5 Star 2018 Shooting Guard Keldon Johnson revealed his Final 5 schools this afternoon, and NC State once again made the cut.
Keldon Johnson (6’6″/205) is the #7 overall player in the 2018 class according to ESPN. He has taken official visits to NC State, Texas and Kentucky, and will be officially visiting Maryland this weekend.
Johnson initially was offered by NC State’s former head coach Mark Gottfried back in July of 2015, but was once again offered by Kevin Keatts on April 23rd. The NC State coaching staff watched Johnson feverishly on the AAU circuit this summer, and hears from them on the regular.
According to his Boo Williams coach, his decision is coming soon!
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.