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2016 Recruit Update: Dennis Smith

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I’ll be honest, it’s a lot tougher to cover recruiting now that Mark Gottfried is in charge. This guy is all over the place, offering top notch guy after top notch guy. 2015 and 2016 are no different. The Gottfather has been on the road tracking some of the nations top players. We’ll be introducing these guys to you over the next week or so.

First up is a guy that Gottfried didn’t have to jump on a plane to go watch. Dennis Smith is a local kid from Fayetteville, NC. We’ve updated you on him before, but since we’re doing this full series on recruits we’re going to get a little more in-depth this time.

Smith is an elite PG and might very well be the #1 lead guard in this class when all is said and done. He is a 6’1, 173lb kid who is pretty much ACC ready right now. He’s got the quicks, the hops and the body to compete at the highest level and is coveted by the nation’s top programs.

If the name sounds familiar, it should. This was the kid who dropped 41 points in his coming out party at the Holiday Invitational last year in Raleigh.

This kids already has offers from UNC, Duke, Florida, Kansas, VCU, Wake and of course, NC State. I think it will be interesting to see how this recruitment goes for the Pack. I think the only way they land him is if Barber goes Pro early and he has a clear path to start from day 1. Outside of that it’s going to be hard to pry him away from the plethora of top tier schools that are after him.

If State did somehow win out here, they would be getting the best all-around PG in the nation. He’s a budding floor leader who can shoot, dish and handle the ball with the best of them. While he still needs to become more of a vocal leader, he’s pretty much got the rest of his game figured out.

 

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4-Star Guard/Forward Bryce Heard Commits to NC State!

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July 24, 2024

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4-Star Guard/Forward Bryce Heard has verbally committed to NC State! He chose to Run with the Wolfpack over a Final 4 that also included USC, Mississippi St., and Xavier.

Heard took an Official Visit to NC State beginning on June 23rd.

247Sports, ESPN and Rivals all rank Heard as a 4-Star prospect. Rivals ranks him as the #95 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class. 247Sports ranks him as the #16 Combo Guard in the class, and they also rank him as the #2 player in the state of Illinois.

As a Junior this past season at Homewood-Flossmoor (Chicago, Illinois), Heard averaged 19 point, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Heard is the 3rd member of NC State’s 2024 recruiting class, joining 4-Star Guard/Forward Paul McNeil and 3-Star Guard Trey Parker.

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4-Star Guard Davion Hannah Includes NC State in Top-9, Schedules Official Visit

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4-Star 2025 Guard Davion Hannah (6’5″/180) released his Top-9 schools yesterday, and NC State made the cut along with Alabama, Pitt, Xavier, Cincinnati, Michigan St., Louisville, Ohio St. and Wisconsin.

Hannah will be taking an Official Visit to NC State on October 5th.

NC State offered Hannah on June 19th.

Hannah is right on the cusp of being a 5-star prospect. 247Sports ranks him as the #27 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class, the #4 Combo Guard, and the #3 player in the state of  Missouri.

This past season as a Junior at Nicolet High School (Glendale, Wisconsin), Hannah averaged 18.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. He also just participated in the NBA Top 100 camp, and was one of the standouts.

For his Senior season, Hannah has transferred to Link Academy in Branson, Missouri.

 

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5-Star Shooting Guard Darius Adams Schedules Official Visit to NC State

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July 19, 2024

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5-Star 2025 Shooting Guard Darius Adams (6’4″/165) has scheduled an Official Visit to NC State for September 6-8.

Rivals ranks Adams as the #16 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class. ESPN and 247Sports rank him as the #4 Shooting Guard in the class. 247Sports and ON3 rank him as the #2 player in the state of Indiana, playing for La Lumiere School in La Porte.

He has also scheduled Official Visits to Tennessee, Michigan St., Alabama, UCONN and Notre Dame.

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4-Star G/F Bryce Heard Includes NC State in Final 4, Decision Coming Next Week

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4-Star 2025 Guard/Forward Bryce Heard (6’6″/190) has trimmed his list of schools to 4, with NC State making the cut along with USC, Mississippi St. and Xavier. He will be announcing his college decision next Wednesday, July 24th.

Heard took an Official Visit to NC State beginning on June 23rd.

247Sports, ESPN and Rivals all rank Heard as a 4-Star prospect. Rivals ranks him as the #95 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class. 247Sports ranks him as the #16 Combo Guard in the class, and they also rank him as the #2 player in the state of Illinois.

As a Junior this past season at Homewood-Flossmoor (Chicago, Illinois), Heard averaged 19 point, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

From where things currently stand, NC State looks like they are in a good position to land Heard.

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