With Tyler Lewis transferring to Butler, NC State is in need of another PG to team with sophomore starter Cat Barber. Lucky for them, a very good one just came on the market and the Pack has the hometown advantage.
Appalachian State releases Devonte Graham from letter of intent: http://t.co/ACEwCIJRH5 He immediately becomes best PG on the market.
Devonte Graham is a 4 start PG (originally out of Broughton High in Raleigh) who makes plays on both ends of the court. He’s a leader, a game manager and oozing with talent. He is 6’2, 175lbs and super quick. He can get to the hoop, has elite vision and also can keep you honest with his 3 ball. So why was he going to App State in the first place? We’ll explain…
Graham played for a public school (Broughton HS in Raleigh) and really didn’t get all that much exposure. He also played for Garner Road AAU, which isn’t one of the big names in the circuit. He just was an under the radar type player who didn’t generate much hype on a national stage. So without many high majors showing interest, Graham decided on App State.
He then transferred high schools and started playing ball at Brewster Academy (where TJ Warren also played). All of the sudden people started seeing what Graham could do. He was dominant when surrounded by supreme talent and all of the sudden the big dogs started coming at him.
With all the added attention, Graham tried to open up his options and get out of his LOI to App State. Then coach Jason Capel had other ideas and refused to release him. Capel accused NC State in particular of tampering with Graham after his commitment.
Capel has since been fired and new head coach Jim Fox said yesterday that Devonte would be released and free to attend the school of his choice.
Ga. Tech, KU, Missouri, NC State, Nebraska, Providence, USF, Rutgers, Virginia, Va Tech, & Xavier.
We’ll have to wait and see what happens here, but Gottfried wants this kid bad and will make sure the Pack is in the mix until the end. Stay tuned to PackInsider.com for more updates on this situation…
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.
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.
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.
2025 4⭐️ Kayden Mingo continued his stockrising season tonight as #2 Long Island Lutheran (NY) took down #11 La Lumiere (IN).
Mingo finished with 20PTS, 7ASTS and 5REBS in the 82-65 win. He’s LuHi’s leading scorer on the season.
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).
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.