NC State was in to Watch 4-Star 2026 Point Guard Deron Rippey Jr. this Week

NC State was in to watch 4-Star 2026 Point Guard Deron Rippey Jr. (6’2″/175) on Wednesday.

NC State and Rutgers were in today for 2026 @BlairAcademyMBB/@NewHeightsNYC guard Deron Rippey Jr., per source.

One of the elite lead guards in the class pic.twitter.com/7CLT4oLULM

— Ari Rosenfeld (@ARosenfeldHoops) April 30, 2025

247Sports ranks Rippey Jr. as the #16 overall player in the 2026 recruiting class, the #5 Point Guard and the #1 player in the state of New Jersey.

This year, he led the Bucs to a 24-4 record, averaging 16.2 points, 5.3 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game. Rippey Jr. was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in New Jersey as a Junior.

Rippey Jr. currently holds offers from Rutgers, Villanova, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Seton Hall, Purdue, Stanford, St. John’s, Syracuse, TCU, Texas A&M, Washington, Oklahoma St., Illinois, LSU, Kansas, SMU, Wake Forest, Maryland, West Virginia, Creighton, Michigan, UNC, Alabama and others.

 

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