Update: Kentucky has offered Kirk one day after committing to State, however those we’ve talked to close to the program said they don’t believe that matters and that he should be signing his LOI by weeks end. Some outlets however have said that Kirk might look into this offer before signing that LOI. Stay tuned.

Update II: Media outlets confirming that Kirk IS looking into the Kentucky offer.  Cal making a very hard push. Trying to get face to face time. Sooo…this took a turn.

Gottfried isn’t going out in 2015 without snagging at least one recruit. Today, during an unofficial visit, 6’7 wing Shaun Kirk committed to NC State. Kirk had offers from Auburn, VCU, Baylor and Cal, but picked NC State over the others.

Per his AAU Coach, NC State has pulled in the commitment of Shaun Kirk. Super freak athlete

— Brian Snow (@BSnowScout) April 28, 2015

So who is Shaun Kirk. Kirk is an absolute athlete. He’s a dunk machine who gets up high and throws down hard. The goal for Kirk will be to really polish his game. He’s a hard worker, but he need to hone his shot and work on his handle. If you want to figure out what type of player he’ll be, think VCU kind of guy. An elite athlete who is going to go hard all the time and is going to work as hard as he can on both end of the floor.

Where will he fit? Well that remains to be seen, but he’s not a plug and play type guy. He’s going to need to build his body up and polish his game before he starts seeing major minutes, but don’t get us wrong, the athleticism is going to be near tops on this team and he’ll be looking to carve out his role as a freshman.

Kirk is from Whiteville, NC. We’ll have more on his commitment coming up soon…