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WATCH: 2023 4-star NC State prospect Davin Cosby Jr. is a Terquavion Smith clone

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Davin Cosby Jr. is a 6’5, 180lb Terquavion Smith clone.

It’s no wonder that the Word of God (Raleigh) star is getting the attention of NC State head coach Kevin Keatts. Not only is he right down the street, but he’s also the closest thing out there to the guy he’d be trying to replace.

Smith is 6’4, 160lbs, so he’s smaller for sure, but the two guards have the same mentality. They are big, tall guards who can get to the rim and have seemingly unlimited range from 3.

Coming out of High School, the only question surrounding Smith was whether or not he’d be able to learn how to pick his spots at the next level. He was an elite shooter, but he was so good that he’d often take tough shots from 5 feet behind the 3 point line instead of working the ball around to get an easier look.

Turns out, it didn’t really matter. Smith has reined in his shot selection, but he still takes some deep 3s. The reason you don’t hear anyone complaining is because he hits them.

Cosby Jr is in the same boat. The kid is tall and has insane ranage, so he can really get a shot off at any point. The question for Cosby is the same question that people had about Smith at that point in his career.

Coming from experience with this type of player, Keatts seems to be all in.

Cosby Jr. is taking his official visit to NC State on September 16th. He’s one of 3 elite SGs that NC State is courting. The other two are also big guards who can score, however, Silas Demary Jr and Braelon Green are more selective with their shots, a little more physical, and like to get to the rim.

Honestly, Keatts can’t go wrong with any of these guys, so the hope is that the Pack can reel in one of them. However, if things work out this year with Smith, Cosby Jr. might start to look even more enticing as a replacement to the future NBA talent.

Cosby has shifty handles for his size, and very good body control. He’s not quite as athletic as Smith, but he’s bigger and has a frame that could put on some muscle at the next level.

Just look at this kid’s range in the video above.

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2 years ago

I love a long range shooter. You can’t have too many of them.

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5-Star SG Darius Adams is Taking an Official Visit to NC State this Weekend

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5-Star 2025 Shooting Guard Darius Adams (6’4″/170) is taking an Official Visit to NC State this weekend. Rivals ranks Adams as the #16 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class. ESPN and 247Sports both rank Adams as the #4 Shooting Guard nationally in the 2025 recruiting class. ON3 and ESPN both rank him as the #1 player in the state of Indiana in 2025.

Adams plays for La Lumiere School in La Porte.

He also has Official Visits scheduled with:

NC State – 9/6-9/8
Tennessee -9/13-9/15
Michigan State – 9/20-9/22
Alabama – 9/27-9-29
UConn 10/4-10/6
Notre Dame – 10/10-10/12

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NC State Coaches Checked In On 5-Star Jordan Page Yesterday

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September 6, 2024

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NC State Head Men’s Basketball Coach Kevin Keatts and one of his Assistant Coaches were in to see 5-Star Guard/Forward 2027 Shooting Guard Jordan Page (6’4″/170) Yesterday.

Page plays AAU ball with Garner Road, and high school basketball at Broughton High School here in Raleigh.

ESPN ranks Page as the #8 overall player nationally in the 2027 recruiting class, the #2 Small Forward and the #2 player in the state of North Carolina in ’27.

Last year as a Freshman at Broughton, Page averaged 17.8 points and 9 rebounds per game, shooting 54% from the field and 34% from three.

 

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5-Star F/G JJ Andrews is Taking an Official Visit to NC State

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September 2, 2024

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5-Star 2026 Forward/Guard JJ Andrews (6’7″/220) has scheduled an Official Visit to NC State for September 27-29.

He also has OV’s set for Missouri, Arkansas and LSU.

NC State offered Andrews back on June 15th.

ESPN ranks Andrews as the #15 overall player nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, the #5 Small Forward and the #1 player in the state of Arkansas.

Andrews plays for Little Rock Christian Academy.

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4-Star WING Lauren Hurst Just Visited NC State

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August 31, 2024

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4-Star 2025 WING Lauren Hurst (6’2″) took an unofficial visit to NC State on Thursday and Friday.

ESPN ranks Hurst as the #35 overall prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, and the #1 player in the state of Tennessee.

Hurst plays for Cleveland High School, and averaged 14.9 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.7 blocs per game as a Junior last year. She shot 44% from the field and 36% from three.

Back in April, Hurst took an Official Visit to NC State, splitting the visit between basketball and volleyball.

NC State offered hurst on August 14th of last year.

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