NC State Offers 5-Star SF Bruce Branch III…the #1 Player in 2027

NC State has offered 2027 5-Star Small Forward Bruce Branch III (6’7″/190).

6-7 Bruce Branch III @ProlificPrep has picked up an offer from NC State@bkbranch3 ✔️ @3SSBCircuit pic.twitter.com/QAyhNtauMo

— Compton Magic (@Compton_Magic) August 1, 2025

Rivals ranks him as the the #1 player in the 2027 recruiting class.

Branch III also holds offers from Arizona, Arizona St., UCLA, Xavier, West Virginia, Texas, Kansas St., UVA, Washington, USC, LSU, Stanford, Tennessee, Kansas, Louisville, Houston, Indiana and others.

He will be playing for Prolific Prep, which just moved from Arizona to Florida.