at the PNC.

What was the most memorable moment for you?

I think Mike’s shot to tie the game at the end of regulation. It just felt like destiny at that point. Anytime you get to beat UNC and Duke days apart is special too.

How do you think this run can change things for the NC State Basketball program going forward?

I think that it puts us back on the national radar where we belong. After a magical run like that, I think it makes players want to be a part of that. A run like that reinvigorates a program definitely.

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Warren is 1 of only 6 NC State players to ever be named the ACC Player of the Year. In his Sophomore season, Warren was named a 2nd Team All-American by Sporting News and the AP. He averaged 24.9 points per game, which is the 5th best mark in a single season in NC State history. Warren scored 871 points that year, which is the most points ever scored in a single season by a Wolfpack player.

TJ was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 14th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.

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NC State Forward Ernest Ross Enters the Transfer Portal

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NC State Forward Ernest Ross announced today that he is entering the Transfer Portal.

 

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Ross played in 14 games this year, averaging 3.4 minutes per contest. After playing in 34 games last season, averaging 11.4 minutes per contest, Ross saw his participation dip to a career low this season, but that didn’t for a second break his infectious personality. On the sideline, you could count on Ross every single game to be the heart and soul of the Wolfpack on the bench. To watch a player who played as little as he did, care as much as he did, makes me super proud that this young man represented NC State so well.

Ross was a consensus 4-star player in the 2021 recruiting class, with 247Sports ranking him as the #60 overall player nationally. ESPN ranked him as the #5 overall player in the state of Florida.

Ross has one more year of eligibility remaining.

NC State has 3 scholarships available now.

Best of luck Ernest!

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