Miranda (7’1″/225) joined the Wolfpack back in December, deciding to forgo the remainder of his prep season. Miranda didn’t see the court for NC State, resulting in a redshirt season.
ON3 ranked Miranda as the #16 overall player in the 2023 recruiting class.
It makes perfect sense for a player like Miranda, with his height and athleticism, to go through the draft process to be evaluated on what he needs to continue to work on. As an early entrant, Miranda has the ability to pull his name out of the draft and remain a collegiate athlete.
I don’t expect Miranda to keep his name in the hat when the time comes. From what I hear his game has tons of potential, but he still needs to fine tune his craft. Also, Miranda shared this on social media, implying he will be back in the Red and White next year.
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Oops. Another one got away. Let’s get another guard so we can play five of them at a time. This is sickening. It’s not even June yet and basketball is over for next year.
Not as long as KK is the coach. Six and seven highly recruited people never put a foot on the court. Got to tell us something about his closing ability.
Healthy enough to transfer. Good bye and take KK with you.
Papajohn
10 months ago
I notice that Manny Bates and Mady Traore are on the list. And Miami’s big money guy, Nigel Pack is there along with Wong – if they lose them both, that’ll hurt.
Papajohn
10 months ago
Key NBA dates:
April 23: Final date to submit names for NBA draft
May 16 – 18: Draft combine
June 12: Last date they have to withdraw from the draft
I looked around and saw a BR article announcing Smith’s return last year dated May 31.
Miranda expects to play in the NBA. This is a smart move, and hopefully he’ll get a punch list from the feedback and he’ll work on it with Levi’s help. Smith definitely changed his game with the feedback he got.
Hell we don’t even know if he can play at the college level yet. Someone is in his ear and giving him bad information. Send him to the G league and be done with him.
Under NCAA rules, in order to retain college basketball eligibility, college players who have entered NBA Draft 2023 must withdraw by Wednesday, May 31.
I looked it up and you are absolutely right. I got the dates above from an NBA site. Weird that the NBA would publish the 6/12 date and the NCAA the 5/31 date.
Nice catch
My birthday is 6/12 and I didn’t want to get bad news on that day. So I asked the NCAA if they would pull their date up since I really don’t care about the NBA. Seriously, I have no idea except maybe after the 5/31 date the players can get agents.
#11 seed NC State will play #6 seed Texas Tech on Thursday night in the 1st Round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, and the game will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
I’m a fan of the Wolfpack playing in Pittsburgh for a couple of reasons.
For starters, after playing 5 games in 5 days to win the ACC Tournament, it is beneficial for these players to get as much rest as possible before tipoff. Being able to play this game somewhere where the clocks are set to Eastern Standard Time is a plus.
Secondly, NC State is familiar with playing in Pittsburgh. Under Kevin Keatts, the Wolfpack has played at Pitt 5 times, going 3-2 in Pittsburgh. The game on Thursday will be played in PPG Arena, where the Pittsburgh Penguins play hockey, and not the Petersen Events Center, where the Panthers play basketball, but nonetheless Keatts and crew are used to winning in this city.
Finally, the only other time that NC State played NCAA Tournament games in Pittsburgh was in 2015, when the Wolfpack went 2-0 (also in PPG Arena). As the #8 seed, the Wolfpack defeated #9 seed LSU 66-65 in the 1st round, which was followed up by a major win over #1 seed Villanova 71-68 in the 2nd round, advancing to the Sweet 16.
The Bracket for the 2024 NCAA Tournament is out, and NC State is 1 of 8 ACC schools to make the Big Dance.
Check out when the Wolfpack and the rest of the ACC will be playing in the 1st Round of the NCAA Tournament, and plan your schedules accordingly.
#3 seed NC State and #14 Chattanooga will tipoff on Saturday at 2:30pm on ESPNU.
#8 seed UNC and #9 Michigan St. will tipoff on Friday at 11:30am on ESPN2.
#6 seed Louisville and #11 Middle Tennessee will tipoff on Friday at 1:30pm on ESPN2.
#7 seed Duke and #10 Richmond will tipoff on Friday at 2:30pm on ESPNN.
#4 seed Virginia Tech and #13 Marshall will tipoff on Friday at 3:30pm on ESPN2.
#9 seed FSU and #8 Alabama will tipoff on Friday at 5:30pm on ESPN2.
#2 seed Notre Dame and #15 Kent State will tipoff on Saturday at 2:15 on ESPN.
#6 seed Syracuse and #11 Auburn/#11 Arizona will tipoff on Saturday at 3:30pm on ESPN2.
NC State is 1 of 11 schools to have both their Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams earn spots in the NCAA Tournament, while also having a Division-I Football team that played a game in the postseason.
The Wolfpack Women’s Basketball team is a #3 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and the Men are an #11 seed. The Football team lost to Kansas St. 19-28 in the Pop-Tarts Bowl.
Here’s a look at the other the 11 schools who have pulled off the trifecta.
NC State
Tennessee
Texas
Texas A&M
Kansas
Alabama
Arizona
Auburn
Duke
Iowa St.
UNC
NC State is the only school in the nation, to have both their Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams play in their Conference’s Championship game.
Paul McNeil next one to never step foot on court. Just wait and see.
Paul McNeil… totally forgot about him.
Oops. Another one got away. Let’s get another guard so we can play five of them at a time. This is sickening. It’s not even June yet and basketball is over for next year.
I think maybe you’re overreacting just a tad.
And… Isaiah Miranda enters the transfer portal. SMH!!! Can we get one stinking break!!!!!!!!!!
Not as long as KK is the coach. Six and seven highly recruited people never put a foot on the court. Got to tell us something about his closing ability.
This tells me he is healthy.
Healthy enough to transfer. Good bye and take KK with you.
I notice that Manny Bates and Mady Traore are on the list. And Miami’s big money guy, Nigel Pack is there along with Wong – if they lose them both, that’ll hurt.
Key NBA dates:
April 23: Final date to submit names for NBA draft
May 16 – 18: Draft combine
June 12: Last date they have to withdraw from the draft
I looked around and saw a BR article announcing Smith’s return last year dated May 31.
Miranda expects to play in the NBA. This is a smart move, and hopefully he’ll get a punch list from the feedback and he’ll work on it with Levi’s help. Smith definitely changed his game with the feedback he got.
Hell we don’t even know if he can play at the college level yet. Someone is in his ear and giving him bad information. Send him to the G league and be done with him.
Under NCAA rules, in order to retain college basketball eligibility, college players who have entered NBA Draft 2023 must withdraw by Wednesday, May 31.
I looked it up and you are absolutely right. I got the dates above from an NBA site. Weird that the NBA would publish the 6/12 date and the NCAA the 5/31 date.
Nice catch
My birthday is 6/12 and I didn’t want to get bad news on that day. So I asked the NCAA if they would pull their date up since I really don’t care about the NBA. Seriously, I have no idea except maybe after the 5/31 date the players can get agents.