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This morning we reported that 2016 SF Christian Matthews was on campus for a visit with the NC State coaching staff yesterday.  Today we were able to catch up with Matthews and he broke down his visit for us and where NC State stands amongst the other schools that are recruiting him.

“Yesterday the visit was great.  We went all around the campus and met the basketball team,” Matthews said. “They told me that I reminded them a lot of T.J. Warren, and I took that as a huge compliment, because he’s in the NBA now.”

Matthews says that Georgia Tech was the first team to really start recruiting him.

“The first school that started recruiting me was really Georgia Tech. They came to the gym, because there was this big 6’10” kid that was being recruited by them,” Matthews said. “They watched me progress for a little bit and then they offered me a scholarship.”

Then NC State came along while Matthews was playing in New Jersey, and they were interested.

“They continued to watch me over the AAU season, and then back in mid-April Rob Moxley called me and offered me a scholarship over the phone.” said Matthews

 

At this point Matthews will visit a few other schools, but more than likely won’t take all five of his visits. At this point it is very clear that Georgia Tech and NC State are the two schools recruiting him the hardest.

When asked if he was getting closer to making a decision or if he was still wide open, he had this to say:

“I think I’m getting close.  I’m a lot closer than I was before when they (NC State) offered me because I took the visit now,” Matthews said. “My father and coach have been talking to me about how NC State is a really good school and that I should look into it.  Both of those people have never let me down and have always told me the truth.  I’m listening to them and NC State is at the top of my list right now.”

Mark Gottfried and his staff have done a great job of making an impression on Matthews, and it is clear that same impression has been made on the most significant figures in his life as well.

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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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PackInsider Staff
PackInsider Staff
8 years ago

Very under the radar and started blowing up later in the season. Very skilled. Remember Quincey Miller? He’s along those line (although less athletic).

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wolfpack74
wolfpack74
8 years ago

Why is this kid not rated by any recruiting service?

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NC State Offers 4-Star 2026 SF Cole Cloer

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NC State offered 4-Star Small Forward Cole Cloer (6’6″175) earlier this week.

247Sports ranks Cloer as the #24 overall player nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, the #10 Small Forward and the #1 player in the state of North Carolina. Cloer plays for Orange High School, which is right down the road, in Hillsborough, North Carolina.

Cloer also holds offers from Wake Forest, Mississippi St, App St, High Point and Iowa.

Last season, Cloer averaged 20.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals per game for Orange.

 

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NC State Men’s Basketball Recruiting Update (9/21/23)

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There’s been quite a bit going on in the world of NC State Men’s Basketball recruiting. Below I’ll summarize quite a bit of it.

4-Star Power Forward Kendre Harrison (6’7″/230) out of Reidsville High School (Reidsville, NC) took in the NC State vs. VMI game on Saturday, and walked away with an offer from the NC State Men’s Basketball coaching staff. Harrison already received an offer from the NC State Football coaching staff back in January.

ESPN ranks Harrison as the #20 overall basketball player nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, the #5 Power Forward and the #1 player in the state of North Carolina. Harrison already holds offers from Wake Forest, FSU and Texas A&M. Harrison is the #5 overall football player nationally in the 2026 class according to 247Sports, and the #1 player in the state of North Carolina. Harrison is a unicorn. He projects to be a 5-star prospect in 2 sports.

Did I mention that Harrison is the nephew of former NC State basketball player C.C. Harrison?

On September 12, NC State offered 4-Star 2025 Point Guard Jordan Lowery (6’1″/175) out of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He already holds offers from TCU, SMU, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, St. Louis, Wichita St, ECU and Virginia Tech. Rivals ranks Lowery as the #110 overall player nationally, and ON3 ranks him as the #9 player in the state of North Carolina. Lowery took an unofficial visit to NC State earlier in the month.

Last week, the coaches were in to visit 4-Star 2025 Small Forward AJ White (6’8″/180) out of Charlotte, North Carolina. Rivals ranks White as the #28 overall player nationally in 2025, and he is the consensus #1 player in the state. White holds offers from NC State, South Carolina, Cincy, Texas, Syracuse, Georgia, Texas A&M, Wake Forest, Mississippi St., LSU, FSU, Illinois, Virginia Tech, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgetown, Ohio St. and others.

 

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While the coaching staff was in to see Lowery, they were also checking out 2024 Center Chol Machot (7’0″). ON3 ranks Machot as a 3-star prospect, and the #14 player in the state of North Carolina.

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4-Star PF David Punch Takes Official Visit to NC State

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2024 4-Star Power Forward David Punch (6’7″/190) is on an Official Visit to NC State this weekend.

 

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Back on August 24, Punch included NC State in his Top-7, which also included Penn St., TCU, UVA, Virginia Tech, TCU, and Xavier. Punch took an Official Visit to Penn State last weekend, and has Official Visits scheduled for the rest of his Top-7, except for VCU.

Apparently Punch has an insane 45-inch vertical.

ON3 ranks Punch as the #97 overall player nationally in the 2024 recruiting class, and 247Sports ranks him as the #5 player in the state of Texas (Dynamic Prep/Harker Heights)

 

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4-Star PF David Punch Sets Official Visit to NC State…Wolfpack Makes Final 7

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4-Star 2024 Power Forward David Punch (6’8″/215) announced his Final 7 schools yesterday, and NC State made the cut along with Penn State, TCU, Virginia, Virginia Tech, VCU and Xavier.

Punch has scheduled Official Visits to all but VCU in the very near future. He will be taking his Official Visit to NC State on September 15th.

ON3 ranks Punch as the #97 overall player nationally in the 2024 recruiting class, the #17 Power Forward and the #8 player in the state of Texas.

NC State offered Punch back on July 21st.

Check out his highlights below.

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