NC State 87 – Wake Forest 76 Boxscore GAME RECAP NC State used a red hot Scott Wood (23 points) and solid performances from the rest of their starting five to out-gun the Demon Deacons 87.76. It was a true game of runs with Wake striking first thanks to Chase Fischer and Travis McKie doing damage early , but NC State stormed back using Woods hot hand. That had the Pack in it midway through the second half, but it wasn’t until late in the first that State really made their move and it wasn’t until midway through the second that they really got out to a sizable lead. State managed just 2 points off their bench and finished with a close rebounding margain but got very solid play from all 5 of their starters, limited the turnovers and got out on the break where they can be devastating. KEY STATS Wake played well tonight. They shot 50% from the field, 58% from 3 was only out-rebounded by three, but it wasn’t enough as State racked up 19 assists to only 9 turnovers as a team and turned that into 19 fast break points (to Wake’s 4). Player wise you have to look…
Josh Davis
Josh Davis is living out a childhood dream everytime he steps foot on the floor for the Wolfpack. Josh was an under-recruited, late bloomer who scouts overlooked, ranking him as low as a one-star prospect in some instances, however, Wolfpack coach Sidney Lowe saw something special in the kid from Raleigh. Originally, NC State did not have an extra scholarship avaialble for Davis, but continued to evaluate him and hoped that he would take the prep route for a year and hopefully join the Wolfpack in 2010. It is unsure what Josh would have done, but it did not matter,...
Standing at 6’7″ and weighing in at 210 pounds, freshman forward Josh Davis looks the part of an elite division one athlete. He even scores like one, averaging 25 points per game during his senior campaign at Raleigh’s Athens Drive High School. So why, you ask, was Josh Davis overlooked by almost every top program in the nation? “I really don’t understand . I guess kids at his position are usually good perimeter shooters. Earnest Ross and Garrius Adams (other local high major recruits) have a little bit better jump shot than Josh at this point. That is also partially...
Every year the Apex Police Department teams up with Apex High School to bring the “Cops vs. Jocks Challenge.” Usually the police officers team up to take on the Apex High basketball team but this year they switched things up a bit. The format was a 3 point shoot-out, followed by a skills competition and capped off by a dunk contest. The dunk contest was headlined by future college stars Earnest Ross (Auburn), Garrius Adams (Miami) and the man we were there to see, 2009 NC State commit Josh Davis. Davis impressed with a high flying arsenal that included a...
Today was one of the biggest days of Josh Davis’ life. I joked with Josh and asked him if it ranked right behind the day he was born and he laughed and said “Yeah, it ranks somewhere around there.” Josh Davis lived a dream today as he sat before his coaches, principals and teachers and signed his letter of intent to play basketball for his favorite school. It was a privilege to watch the grin on Josh’s face. He told us “I’ve waited for this day for a long time.” Josh’s mom, who is a really sweet lady, was beaming...
A lot has been written about Josh Davis fulfilling his dream of becoming an NC State basketball player. We’ve gotten the chance to speak with Josh on numerous occasions now and we thought you would enjoy learning a little more about him. WolfpackHoops: How did you become a NC State fan? Josh: I grew up liking some of the players that played for UNC, but in Middle School I became an NC State fan. My mom graduated from NC State and that influenced me as well. WolfpackHoops: Who is your favorite NC State basketball player that you grew up watching?...
Josh Davis is the newest addition to the Wolfpack ’09 recruiting class. He is from right down the road, yet we don’t know all that much about him. Last night we got the chance to talk with Athens Drive’s Head Coach Robert Clemons. Coach Clemons led Athens to a 22-6 record this season which happens to be their best season under his watch (since ’01). He has actually been a Pack fan for a very long time. In fact, his dad was the first African-American to graduate from NC State. Since we didn’t know too much about Josh before yesterday,...
Sidney Lowe picked up his 4th commitment for the class of 2009 in local star Josh Davis. Davis (6’6 or 6’7, depending on who you ask) averaged 25 and 10 in his senior year at Athens Drive in Raleigh. Davis is said to be a freak athlete with not only talent but brains as well. The recruitment was started by Monte Towe and the scholarship was presented in person by Sidney Lowe today. Josh is a long time NC State fan and this is a dream come true for him. Stay tuned, as we’ll soon be providing you with the...
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