On September 11th, Rawle Alkins arrived in Raleigh and worked out with his new Word of God teammates for the very first time. NC State sent assistant coach Rob Moxley over to Word of God Academy to watch him workout on his very first day to welcome Alkins to Raleigh, and let him know that they are going to make it a priority to try to keep him in Raleigh.
After Alkins went on an unofficial visit to UNC on Sunday, NC State sent Moxley and head coach Mark Gottfried to watch Alkins workout yesterday.
Alkins knew how to pull the heart strings of Wolfpack nation with his tweet, teasing about the possibility of teaming up with Dennis Smith Jr. (committed) and Bam Adebayo (uncommitted) at NC State. One thing is certain, NC State has turned up the heat on recruiting Alkins since his plane landed. They are on a mission to keep Rawle (pronounced “Raleigh”) in Raleigh next year.
Jernigan is ranked as the #64 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class by ESPN, and the #1 player in the state of North Carolina.
She chose NC State over a Final 3 that included Michigan and Kentucky.
Last season at Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville, NC), Jernigan averaged 19 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game, while shooting 46% from the field.
Jernigan is NC State’s first verbal commitment in their 2025 recruiting class.
Andrews took an Official Visit to Missouri last week, and he has one scheduled with Arkansas in the middle of October, one with LSU the second week of November and one with Marquette beginning on January 31st of next year.
NC State offered Andrews back on June 15th.
ESPN ranks Andrews as the #15 overall player nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, the #4 Small Forward and the #1 player in the state of Arkansas.