Up until recently, 2016 4-star Point Guard Tyson Carter (6’4″/170) has been unknown nationally. But everyone in Mississippi knows who Tyson Carter is. Carter helped lead Starkville to the 6A Mississippi State Championship, and averaged 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists per game as a Junior. The rising Senior’s recruitment despite this, didn’t really begin until this Spring.
“My recruitment really just began in the early Spring. I was just getting interest from a couple of mid-major schools,” said Carter. “Then I got offered by Mississippi St. in June. Then when July started, we started traveling and I was playing pretty good, and I got 17 offers in July.”
NC State is one of the 17 schools that offered Carter in July. The Wolfpack coaches watched him play out at the Adidas Summer Championships out in Las Vegas with MBA Hoops. Carter made sure everyone knew who he was in Vegas, shredding his opponents for 22.8 points (53.5 FG%/44.5 3PT%), 3 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game.
“Out in Vegas I was trying to get my name out there and let the world know who I was,” said Carter. “In Vegas I was playing with a chip on my shoulder to prove that I am one of the best players in the country. We had played 3 games in Vegas, and in that third game I had 27 points. Right after that third game, Mark Gottfried called and offered me a scholarship. He told me he really liked the way I played and thought that I could be really successful at NC State. It means a lot coming from an ACC school. They made the NCAA tournament last year and had some pretty good wins last year. Just knowing that they want to offer me a scholarship and think I can play there really means a lot.”
NC State has stayed in continuous contact with Carter since issuing the offer, and if they want him, they will have to match the attention he is getting from all over the nation. He now holds offers from NC State, Ohio St., Baylor, Oklahoma St, Arizona St., Miami, UNLV, Murray St., Mississippi St., and others.
Carter told me that staying close to home isn’t a factor for him.
“Distance isn’t much of a factor,” said Carter. “Really just where I can be most successful.”
5-Star 2025 Shooting Guard Darius Adams (6’4″/170) is taking an Official Visit to NC State this weekend. Rivals ranks Adams as the #16 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class. ESPN and 247Sports both rank Adams as the #4 Shooting Guard nationally in the 2025 recruiting class. ON3 and ESPN both rank him as the #1 player in the state of Indiana in 2025.
Adams plays for La Lumiere School in La Porte.
He also has Official Visits scheduled with:
NC State – 9/6-9/8
Tennessee -9/13-9/15
Michigan State – 9/20-9/22
Alabama – 9/27-9-29
UConn 10/4-10/6
Notre Dame – 10/10-10/12
Certified bucket getter. 😤🔥 New Jersey’s own Darius Adams is about to show out at the SLAM Summer Classic Volume 6 presented by @NBA2K at Rucker Park on August 21. pic.twitter.com/aHzkNPqSLm
2025 combo Darius Adams was consistently excellent in scrimmages and drills at Nike Academy. Has terrific ball-skills and feel getting to the rim looking for contact and making shots from all over the floor. Has some real toughness. Seems to have made a nice jump this summer. pic.twitter.com/4oMaWPxSSw
NC State Head Men’s Basketball Coach Kevin Keatts and one of his Assistant Coaches were in to see 5-Star Guard/Forward 2027 Shooting Guard Jordan Page (6’4″/170) Yesterday.
Page plays AAU ball with Garner Road, and high school basketball at Broughton High School here in Raleigh.
ESPN ranks Page as the #8 overall player nationally in the 2027 recruiting class, the #2 Small Forward and the #2 player in the state of North Carolina in ’27.
Last year as a Freshman at Broughton, Page averaged 17.8 points and 9 rebounds per game, shooting 54% from the field and 34% from three.
4-Star 2025 WING Lauren Hurst (6’2″) took an unofficial visit to NC State on Thursday and Friday.
ESPN ranks Hurst as the #35 overall prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, and the #1 player in the state of Tennessee.
Hurst plays for Cleveland High School, and averaged 14.9 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.7 blocs per game as a Junior last year. She shot 44% from the field and 36% from three.
Back in April, Hurst took an Official Visit to NC State, splitting the visit between basketball and volleyball.
