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ECU Transfer Power Forward Ezra Ausar (6’9″/240) was on an Official Visit to NC State yesterday, and according to analysts at ON3 and 247Sports, things are trending in the right direction for the Wolfpack.
Jamie Shaw of ON3 submitted a prediction for Ausar to eventually commit to NC State yesterday morning.
Cory Smith of 247Sports submitted a crystal ball projection for Ausar to run with the Wolfpack this morning.
Ausar just wrapped up his Sophomore season in Greenville, averaging 11.4 points and 4.7 rebounds, shooting 51.4% from the field. As a Freshman, he was named to the AAC All-Freshman Team, averaging 9.8 points and 5.3 rebounds.
Ausar is a consensus 4-Star prospect in the Transfer Portal, and ON3 ranks him as the #60 overall player in the Portal and the #10 Power Forward.
Originally from Atlanta, Ausar played his Senior Season of High School at Liberty Heights Athletic Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina. ON3 ranked Ausar as a 4-Star prospect coming out of high school, the #94 overall player nationally, and the #2 player in the state of North Carolina.
Ausar has visited Seton Hall, Georgia Tech, met over Zoom with Georgetown, and had an in-home visit with Utah. John Calipari and his staff at Arkansas have been in touch with Ausar, as well as Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech, Arizona State, West Virginia, Iowa State and St. John’s. (Link)
Ausar has 2 years of eligibility remaining, and NC State currently has 1 scholarship remaining.
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I want Archie’s brother.
He’s had a lot of talent at Arizona and has done ok but I wouldn’t say he’s done great? Probably better coach than Gottfried but at this point that’s not saying a whole lot.
Accomplishments
4× Elite Eight (2008, 2011, 2014, 2015)
6× Sweet Sixteen (2008, 2009, 2011, 2013–2015)
9× NCAA Tournament bids (2006–2009, 2011, 2013–2016)
Much better than 95% of the Coaches in Division 1.
Ben Howland went to like 4 final fours. If we want a guy that would actually be interested in the job we should be targeting him.
If you look at Gott’s accomplishments on paper it looks pretty good too. But both State and Arizona want championships. And Arizona has had more talent than State the last 10 years or so. I acknowledge that Arizona has done well but based on talent and expectations some could say they fell short.
My choices for new coach would begin with Creighton’s coach and Butler’s coach.
Just heard rumors that Gottfried fired at season’s end. I think it’s a mistake to keep him till then. Should fire him now and let one of the assistants take a shot at closing out season strong. Not a fan of Archie. Heard that he was telling ppl that State could not compete with unc/duke during his playing days.
Welcome back Tyler. I thought we had lost you guys. A trap game? OMG that is real wishful thinking.
@wolfpack74 if we are still writing through this season you are not losing us haha. A Trap game is real wishful thinking it is about the only thing we can hope for. But if NC State is NC State then they are capable of the surprising result right?
Inconsistency would be an understatement to describe this team. It could lose by 50 or pull out an upset. But my gut tells me it’s going to be ugly.
I would like to see the Cardiac Pack once again. I thought you guys had left since nothing was written about the debacle in Winston Salem.