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Pool play continued last night in the Adidas Nations event out in Los Angeles.  Yesterday I broke down how some of the NC State targets did yesterday morning in their second game.  Here is how they did last night in their third game of pool play.

2016 4-star PF Sacha Killeya-Jones had 16 points (4-8 FG) and 4 rebounds in Team Nations 68-117 loss to Team Latin America.

2017 5-star SG Hamidou Diallo had 17 points (7-16 FG) in Team Africa’s 97-77 victory over USA 2017 Team Noah.  2016 4-star PF Mamadi Diakite had 16 points (7-9 FG), 8 rebounds, and 5 blocks.

2017 5-star PG Trevon Duval had 16 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals in USA 2017 Team Lillard’s 94-88 victory over Team Asia Pacific.  2017 4-star PF Xavier Tillman had 7 points (3-6 FG), 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
2016 5-star PG Dennis Smith Jr. had 13 points (6-13 FG), 16 assists, 6 rebounds and 4 steals in 2016 USA Team Wall’s 84-85 loss to Team Canada.
Today’s Schedule
Dennis Smith Jr.’s 2016 USA Team Wall will play 2017 USA Team Noah at 10:15am (PST).
Mamadi Diakite and Hamidou Diallo’s Team Africa will play Team Canada at 10:15am (PST).
Trevon Duval and Xavier Tillman’s 2017 USA Team Lillard will play Bam Adebayo and Rawle Alkins’ 2016 USA Team Rose.
After the morning session Pool Play will be over, and bracket play will begin tonight.

 

Matthew is Publisher and Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He is also the Lead Pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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4-Star Guard/Forward Bryce Heard Commits to NC State!

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4-Star Guard/Forward Bryce Heard has verbally committed to NC State! He chose to Run with the Wolfpack over a Final 4 that also included USC, Mississippi St., and Xavier.

Heard took an Official Visit to NC State beginning on June 23rd.

247Sports, ESPN and Rivals all rank Heard as a 4-Star prospect. Rivals ranks him as the #95 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class. 247Sports ranks him as the #16 Combo Guard in the class, and they also rank him as the #2 player in the state of Illinois.

As a Junior this past season at Homewood-Flossmoor (Chicago, Illinois), Heard averaged 19 point, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Heard is the 3rd member of NC State’s 2024 recruiting class, joining 4-Star Guard/Forward Paul McNeil and 3-Star Guard Trey Parker.

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4-Star Guard Davion Hannah Includes NC State in Top-9, Schedules Official Visit

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4-Star 2025 Guard Davion Hannah (6’5″/180) released his Top-9 schools yesterday, and NC State made the cut along with Alabama, Pitt, Xavier, Cincinnati, Michigan St., Louisville, Ohio St. and Wisconsin.

Hannah will be taking an Official Visit to NC State on October 5th.

NC State offered Hannah on June 19th.

Hannah is right on the cusp of being a 5-star prospect. 247Sports ranks him as the #27 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class, the #4 Combo Guard, and the #3 player in the state of  Missouri.

This past season as a Junior at Nicolet High School (Glendale, Wisconsin), Hannah averaged 18.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. He also just participated in the NBA Top 100 camp, and was one of the standouts.

For his Senior season, Hannah has transferred to Link Academy in Branson, Missouri.

 

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5-Star Shooting Guard Darius Adams Schedules Official Visit to NC State

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5-Star 2025 Shooting Guard Darius Adams (6’4″/165) has scheduled an Official Visit to NC State for September 6-8.

Rivals ranks Adams as the #16 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class. ESPN and 247Sports rank him as the #4 Shooting Guard in the class. 247Sports and ON3 rank him as the #2 player in the state of Indiana, playing for La Lumiere School in La Porte.

He has also scheduled Official Visits to Tennessee, Michigan St., Alabama, UCONN and Notre Dame.

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4-Star G/F Bryce Heard Includes NC State in Final 4, Decision Coming Next Week

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4-Star 2025 Guard/Forward Bryce Heard (6’6″/190) has trimmed his list of schools to 4, with NC State making the cut along with USC, Mississippi St. and Xavier. He will be announcing his college decision next Wednesday, July 24th.

Heard took an Official Visit to NC State beginning on June 23rd.

247Sports, ESPN and Rivals all rank Heard as a 4-Star prospect. Rivals ranks him as the #95 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class. 247Sports ranks him as the #16 Combo Guard in the class, and they also rank him as the #2 player in the state of Illinois.

As a Junior this past season at Homewood-Flossmoor (Chicago, Illinois), Heard averaged 19 point, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

From where things currently stand, NC State looks like they are in a good position to land Heard.

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