Gregg Doyel tweeted yesterday that NC State and Ohio State are ‘dream-ish’ jobs for Archie Miller. This is the first time we’ve heard this from the national media. Sure, NC State fans have speculated that this SHOULD be a dream job for Archie, but we’ve gotten no concrete information that is the case. When Doyel was questioned about this on twitter, he responded that he is confident in his source on this.
He has two dream-ish jobs: Ohio State and his alma mater, NC State. And one of those is open right now. https://t.co/cMmhhr6IHf
The incompetence of our administration has forced this program to make one bad hire after another. Robinson, Sendek, Lowe, and Gottfried. Good grief. Scraping the bottom of the barrel there. Need to get this hire right. Can’t afford another bad hire.
Wolfer96
7 years ago
I choose the winner of Dayton/Wich St as coach for State.
NC State’s Men’s Basketball team has picked up 4 players from the Transfer Portal this offseason, and the class ranks 10th nationally according to ON3, and 15th nationally according to 247Sports.
Andy Katz is beginning to make his rounds for his Offseason Convo series, and he took the time to meet with NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts.
In their conversation, Keatts talked about what this run has meant to Raleigh and the Wolfpack fans, how it has helped sell the program the way it deserves to be in recruiting, and even how it helped and hurt in the world of the Transfer Portal.
Today was the final day graduate players could enter the Portal.
This past season, O’Connell averaged 5.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Wolfpack, starting 22 of the 41 games he played in.
O’Connell took over as NC State’s starting Point Guard on January 30th in a win against Miami.
He only scored in double figures in 9 of his 41 games this season, but 6 of those came in postseason play (5 in the ACC Tournament). O’Connell took things to another level in the ACC Tournament, playing aggressive on the offensive end, looking for his shot, and attacking the rim.
NC State played it’s best basketball of the season when O’Connell was running the show. He ranked 3rd in the ACC in Assist/Turnover Ratio (2.5).
Heading into next season, with a lineup filled with new faces, having the calming presence of a veteran leader like O’Connell is reassuring.
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)
At this point, it’s good news that Ausar has no visits scheduled after the visit to NC State.
Ausar has 2 years of eligibility remaining, and NC State currently has 1 scholarship remaining.
The incompetence of our administration has forced this program to make one bad hire after another. Robinson, Sendek, Lowe, and Gottfried. Good grief. Scraping the bottom of the barrel there. Need to get this hire right. Can’t afford another bad hire.
I choose the winner of Dayton/Wich St as coach for State.
We may have to take up a special collection for that pick.
If I’m not mistaken Marshall already makes upwards of $3 mil? Damn that’s a lot of money! I say it’s time to pay up or shut up.