Watch him be the only recruit that stays committed to us. He could be our new Dennis Horner FLAMING BASKETBALL TAT HERE WE COME!

2/12/2011 4:21:35 PM

Sounds like a backup plan if Uchebo never makes it here

2/12/2011 4:27:50 PM

not really, since it said his future is playing facing the basket. i don't want to replace a guy recruited to play good interior defense and get rebounds with dennis horner 2.0

[Edited on February 12, 2011 at 7:51 PM. Reason : also he is still skinnier than julius hodge. i bet the dude is 6'10 120 lbs]

2/12/2011 7:50:47 PM

Lol was this a I'm getting the axe F-you guys signing?

2/12/2011 8:29:14 PM

you can only hope

2/12/2011 8:39:26 PM

Quote :

"North Broward (Fla.) Prep coach Scott Williams said 6-foot-10 Josip Mikulic reminds N.C. State assistant coach Monte Towe of Dwayne Schintzius, a 7-footer who played for Towe and Norm Sloan at Florida in the 1980s and later in the NBA. Mikulic, a current high school junior who is originally from Croatia, has committed to N.C. State, Williams said. "He's an extremely good shooter," Williams said. "He has NBA range and is very fundamentally sound for a big kid. He's a good, quality basketball player." Williams said growing up overseas, where players are known for developing their perimeter skills, helped Mikulic hone a good 3-point stroke. Mikulic also had a late growth spurt. "Up until two or three years ago he was a guard," Williams said. "He was 6-2, 6-3. He was a perimeter player, and he grew into that body." Mikulic planned to commit to the first school that showed a commitment to him, and N.C. State was that school, Williams said. "He's a very loyal kid, and I think he thought Coach [Sidney] Lowe could develop his game," Williams said"

http://blogs.newsobserver.com/accnow/pack-commit-is-6-10-with-deep-range

2/15/2011 1:17:54 PM

that kid is a pole

better get him the gym asap

2/15/2011 2:44:29 PM

Quote :

"He's a very loyal naive kid, and I think he thought Coach [Sidney] Lowe could develop his game," Williams said"

2/15/2011 3:55:33 PM

sounds like a skinnier andrew brackman

2/15/2011 4:01:17 PM

^^geez bro, there are other threads for bashing. besides, every player has developed under Lowe.

2/15/2011 4:07:51 PM

North Carolina High School Basketball January Highlight video featuring:

Tyler Lewis
Rodney Purvis
Deuce Bello
Dezmine Wells
Bishop Daniels
Jacob Lawson

http://www.ballislife.com/video/webisode-3-recapping-january

2/21/2011 2:13:47 PM

Found this on Mikulic's ESPN profile

Strengths:
Mikulic is a long and very skilled power forward that does a great job of knocking down open shots with range to the arc. He is also a good ball handler, passer and decent rebounder for his size as well. Mikulic runs the pretty well and is perfect for stretching the defense on the side of dribble penetration and in pick and pop situations. Mikulic also is a pretty good shot blocker on and away from the ball.

Weaknesses:
Mikulic must add strength and work to develop his back to the basket moves. He also must be more physical and compete for rebounds on a consistent basis. He is a good not great athlete so working to improve his explosiveness would also help him become a better finisher.

Bottom Line:
Mikulic is a skilled power forward with great size. He can knock down open shots with three point range and can handle, pass and block shots. He is a good rebounder that could improve with a more consistent battle attitude. He must add strength and build his back to the basket moves but has great upside.

They also rate him an 88 overall and the #26 center in the 2012 class.

Quote :

""He's 6'10 and has the chance to add a few inches," Rankin said. "He is very skilled for a big man. The N.C. State staff will love his ability to face up at his size and knock down jumpers. He could be a big time matchup problem.""

Apparently Monte Towe has been recruiting and evaluating him since this past summer.

2/21/2011 9:35:19 PM

Quote :

"They also rate him an 88 overall and the #26 center in the 2012 class."

Sounds like there are a lot of highly rated centers in the 2012 class, or is that just because he is better at PF than C? Where is he ranked among PFs?

2/22/2011 7:49:51 AM

^I was thinking the same thing. There must be a lot of centers for him to be the #88 overall but only the #26 Center

2/22/2011 8:27:06 AM

^ i think 88 is his grade out of 100

2/22/2011 8:48:41 AM

ah, gotcha. thats worded weird I guess

2/22/2011 9:06:53 AM

yeah i read it that way at first too but then i remembered that espn does the grading scale for their recruiting

[Edited on February 22, 2011 at 9:12 AM. Reason : d]

2/22/2011 9:12:14 AM

88 out of 90 isnt bad...

2/22/2011 9:24:06 AM

FWIW, text message from tyler lewis's dad to PackPrie. We'll see if it holds true:

Quote :

""Tyler selected NC State because of the coaching staff. He has developed a great relationship with Coach Monte Towe & Coach Towe has been following Tyler for the past 3 years. NC State did a fantastic job of recruiting Tyler and we are thankful for their belief in him. "In addition, we get bombarded by people asking what Tyler is going to do if NC State doesn’t retain Coach Lowe. If you will notice, Tyler has not wavered in his commitment to NC State. Let’s be honest, most high elite level players would have de-committed by now. "In addition, Tyler had opportunities to play for CP3 this coming AAU season but chose to play for Team Loaded. Why? Because he is a very loyal kid! He doesn’t jump from one HS or AAU team to another. The same holds true for his loyalty and commitment to NC State. Whether or not, NC State chooses to make a change in their coaching staff, Tyler wants to attend NC State, providing if they still want him.""

