There has been a lot of hype swirling around the NC State basketball program heading into the 2016-17 season. It looks like NBC is willing to buy the hype of point guard Dennis Smith Jr., but not necessarily the Wolfpack team he is a part of. NBC has officially given NC State locker room bulletin board material by picking them 9th in their preseason rankings.

9. N.C. State: The Wolfpack have a ton of talent, namely freshmen Dennis Smith Jr. and Omer Yurtseven. Will all the pieces come together? (NBC)

1) Duke
2) UVA
3) UNC
4) Louisville
5) VT
6) Syracuse
7) Miami
8) Notre Dame
9) NC State
10) FSU
11) Pitt
12) Clemson
13) Wake Forest
14) Georgia Tech
15) Boston College

Dennis Smith Jr. was also put on their preseason All-ACC First Team

Dennis Smith Jr., N.C. State: I’m not sure how good the Wolfpack will be, but assuming his ACL is back to 100%, Smith may be the single-most talented player in the conference. (NBC)