VIDEO: Scott Wood thinks NC State has a favorable matchup today vs. Creighton
This week it’s about NC State’s NCAA tournament hopes.
Giglio is suffering from some serious recency bias. The roller coaster ride has taken its toll on him to the point of not wanting to get on again. He take is that the Virginia Tech game was as good as NC State gets, but after the Clemson let down he can’t pick them to beat Creighton.
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.
NC State’s 2024 4-Man Transfer Class
Center Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (Louisville)
Guard/Forward Dontez Styles (Georgetown)
Guard Marcus Hill (Bowling Green)
NC State still has a chance to move up in the rankings. East Carolina Power Forward Ezra Ausar just wrapped up an Official Visit to NC State, and things are looking good for the Wolfpack. ON3 ranks Ausar as the #67 overall player in the Portal, and the #15 Power Forward.
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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.
I think Smith and Jarkell struggled at times against teams that got physical with them on defense. Creton has a great defense but they aren’t physically dominant, and so hopefully won’t throw our guards off kilter. Casey may be the X factor. DJ will have a tough matchup, but he might be able to draw some fouls with his spin move. Their center isn’t going to draw DJ out past the FT line so that should help. Rebounding will be a key stat. I really wish Gantt could play, but appears he’s out for the year. Their mostly play 5… Read more »
I think what this game comes down to is if we keep playing solid defense and have an efficient offensive game, we can win this game. We’ve played with great focus and effort all year long (we’re a two half, 40 minute a game team). Our Achilles heel has been when out offense is inefficient or disappears long periods of time.