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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.”

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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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2025 4-Star SF Jackson Keith was at the NC State vs. UNC Game

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Earlier today, I mentioned Wolfpack prospects 4-Star 2025 Power Forward Sadiq White Jr., 4-Star 2025 Point Guard Jordan Lowery, and 2026 Point Guard Kobe Edwards would be visiting for the NC State vs. UNC game.

4-Star 2025 Small Forward Jackson Keith (6’5″/175) was also in attendance.


Keith is a consensus 4-star prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, with Rivals ranking him as the #53 overall player in the class. The Southern High (Durham, NC) standout is ranked as the #2 player in the state of North Carolina in the 2025 class by ESPN.

Keith holds offers from NC State, Wake Forest, Mississippi St., Illinois, SMU, Virginia Tech, LSU and others.

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NC State Recruits that Will Be in Attendance for the UNC Game Tonight

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NC State (11-3) will host #7 UNC (11-3) tonight in PNC Arena, and they also will be hosting a couple of recruiting prospects.

4-Star 2025 Power Forward Sadiq White Jr. and 4-Star 2025 Point Guard Jordan Lowery both confirmed with me that they will be in attendance.



White, who plays for Myers Park (Charlotte) is the consensus #1 player in the state of North Carolina in the 2025 recruiting class, and he’s 4 spots away from being a 5-star prospect according to ON3. Lowery plays for Winston-Salem Christian School, and is ranked as the #7 overall player in the state of North Carolina in the 2025 recruiting class according to 247Sports.

White holds offers from NC State, South Carolina, Syracuse, Cincinnati, Wake Forest, LSU, FSU, Illinois, Virginia Tech, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, Georgetown, Ohio State and others. Lowery holds offers from NC State, TCU, Virginia Tech, SMU, Oklahoma St., Kansas St. St. Louis and others.

2026 Point Guard Kobe Edwards also told me he will be in attendance.


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NC State is 1 of the Schools 4-Star PG Kayden Mingo is Hearing from the Most

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4-Star 2025 Point Guard Kayden Mingo (6’1″/160) stated that NC State is one of the schools most frequently reaching out to him, along with Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Notre Dame, Penn State, Cal and Old Dominion.

Despite the Wolfpack’s interest in Mingo, they haven’t offered him yet. Mingo currently holds offers from Cal, Penn State, Saint Louis, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.

Rivals and ESPN both rank Mingo as a 4-Star prospect, with Rivals ranking him as the #70 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class.

Mingo plays for Long Island Lutheran in New York, which is one of the top teams in the country. He is currently the Nike EYBL Scholastic’s leading scorer (20ppg).

 

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Highlights of NC State 2024 Signee Paul McNeil from the John Wall Holiday Invitational

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NC State 2024 signee Paul McNeil Jr. showcased his talent at the 2023 John Wall Holiday Invitational at the end of the year. Below are highlights from his first two games.

In Richmond’s 77-62 win over Jordan in their first game of the invitational, McNeil had 27 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals.

In Game 2, McNeil had 24 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists in Richmond’s 53-56 loss to Northwood.

In Game 3, McNeil had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in Richmond’s 68-84 loss to Cannon. I couldn’t find any highlights from this particular game.

Through 11 games this season, McNeil is averaging 29.6 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game. He is shooting 52% from the field and 35% from three.

 

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