2/25/2011 4:37:36 PM

good to hear

2/25/2011 5:10:13 PM

That's a hell of a text message.

2/25/2011 5:12:02 PM

I just hope are other players / recruits stay loyal, too. Tyler is going to be special.

2/25/2011 5:26:17 PM

Quote :

"Let’s be honest, most high elite level players would have de-committed by now"

i don't believe that at all. basketball de-commitments are a rarity. even in the event of a coaching change, most recruits follow through with their initial commitment (unlike football for some reason.

2/25/2011 5:51:41 PM

^ Chris Wright and Dan Werner beg to differ.

2/25/2011 6:33:16 PM

Larry Davis, too. Also all the Memphis players who followed Cal to Kentucky.

2/25/2011 7:06:01 PM

im excited about the croatian, i love guys who sprout late. THey have much better skillsets because they grow up playing real basketball as opposed to a guy who is 6'1 in middle school and gets stuck under the basket their whole lives. There's so many Penny Hardaway type success stories and a million guys who were 8th grade big man standouts who did nothing in college

2/25/2011 7:20:23 PM

2011 PF Nemanja Djurisic is supposed to be visiting as well as 2012 combo guard JaQawn Raymond.

Djurisic, besides us, has offers from Arizona State and Utah.

3/4/2011 12:35:06 AM

Senior:
CJW

Juniors:
Wood
Howell
Painter
Vandy

Sophomores:
Harrow
Brown
CJL (probably gone)

Freshmen:
Tyler Harris
Joseph Uchebo

3 scholarships available.

2012 class:
Tyler Lewis
Josip Mikulic

3/4/2011 3:41:14 PM

You honestly think CJL played well enough this year to warrant someone drafting him? He won't even make the ACC's all freshmen team.

3/4/2011 4:48:30 PM

He's averaging 11.2 points and 7.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks, not bad at all for a freshman.

But I agree, he's got a lot to learn before going pro, particularly on defense.


[Edited on March 4, 2011 at 5:05 PM. Reason : V Ha, I hear you. I think it's obviously in his best interest to come back.]

3/4/2011 4:55:35 PM

Can't leave out the .547 ft% and 1.8 turnovers/gm. Also his conduct (or misconduct) that got him suspended. I'm trying to paint a less than positive picture with the hopes that he returns next season.




[Edited on March 4, 2011 at 5:05 PM. Reason : df]

3/4/2011 4:59:42 PM

JaQawn Raymond plays for the Georgia Stars AAU team, which is the same team that Richmond bound Alonzo Nelson-Ododa plays for. You may remember that we were recruiting Nelson-Ododa, so I'm guessing that the staff saw something in Raymond while evaluating Nelson-Ododa.

3/5/2011 4:47:02 PM

Leslie will definitely make the ACC All freshman team...

And, IMO, he'll go pro, just not in the early rounds.

3/6/2011 12:01:18 AM

I really hope Leslie stays. I think one more year will do him good.

3/6/2011 12:02:52 AM

Quote :

"And, IMO, he'll go pro, just not in the early rounds. "

Uhh, there are only two rounds...

3/6/2011 1:55:35 AM

He'll stay this year. He's not a first round pick at this point, and people are stupid to leave if they aren't a first rounder.

3/6/2011 1:59:04 AM

someone gotta be second rounder!

3/6/2011 3:18:52 AM

someone would have to want him for him to go pro. hes got some work to do before he is draftable.

3/6/2011 3:34:53 AM

What are you guys basing all these opinions on? I haven't seen any mock drafts or rankings that project him later than the 1st round.

He is easily one of the top 5 most athletic guys available this year. Some team will be glad to take him for late first round money and let him develop a few years.

3/6/2011 9:32:24 AM

He isn't in any mock draft I can see....

http://www.nbadraft.net/2011mock_draft

3/6/2011 9:39:53 AM

^ could have sworn he was still listed on that site a few weeks ago, but I could be wrong

Espn still has him ranked 26. Although then they say they project him as a top 10 guy. Maybe they haven't updated it in a while...

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft/results/top100/_/year/2011/set/1

3/6/2011 9:44:50 AM

^^ Why don't they have Henson listed anywhere on that mock?

nbadraft.net credibility watch

[Edited on March 6, 2011 at 10:03 AM. Reason : .]

3/6/2011 10:03:10 AM

Leslie is 11th in the 2012 mock. They try and decide when guys are going pro so just because he isn't listed on the 2011 mock doesn't mean he would definitely not be a first rounder.

3/6/2011 10:09:49 AM

Quote :

"Leslie will definitely make the ACC All freshman team..."

Over who? I see Barns, Marshal, McKie, Stoglin and Zo.

Oh and Jaqawn Raymond comitted.

[Edited on March 6, 2011 at 11:10 PM. Reason : df]

3/6/2011 11:10:00 PM

We got a verbal from Jaqawn Raymond before tonight's game, 6'4" Georgia combo guard Jaqawn Raymond. According to PI.

3/6/2011 11:12:08 PM

nvm

[Edited on March 6, 2011 at 11:14 PM. Reason : too late]

3/6/2011 11:13:55 PM

Welcome to the Pack, Raymond. We will need all the guards we can get next year.

3/6/2011 11:47:58 PM

Please start practicing defense.

Please

3/6/2011 11:48:38 PM

Montrezl Harrell (Tarboro, NC) committed to Virginia Tech

3/7/2011 4:42:44 PM

[Edited on March 7, 2011 at 4:51 PM. Reason : nm]

3/7/2011 4:47:16 PM