I couldn't find one, so I figured I'd start one. Since you don't recruit as many people in bball as football, this thread can be for any year.

I'll start it off with a huge PG target of ours who is being recruited by Wake, Duke, and Villanova:
http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=1573138

1/4/2006 7:20:18 PM

I didn't look but I'm guessing it's Chris Wright?

I honestly think he'll end up at Villanova but I hope I'm wrong.

1/4/2006 7:23:39 PM

notice the wink.

1/4/2006 9:09:10 PM

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=9&c=2&cid=485564&nid=1573138&fhn=1&refid=4742

huh, that was sooner than i thought it would be announced.
4 star on scout/5 star on rivals.

Herb has his "true PG"!!!!! Welcome Chris Wright!

1/4/2006 10:16:02 PM

Wow, I think someone jumped the gun.


Thought it was going to be via Press Conference

1/4/2006 10:17:18 PM

I am assuming the link you posted was to the primium site, if all is true though this is great news

1/4/2006 10:17:31 PM

HUGE! I guess the whole 'no top PG will ever want to come here' thing is the next stereotype broken..

1/4/2006 10:19:13 PM

^^ It's true. "Gossip" started a few days ago, but I didn't think it was going to be released until at least the end of the week.


Awesome pickup, Herb. Finally...a fucking true PG





[Edited on January 4, 2006 at 10:25 PM. Reason : ]

1/4/2006 10:19:34 PM

Yussss!

Now maybe we'll get a few more 5-stars to go along with him.

1/4/2006 10:23:04 PM

Quote :

"“It was real tough but then again it was pretty easy when I looked at it,” Chris Wright said. “It felt like a home to me. I loved the coaching staff and there’s a great foundation there. It was very easy for me to fit into their program. “Just being around the fans, they showed me a lot of love and respect. I know if went there it would be a big thing and we can accomplish some great things there.” "

1/4/2006 10:24:47 PM

hopefully he isnt a year too late..

we'll have him as a soph with ced, grant as seniors, fells, mccauley, costner as juniors, and whatever other scrubs we have coming in

1/4/2006 10:26:13 PM

This has to help us with Vaughn

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=1843130


They're good friends. Maybe we can get lucky and steal him as well.



We really really really really need Wright to accel in Herb's offense... just to show that a PG can become a great NCAA/NBA player with Herb's offense.

1/4/2006 10:29:08 PM

http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=2&c=485567

Quote :

"“I think with me going there, maybe some players would like to join me and play at N.C. State. I think for guards in my style, playing that type of offense would fit them. It’s what the pro players run: it’s what Mike Bibby and Jason Kidd run.”"

i love that quote.

1/4/2006 10:33:18 PM

actually, i guess he is 2007. wont be too relevant to what we have now

1/4/2006 10:33:23 PM

will be relevant to the future of this program

1/4/2006 10:34:00 PM

^^ Herb's done a great recruiting job lately. He's always recruited well, but each year (aside from the Hodge class) seems to get better and better.


Wright is certainly a great start for 2007. More talent will follow... much more. No worries

1/4/2006 10:37:54 PM

i hope ced stays til his senior year to play with wright. I have seen a mock draft though where he's 16th overall after his junior year.

im pumped to have an insider recruiting for us for a couple years!

1/4/2006 10:42:11 PM

awesome, just awesome

1/4/2006 10:43:24 PM

I smell the stench of optimism creeping into this thread. This is NCSU, folks.

1/4/2006 10:43:47 PM

i have been optimistic about ncst basketball for the last 5 years

nothing has changed here

1/4/2006 10:47:59 PM

same here

1/4/2006 10:48:28 PM

he picked us over some good programs

omg sonny vaccaro

this is outstanding news!

1/4/2006 10:48:51 PM

Fucking huge. I'm so glad our AD didn't listen to the vocal minority and lousy local sports writers.

1/5/2006 12:48:18 AM

Quote :

"i have been optimistic about ncst basketball for the last 5 years nothing has changed here"

and this

Quote :

"Fucking huge. I'm so glad our AD didn't listen to the vocal minority and lousy local sports writers."

1/5/2006 1:44:43 AM

anyone else feel this snowball gaining more and more momentum??

1/5/2006 8:20:12 AM

wait, so this guy is a HS junior? i can't get the link to his profile to work.

he coming next year or the year after?

1/5/2006 8:54:36 AM

Class of 2007

1/5/2006 8:59:29 AM

so that gives him a lot of time to change his mind

1/5/2006 9:00:44 AM

Quote :

"I honestly think he'll end up at Villanova "

WRONG

1/5/2006 9:02:25 AM

he might even just decide to go pro if he has a good senior year

1/5/2006 9:38:38 AM

This is HUGE.

Hopefully Vaughn will decide to join him.

