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Pool play continued this morning in the Adidas Nations event out in Los Angeles.  This morning I broke down how some of the NC State targets did last night in Game 3.  Here is how they did in their 4th game of pool play this AM.

2016 5-star PF Edrice “Bam” Adebayo had 12 points (6-7 FG), 4 rebounds and 3 steals in 2016 USA Team Rose’s 106-93 victory over 2017 USA Team Lillard.  2016 5-star SG Rawle Alkins had 20 points (9-15 FG), 4 rebounds and 4 steals.  2017 4-star PF Xavier Tillman had 8 points (4-9 FG) and 8 rebounds for Team Lillard.  2017 5-star PG Trevon Duvall had 11 points (4-9 FG) and 3 assists.

5-star 2016 PG Dennis Smith Jr. had 21 points (8-12 FG), 5 rebounds and 5 assists in 2016 USA Team Wall’s victory over 2017 USA Team Noah.  5-star 2017 SG D.J. Harvey had 16 points (5-7 FG) and 6 rebounds for Team Noah.

5-star 2017 SG Hamidou Diallo had 10 points (4-7 FG) in Team Africa’s victory over Team Canada.  4-star 2016 PF Mamadi Diakite also had 15 points (5-11 FG) and 5 rebounds.

Tonight’s Schedule

Tonight Bracket Play officially begins.

USA 2016 Team Wall (Dennis Smith Jr.) vs. USA 2017 Team Lillard (Xavier Tillman & Trevon Duvall) at 7:30 PM (PST)

Team Nations (Sacha Killeya-Jones) vs. Team Canada at 7:30 PM (PST)

USA 2017 Team Noah (D.J. Harvey) vs. Team Latin America at 7:30 PM (PST)

USA 2016 Team Rose (Bam Adebayo & Rawle Alkins) vs. Team Africa (Hamidou Diallo & Mamadi Diakite) at 7:30 PM (PST)

Below is a look at the actual bracket.  Go ahead and get your DVR ready.  The championship game and the third place game will ESPNU tomorrow.

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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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