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Last night Dennis Smith Jr. announced that he will be wearing the #4 when he arrives at NC State next year.

Smith will be the 13th NC State player to ever wear the #4 for the Wolfpack.

Dereck Whittenburg (80-83)
Spud Webb (84-85)
Mark Davis (92-95)
Ivan Wagner (96)
Carl Lentz (99)
Michael Bell (01)
Dovonte Edwards (02)
Mike O’Donnell (04)
Will Roach (05)
Courtney Fells (06-09)
Enrico Kufuor (10-11)
Chris Brickhouse (14-15)

The two most notable names on this list are Dereck Whittenburg and Spud Webb.

Dereck Whittenburg scored 1,272 career points as a member of the Wolfpack and ranks 2nd in NC State history in career 3-point shooting percentage (47.6%).  He was named to the 2nd Team All-ACC team in 1982 and was also named to the All ACC-Tournament 2nd Team.  In 1983, when the Cardiac Pack won the NCAA championship, Whittenburg was named to the All-Regional and All-NCAA Finals teams.  Whittenburg’s honored jersey that hangs in the rafters is the #25, but he also wore the #4 prior to that.  He currently is the Director of Player Development for the NC State Men’s Basketball Team.

After playing his first two seasons at Midland College, Spud Webb transferred to play his final two seasons at NC State.  In two seasons with the Wolfpack, Webb averaged 10.4 points and 5.7 assists per game.  He was named to the All ACC-Tournament 2nd Team and the NCAA All-Regional Team in 1985.  Webb went on to be drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 4th round of the 1985 NBA Draft with the 87th overall pick.  He had a 12-year NBA career, tallying 8,072 points and 4,342 assists over his career.

 

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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