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Keatts will have up to 7 big-name basketball recruits on campus this weekend

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NC State football has their home opener this weekend against Marshall While most focus will be on the football team, Kevin Keatts is making sure you don’t forget about basketball. The NC State head coach is using the excitement and energy of the opener to help convince some of the nations top recruits that NC State is the place for them.

This very well could be the most basketball talent (recruit wise) that NC State has ever had on campus at one particular time. 2018 5-star Keldon Johnson and 2018 4-star Manny Bates will both be on campus for official visits. For most schools, you’d consider that a pretty good weekend for visitors. But that’s not enough for Kevin Keatts. He also has local 2021 star Carson McCorkle (Raleigh) and 2021 SG Dontrez Syles (Kinston) both confirmed as unofficial visitors.

On top of that, there are rumors that 2019 Dennis Smith protege Joey Baker will be making the trip as an unofficial visitor as well. State is actively recruiting Baker and there is confirmation that the coaches will be at Trinity Christian to watch him, Greg Gantt and Au’Diese Toney this Tuesday.

At this point it’s just getting silly, but in case you missed it, Keatts also has 4-star SG Isaac Okoro (2019) and 4-star PG Shariffe Cooper (2020) coming on unofficial visits as well.

That’s 7, yes 7 kids on campus who are either 4 or 5 stars. We have been doing this site for almost 9 years and we’ve never seen this much talent in Raleigh on a single weekend. Everyone has been sold on Keatts vision for the program, but the question has been about whether or not he can bring in the recruits.

Well, if this weekend is any indication, Keatts will be stocking the Wolfpack with more talent than we’ve seen in a long, long time.

If you want to know more about these recruits, make sure you click the links above as we’ve linked back to articles previewing each kid (with videos).

 

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2025 4-Star SF Jackson Keith was at the NC State vs. UNC Game

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January 10, 2024

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Earlier today, I mentioned Wolfpack prospects 4-Star 2025 Power Forward Sadiq White Jr., 4-Star 2025 Point Guard Jordan Lowery, and 2026 Point Guard Kobe Edwards would be visiting for the NC State vs. UNC game.

4-Star 2025 Small Forward Jackson Keith (6’5″/175) was also in attendance.


Keith is a consensus 4-star prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, with Rivals ranking him as the #53 overall player in the class. The Southern High (Durham, NC) standout is ranked as the #2 player in the state of North Carolina in the 2025 class by ESPN.

Keith holds offers from NC State, Wake Forest, Mississippi St., Illinois, SMU, Virginia Tech, LSU and others.

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NC State Recruits that Will Be in Attendance for the UNC Game Tonight

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NC State (11-3) will host #7 UNC (11-3) tonight in PNC Arena, and they also will be hosting a couple of recruiting prospects.

4-Star 2025 Power Forward Sadiq White Jr. and 4-Star 2025 Point Guard Jordan Lowery both confirmed with me that they will be in attendance.



White, who plays for Myers Park (Charlotte) is the consensus #1 player in the state of North Carolina in the 2025 recruiting class, and he’s 4 spots away from being a 5-star prospect according to ON3. Lowery plays for Winston-Salem Christian School, and is ranked as the #7 overall player in the state of North Carolina in the 2025 recruiting class according to 247Sports.

White holds offers from NC State, South Carolina, Syracuse, Cincinnati, Wake Forest, LSU, FSU, Illinois, Virginia Tech, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, Georgetown, Ohio State and others. Lowery holds offers from NC State, TCU, Virginia Tech, SMU, Oklahoma St., Kansas St. St. Louis and others.

2026 Point Guard Kobe Edwards also told me he will be in attendance.


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NC State is 1 of the Schools 4-Star PG Kayden Mingo is Hearing from the Most

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January 6, 2024

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4-Star 2025 Point Guard Kayden Mingo (6’1″/160) stated that NC State is one of the schools most frequently reaching out to him, along with Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Notre Dame, Penn State, Cal and Old Dominion.

Despite the Wolfpack’s interest in Mingo, they haven’t offered him yet. Mingo currently holds offers from Cal, Penn State, Saint Louis, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.

Rivals and ESPN both rank Mingo as a 4-Star prospect, with Rivals ranking him as the #70 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class.

Mingo plays for Long Island Lutheran in New York, which is one of the top teams in the country. He is currently the Nike EYBL Scholastic’s leading scorer (20ppg).

 

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Highlights of NC State 2024 Signee Paul McNeil from the John Wall Holiday Invitational

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NC State 2024 signee Paul McNeil Jr. showcased his talent at the 2023 John Wall Holiday Invitational at the end of the year. Below are highlights from his first two games.

In Richmond’s 77-62 win over Jordan in their first game of the invitational, McNeil had 27 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals.

In Game 2, McNeil had 24 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists in Richmond’s 53-56 loss to Northwood.

In Game 3, McNeil had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in Richmond’s 68-84 loss to Cannon. I couldn’t find any highlights from this particular game.

Through 11 games this season, McNeil is averaging 29.6 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game. He is shooting 52% from the field and 35% from three.

 

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