1/5/2006 9:39:45 AM

i dont know if that link I posted yesterday was insider info or not, but ill post the text here because damnit its fun to read:

Quote :

"The phrase “impact” often times gets overused in the recruiting business. However, on the rare occasion where it’s applicable, it should be noted. On Wednesday, Chris Wright made a commitment that will impact a program as the No. 30 prospect in the Class of 2007 reached a decision. Earmarked as the top target in the Class of 2007 for the Wolfpack by head coach Herb Sendek, Chris Wright morphed into a key target for North Carolina State the last two years. On Wednesday, the Wolfpack landed arguably its most significant recruit since Julius Hodge in 2001, when Wright selected the Pack after considering offers from Wake Forest and Villanova and strong interest from Duke. “Chris has verballed to N.C. State,” Orlando Wright, Chris’ father said. “We gave it some serious thought and I think Sendek is going to be a great coach for him. “Chris feels happy about it. He gave a lot of consideration to Villanova and Wake. In the end, I think he felt really good about their players.” Wright, a 6-foot-1 scoring point guard, is ranked as the No. 30 prospect in the junior class by Scout.com. He was a pre-season pick as one of the nation’s Top 6 point guards who has played his way into Top 5 status. Last week at the GSK Invitational, Wright was named the event’s Most Outstanding Player. As a sophomore he averaged 22.1 points and is right at 21 this season. To its credit, N.C. State worked Wright with everything it had and sold him on the overall success of their program and on the role he would play in terms of the future success of a team that has been to the past 4 NCAA Tournaments. “In their system, they’ve never really had a multi-talented point guard,” Chris Wright said. “I think I’ll be able to create a lot of problems for their opposing defenses. They have a lot of shooters and if I penetrate it’ll create a lot of shots for the shooters. Then again, there are so many lanes for me to get open and shoot 3s. On the defensive end, they play man-to-man and that’s what I’ve played growing up as a little kid.” One day after Wright’s team captured the consolation game at the GSK Invitational, the prospect and his father remained in Raleigh to take in the Pack’s win over George Washington. The visit proved to be pivotal in the early decision. “It was real tough but then again it was pretty easy when I looked at it,” Chris Wright said. “It felt like a home to me. I loved the coaching staff and there’s a great foundation there. It was very easy for me to fit into their program. “Just being around the fans, they showed me a lot of love and respect. I know if went there it would be a big thing and we can accomplish some great things there.” You can expect Wright to begin beating the drum for recruits to join him in Raleigh. He’s excited about the foundation and the future of the program and wouldn’t mind some company in his recruiting class. “I think with me going there, maybe some players would like to join me and play at N.C. State. I think for guards in my style, playing that type of offense would fit them. It’s what the pro players run: it’s what Mike Bibby and Jason Kidd run.” In short, it’s the Wright fit for the Washington (D.C.) St. John’s College guard and it’s a big deal for the Pack. "

also an article here:
http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060105/NEWSREC0105/601050317/1021/NEWSREC0205

1/5/2006 11:38:43 AM

^ Awesome

1/5/2006 12:30:36 PM

Quote :

"By choosing the Wolfpack, Wright becomes arguably the biggest recruit lured to Raleigh since Julius Hodge. Perhaps more importantly, he silences critics who claim that the type of offense Sendek runs would never attract a top-flight point guard."

gg herb

1/5/2006 1:01:44 PM

who is this redheaded guy who has been sitting on the bench for the last few games
i heard he was coming to state

1/5/2006 2:01:15 PM

Ferguson?

Yeah, he's a guard who recently committed. He's considered a transfer so he won't be able to play until next December or so.

1/5/2006 2:04:36 PM

yeah, he's with the team though and can practice. Just not play until a year from when he enrolled...late december i believe.

1/5/2006 2:12:09 PM

yep, but he'll still have 4 years of eligibility, which means he'll have a lot of time to learn the system before he ever sees the court.

1/5/2006 2:14:03 PM

If we can effectively use Wright to recruit we could probably land some good talent, and Vaughn would be a GREAT addition. Two 5-Star recruits would be incredible for us.

1/5/2006 2:15:21 PM

if we get vaughn i will possibly crap my pants.

1/5/2006 2:22:17 PM

new quote from dave telep on wright:

Quote :

""To say that this young man completely matches N.C. State's recruiting profile would be an understatement," says Scout.com analyst Dave Telep. "He's just about everything they look for in a recruit, and he's going to have a chance to energize this team's transition game." "

1/5/2006 2:29:37 PM

1/5/2006 2:34:00 PM

on the topic of Ferguson...

I thought he'd be able to play starting at the beginning of next season. That he doesn't need to be in our school for a year... he needs to be out of Pitt for a year(was enrolled there over the summer)

can someone confirm this?

1/5/2006 3:06:36 PM

im pretty positive he can't play in a game til late december. 1 year after he came on our campus.

1/5/2006 3:11:49 PM

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/485581.html

another article...can you tell we're excited to have him? man..can imagine a real PG in this offense? I can't friggin wait.

Quote :

""I want to win a national championship. You can expect big things in the future for the Wolfpack.""

[Edited on January 5, 2006 at 4:28 PM. Reason : quote]

1/5/2006 4:24:48 PM

bttt, this thread...

since the last post:

Chris Wright verballed of course.

Looks like we have a really good chance of gettin Jamelle McMillian, a 4 star combo guard.

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/503844.html

3/1/2006 6:15:01 PM

do we? I thought he wanted to stay closer to home in seattle.

3/1/2006 6:16:59 PM

^Nates son

looks a bit skinny, but a good player!

3/1/2006 6:17:08 PM

would be a huge sign, we are definately on the top of his list

3/1/2006 6:18:04 PM

i was just about to ask if that was nate mcmillan's son

3/1/2006 6:18:16 PM