Maybe there is something already posted on this. I didnt see anything. If so, delete it. If not thought it might be some good conversation

No thread? WTH?

NC State will have a lot of visitors this month, but some mean much more than others in the big scheme of things. Isaac Sowells making another trip to NC State, while planned, is a key part of his recruitment. The center has all the makings to be done with recruiting after he goes through the official visits this summer.

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There has been some discussion in other threads about Pot. I thought we could have a good discussion on the pros and cons.

I am pro prescription use (real prescription through a pharmacy, from a real doctor).

I am anti recreational.

This article explains my stance. There is no regulation on potency. Kids and young adults are abusing it and destroying their lives.

Western Carolina coach Justin Gray has left for Coastal Carolina. The half-joke is that anyone with ties to NC State wasn’t going to be in the mix after hiring Tim Beck in football and not having people think the school only goes after NCSU folk.

I don’t know if WCU’s Vonterius Woolbright has a COVID year left, but he’d be popular if he does.

Ladies look good early on, good ball movement and defense.

Walk off single. Bottom of the 11th. Good guys 5-4

NC State coach Kevin Keatts talked to the Wolfpack Radio Network following the 81-73 loss at Pittsburgh on Saturday. Keatts didn't have a health update on injured guard D.J. Horne, who played 12 first-half minutes in the loss.

What led to NC State having to dig out of a hole?
“Well, I think we chopped away at it and we knew as the lead increased, we had to do it on the defensive end and get solid. Early on, we had a couple breakdowns and they got hot. We went under a couple of ball screens and they made some shots, and it got away from us a little bit.

“We talked about at halftime, chipping away at it. No matter what it was you want to win every four-minute segment. I thought our guys responded.

“When D.J. Horne went down, we lost one of our better scorers. I thought guys like Jayden Taylor really stepped up and gave us a plus. We wanted to put some game pressure on them and get the score tighter. I think we did. Obviously down the stretch, they made a few more plays than we did.”

It was a 3-point game with 2:23 left. What led to them making more plays down the stretch?
“I don’t think it was defensive breakdowns, but we had to get very aggressive and get into a press, and the back end is open a little bit. I just thought they were able to beat the press a little bit and they got a few shots down there. They had one big shot with a kick out.

“I thought we did a good job with. We went to the free-throw line and missed a couple of them that could have cut the lead a little bit more.”

Did you feel you kept the Pitt guards out of the lane tonight?
“I thought in the second half, we were better. I thought they got into the paint in the first half. I thought we did a good job in the second half ‘shrinking’ the floor. We kept guys out of the paint and made them shoot tough shots. When you play a team like Pitt, they can really shoot the basketball. What gives them a little bit of an advantage is you have to push out on them so much due to their ability to make three’s.

“Therefore, it opens up driving lanes. Guys like [Blake] Hinson can really stretch the floor, so you can’t sit in gaps as much as you’d like to. We sat in gaps and I thought they did a good job of driving and kicking, and got some easy baskets.”

Was the 14 fastbreak points Pittsburgh had too much?
“I thought we did a good job in the second half — nine at the half. I thought we gave up five [after halftime], so I thought we did a much better job. In the first half, we gave up nine of them and I thought we did a better job of getting back in the second half.”

What kind of conundrum does Hinson put on your defense?
“He’s a tough matchup and that is what makes him a good player. When you got a guy who is an inside-out guy, and a guy who can score both ways, it’s tough on you because you want to switch it. If you don’t switch it, then they are really good on ball screens and pick and popping. When you got that hybrid pick-and-pop four man, that is sometimes the hardest to guard in the game.”

What did Pittsburgh do to take away D.J. Burns in the second half?
“I thought they did a good job of crowding him. I thought they threw bodies at him a little bit. A lot of double teams. He found people early. We had to play other people to get shots and he was a screener. i thought he did a good job of getting people open.”

Will the ACC Tournament be a fresh start?
"We talked about in our locker room that there are 10 teams in our situation that has to win the tournament to go. That is unfortunate for our league. We are one of those groups. It doesn't matter what your record is now. Everyone is 0-0. You have to figure out how to survive and advance."

This is a good history of State's Women's Sports article.

Haven't seen his name tossed around much if at all. Thoughts on him? Decent run at Chattanooga before breaking out this year at SC.

This is pretty wild, but with some colleges wanting to get rid of the NCAA and all "guardrails" I guess, why not?

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Jamie Luckie, Courtney Green and Jemel Spearman the officials for NC State at Pittsburgh.

NC State is starting Michael O'Connell, Jayden Taylor, D.J. Horne, Casey Morsell and D.J. Burns tonight. Dennis Parker is out for the game with an illness.

Running box score and play-by-play.

State 25 - 19

With their victory over Wake today, the lady Pack enter the tournament as the 2nd seed and play their 1st game on Thursday. Go Pack!

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On the girls side, Boone Wautauga junior guard Kate Sears will get the chance to play on big stage against Charlotte Catholic and Blanca Thomas. Spears hasn’t been offered by NC State yet but is well respected. Isaiah Shirley of NC State football has always praised her game.

