Former Tennessee guard Freddie Dilione might visit NC State on Tuesday, or he might be a Louisville commitment by Tuesday. Really comes down to what UL wants to do with him. Dilione played at Fayetteville Trinity Christian and Raleigh Word of God in his 4 1/2 years of high school, and played for Team Loaded NC. With both Word of God and Team Loaded NC, he played for new Louisville assistant coach Thomas Carr, who came with Pat Kelsey from Charleston. Louisville has to fill up an entire roster.
Dilione picked Tennessee over Alabama the first time around, and NC State wasn't really in the picture at the end. Both schools offered him a lot of money and some think he silently committed to Alabama multiple times. By December it was clear that Dilione wasn't going to have much of a role with the Volunteers. He had 30 points in 18 games played, so this is basically a M.J. Rice at Kansas situation all over again. Ironically, Dilione and Rice were teammates (with L.J. Thomas) under Carr.
I also think Dilione is going to end up being a wing rather than point guard, but NC State would probably let him try to be a point guard because it would make the roster numbers make sense. I just never saw the feel or nuance of being a point guard and neither did Tennessee apparently.
Dilione picked Tennessee over Alabama the first time around, and NC State wasn't really in the picture at the end. Both schools offered him a lot of money and some think he silently committed to Alabama multiple times. By December it was clear that Dilione wasn't going to have much of a role with the Volunteers. He had 30 points in 18 games played, so this is basically a M.J. Rice at Kansas situation all over again. Ironically, Dilione and Rice were teammates (with L.J. Thomas) under Carr.
I also think Dilione is going to end up being a wing rather than point guard, but NC State would probably let him try to be a point guard because it would make the roster numbers make sense. I just never saw the feel or nuance of being a point guard and neither did Tennessee apparently.
