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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.

 

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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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