NC State Basketball
4-Star F/C Isaiah Miranda Has ARRIVED at NC State!
It’s official. 4-Star F/C Isaiah Miranda has ARRIVED at NC State. As of today, he is enrolled as a student at NC State and will begin practicing with the team today.
It looks like Miranda will be wearing the #3.
Wolf pack we’re here ❤️ pic.twitter.com/rZtXjaCfN3
— Isaiah Miranda (@IsaiahSaMiranda) December 12, 2022
After an 0-2 start in ACC play, the midseason addition of the #16 player in the 2023 recruiting class might just be the boost this team needs. Miranda will not be able to play in the Wolfpack’s next game against Furman tomorrow, but he will be able to play in their game against Vanderbilt this Saturday up in Chicago at the Legends of Basketball Showcase.
If you’re curious on how NC State added a member of the 2023 recruiting class to their roster, click here.
If you want to watch highlights of the type of player the Wolfpack are getting in Miranda, click here.
Louisville Transfer Guard Mike James (6’5″/200) has announced his commitment to NC State!
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This past year, James averaged 12.6 points per game (3rd on the team) and 5 rebounds. He’s extremely physical and aggressive, taking 47% of his field goal attempts at the rim (making 46%). As a result, he draws a lot of fouls, ranking 10th in the ACC in Fouls Drawn, and 4th in Free Throw Rate. James made opponents pay this year when they put him on the line, making 81.8% from the charity stripe, which ranked 15th in the ACC.
James shot the ball better as a Redshirt Freshman, than he did this past season. His Effective Field Goal Percentage in 2022-23 was 55.8%, which ranked 19th in the ACC, and his True Shooting Percentage of 59.6% ranked 14th.
News broke about James entering the Transfer Portal back on March 25th, and NC State was quick to reach out. Kevin Keatts and his staff recruited the former 4-star prospect out of high school heavily, but he ultimately chose the Cardinals.
After redshirting his first year in Louisville due to torn achilles, James has been a starter for the Cardinals the past two years.
He does have the ability to knock down a three, making 34.8% for his career.
James has 2 years of eligibility remaining. With James’ commitment, NC State currently has 1 scholarship available for next season.
Bowling Green Transfer Guard Marcus Hill (6’4″/185) confirmed with me that he is currently on a visit at NC State.
Hill averaged 20.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game for the Falcons this season. He earned 1st Team All-MAC honors. Even though he was only at Bowling Green one season, he had one of the best seasons in school history, scoring 698 points, which ranks 5th all-time in program history for a single season.
For his first two years of collegiate ball, Hill played for Southern Union State College (JUCO) in Alabama. In 2022-23, Hill earned 3rd Team NJCAA All-American honors, and ranked as the #32 overall Junior College prospect.
247Sports ranks Hill as a 4-Star Transfer Prospect, and the #78 overall player in the Transfer Portal, and the #11 Shooting Guard.
According to a source, the NC State Coaching Staff is extremely high on Hill, and they are recruiting him as a Point Guard.
What did an ACC Title & Final Four mean to NC State Legend Dennis Smith Jr.? The man who won the ACC Rookie of the Year Award in 2017 gave me a statement.
It means a lot. It means a lot to the university, the state of North Carolina and a lot more to my dad, grandma, and myself. They have been NC State fans since forever, so their excitement level was though the roof when they saw BOTH of our basketball teams shining like that. It was a great feeling!
2017 was Smith Jr.’s only year of College ball, averaging 18.1 points, 6.2 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 1.9 steals. He earned 2nd Team All-ACC honors, and obviously, he earned a spot on the ACC All-Freshman Team.
DSJ was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks with the 9th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.
Smith Jr. just wrapped up his 7th season in the NBA. This was his 1st season with Brooklyn, playing in 56 games for the Nets. He averaged 6.6 points, 3.6 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game, averaging 18.9 minutes per contest.
NC State’s DJ Horne played in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament this weekend, and he was named to the All-Tournament Team.
In 3 games, Horne averaged 14.3 points, shooting 41.5% from the field, and 30% from three.
Horne’s Portsmouth Partnership team made it to the finals, but lost to Jani-King 68-75.
The Portsmouth Invitational is an annual pre-draft camp that has been showcasing College Seniors to professional scouts since 1953.
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Just read the Go Pack article with quotes from Keatts. I HATE getting overly optimistic. So, this sound almost too good to be true. It’s not the gushing about his skills. It’s the comments about his attitude and the reaction from the team.
GO PACK!
Please, make the uncontrollable, damn the facts, Keatts Haters eat crow.
Ok. The kid is 7 feet and can dunk the ball over smaller players. I did watch him block smaller players jump shots, but we never see video of footwork on defense. We need REBOUNDING and defense. State has not had a top 35 player in so long, I do not know what to realistically expect. I wish Mahorcic was here to school him. God I hope Burns doesn’t fall on him 🤣
No ‘bags of doorknobs’ left on the schedule. Will we see him at all?
Good question. Keatts plays those who practice well. DJ Burns did a yeoman’s job in Miami. Thirty minutes is about all we can expect. Losing Mahorcic is a serious blow and neither Ross or Dowuona are performing like world beaters, yet. It is really obvious we can use more help inside, now. I expect this kid will play (were promises made?) If he really is a defensive, rebounding, shot blocker, he will get the minutes. The leadership, intensity, and defense we lost with Mahorcic’s injury is gone. And that sucks!