NC State signee Zamareya Jones will be ready to put on a show with Bethel North Pitt in 2A.

The boys 2A and 4A will both have key NC State targets, and football target Jamien Little helped Hickory advance in 3A. I just don’t know how anyone defeats Concord Central Cabarrus in 3A.

1. We’ll call this “Operation Snook.”

I ventured to Winston-Salem (N.C.) Mount Tabor hosting Huntersville (N.C.) North Mecklenburg in the NCHSAA 4A playoffs on Tuesday. The reason was Mount Tablor junior Shamarius “Snook” Peterkin, who I had seen at point guard last June for the NCHSAA showcase events, and then followed up to watch him play wide receiver against Greensboro (N.C.) Grimsley in the season opener.

Peterkin on the football field glides at 6-foot-2 and 160 pounds. He’s a big play waiting to happen, whether in the passing game or on kickoff returns. The only thing stopping him from having a big game against a quality Grimsley squad was a brutal case of cramps that knocked him out halfway through the game.

Peterkin the basketball prospect last June looked like a low-major prospect, who would be a welcome walk-on addition to a school where he signed in football, if allowed.

That was the backdrop to seeing him against a talented North Meck team led by Duke senior signee Isaiah Evans, a five-star small forward, who Rivals.com has ranked No. 17 overall in the country.

Peterkin brought his “A” game and Mount Tabor was smart and worked the clock to shorten the game. Then when the wanted to score, they hoped Peterkin would provide the magic and he did. He had 23 points and if not for a few shaky calls in the final 90 seconds, the Spartans might have won, but fell 45-42. Peterkin, even at times with Evans guarding him, got into the lane and took care of business and made enough jumpers to keep the defense honest. He looked like he’s now a mid-major prospect, who could get looks from the Atlantic 10 or AAC. As a hoops walk-on at a high major, he wouldn’t embarrass himself at all.

Also at the game, was NC State assistant coach Joel Justus, who is a Mount Tabor graduate. Football coach Tiesaun Brown counts Justus as a friend. NC State could have two reasons for Peterkin to want to go there — both football and basketball. He’s often talked about doing both, but it’s hard. There are several examples in the distant past like Charlie Ward (QB/PG) at Florida State, Julius Peppers (DE/PF) at North Carolina or Tony Gonzalez (TE/PF), who is now an ACC legend with California in the league. There are also plenty of players who played hoops and then tried football after they were done playing.

It’s hard to pick out a player who successfully pulled off doing both in recent years. Maybe it has to be wide receiver/point guard Bruce Ellington at South Carolina, but he didn’t play football his freshman year, but was a quality player in both sports in 2011-13 and became a early-entry fourth-round NFL Draft pick.

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The reason for this context is that NC State could have a serious edge with Peterkin if it offers the chance to play both sports. One source said that the Wolfpack would vault to being his leader. The key to all this is to get Peterkin signed, and whatever happens after that happens. He might realize playing both sports is too hard.

The school that might not allow Peterkin to play both sports? Some think North Carolina. The Tar Heels apparently will only take a few wide receivers in the class of 2025 and have options, including who we’ve about in the past — wide receiver/center field Micah Matthews of Virginia, who NC State is recruiting in both sports, but view him as a running back.

The last prospect NC State went down this road a little bit was wide receiver/shooting guard Tre Turner of Greensboro Northwest Guilford in the class of 2018. Turner was ranked No. 157 overall in the country by Rivals, was a Wolfpack legacy and half-brother of former UNC player P.J. Hairston. He was a quality wide receiver and he played traveling team ball with CP3 and looked like a Atlantic 10-level shooting guard.

It hurt when he picked Virginia Tech, and then for whatever reasons — the VT football coaches or Turner — he didn’t play basketball. What stung was that in 2018-19, the Hokies were down to seven healthy basketball players and could have used Turner for sure. The infamous 47-24 Virginia Tech win over NC State had the seventh man play just five minutes. On the football field, Turner went on to catch 134 passes for 2,292 yards and 14 touchdowns in 44 games.

Peterkin has an official visit to Virginia Tech on May 31-June 2.

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Duke has reached the point where some good players might end up transferring due to having too many players (I'm pointing at you sophomore power forward Mark Mitchell).

Rhett Johnson got hurt last night, however should be fine . Coach Avent and Hart went to see him. For those of you that do not know who Rhett is,
#15 nation right now projected end of round 2 in draft now, but can possibly move up after 2 years of college. Fastest guy in NC from home to home.
he goes to Wayne country Day Scholl in Goldsboro. My alma matter and my oldest son, who now is a freshman at State and youngest son attends. We are very good friends with the Johnsons. Rhett's sister is a senior at State and his brother plays baseball at Garner Webb. Great family! Kid is absolute stud and great, great, kid! Had offers from every major D1 in country but chose to stay home mostly because Coach Heart!
Look him up and follow him.

From his dad
Class guys
They went out of their way to be there and get it setup at Raleigh Ortho
I know now he picked the right place with the Pack

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