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"Jerami Grant Jerami Grant 6-7, 180 Hyattsville, MD View Full Profile has started to narrow down his school list, saying, “It’s like six schools now, yeah. I’m starting to cut it down.” The half dozen finalists for the 6-foot-7 combo forward out of DeMatha HS and Team Takeover AAU are Virginia Tech, North Carolina State, Texas, Oklahoma, Syracuse and Rutgers. Of those, he does “not really” have any favorites. “All of them,” Grant said of who is recruiting him the hardest. “I had to narrow my schools down by who came at me hardest and like me the most and need me the most and that’s what I ended up with.” "

[Edited on July 25, 2011 at 1:30 PM. Reason : .]

7/25/2011 1:30:24 PM

I wonder what kind of plan Gottfried has for all of these offers and only a couple scholarships available.

7/25/2011 1:46:45 PM

umm, it's first come first served. once the schollys are taken up he retracts all of the other offers. it happens all the time.

7/25/2011 2:14:27 PM

yeah, I know how filling scholarships work. I'm wondering if Gottfried is holding out for Purvis and Warren to sign the last two scholarships. Or if we land, say Purvis and Amile Jefferson, and TJ Warren also wants to join, would Gottfried cut a current player's scholarship or switch them to being a walk-on or something to make room for a top tier recruit?

7/25/2011 2:36:41 PM

the ones that want to come to nc state get those ships

7/25/2011 3:02:13 PM

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"* N.C. State commit Tyler Lewis had a tooth knocked out on a rough fall at the Fab 48. He didn't complain, he just quietly handed his father his tooth and went right back to playing."

+10

7/25/2011 4:10:59 PM

had that happened to Harrow he would have been out 6-8 weeks

7/25/2011 4:27:29 PM

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"would Gottfried cut a current player's scholarship or switch them to being a walk-on or something to make room for a top tier recruit?"

Doesn't sound like something that would be legal. Players sign their binding national letter of intent contract, entitling them to a scholarship. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but unless they fuck it up (flunk out, get arrested, etc.) then the coach can't revoke their scholarship, especially in favor of a better prospect.

7/25/2011 5:08:26 PM

I dont think its illegal, or against the rules, I think its probably just frowned upon very heavily

7/25/2011 5:14:55 PM

yeah it definitely would not help Gottfried's reputation. though i do think that some players sign scholarship offers that are renewed every year, and others are offered scholarships that are good for 4 years.

7/25/2011 5:19:10 PM

^

Pretty sure every scholarship is renewed yearly. Don't think there are "four year scholarships."

It would just be absolutely retarded to not renew a scholarship just because you wanted a better player or someone wasn't playing well. You would get destroyed by the media and on the recruiting trail.

7/25/2011 5:24:50 PM

The players know if the coaching staff has them in their future plans or not. That's when they'll go looking to transfer in order to play more minutes elsewhere.

7/25/2011 5:46:36 PM

Some players will take an academic scholarship (if they can). See Johnny Thomas. If I am not mistaking.

7/25/2011 6:13:16 PM

you can drop a players scholarship but it never happens quite like that because like someone mentioned you'd get killed on the recruiting trail in the future for it.

The player always transfers or takes a job with the team like Lewandowski did when he is asked to take one for the team like that.

I mean if my coach said hey man it's not working out and you'll never play another minute at this university I'd transfer for sure.

7/26/2011 8:14:38 PM

Didn't Cal cut a bunch of people when he got to UK?

7/26/2011 8:34:50 PM

if he did, that's another situation entirely

it's a dick move, but i feel like you get a free pass your first year at a school, especially considering the caliber of recruits Calipari is able to pull in versus what was at UK at the time

7/26/2011 10:41:49 PM

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"A layman's guide to the Class of 2012 Rodney Purvis, 6-4, SG (Raleigh, N.C.) Telep: "He's a litmus test recruit for Mark Gottfried at NC State. The Raleigh resident, since decommitting from Louisville, has been the new State coach's top target. Missouri accepted a commitment from his high school teammate and then took another player from his AAU program. Duke was in the mix but isn't recruiting any more guards this year. Will it come down to the Pack versus the Tigers, or will others get involved? Everyone recruiting him knows that he will immediately get buckets on the college level." Brennan: As Dave said, this is a pretty big one for Gottfried. Purvis would be the first high-profile recruit of the new era at NC State, one that began after Sidney Lowe's talented 2010 class underwhelmed in his final year at the school. The Wolfpack have some talented youngsters on the squad, specifically forward C.J. Leslie, who could be in for a big year this season. But the long-haul expectations of the NC State fan base -- which is rightfully tired of seeing Duke and UNC cherry-pick top young talent on an annual basis and eager to rise to a similar, if not identical, level -- demand a recruiting breakthrough that feels less like a quick fix and more like the start of something special. There may not be a more important recruitment on this list. "

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/basketball/mens/story/_/id/6802891/a-recruiting-layman-guide-basketball-class-2012

7/28/2011 2:35:24 PM

^^Thats the same thing as what we are talking about with Gottfried. If he can pull in 5-star players, should he cut some of the fat leftover from Lowe's tenure to make room for the top tier players?

7/28/2011 3:09:00 PM

Is that Katin Reinhardt guarding Purvis?

7/28/2011 3:41:02 PM

^ yea. and supposedly he played great D on him that entire tournament according to scouts.

btw, PP has a new article up on Purvis, anyone care to relay the gist of it? I'm sure its pretty standard fare.

7/28/2011 4:00:49 PM

August is almost upon us, so that means we should be finding out Purvis' school of choice sometime in the next month

7/28/2011 4:05:39 PM

^^ worthless article, he likes us, but still looking around, nothing worthwhile

7/28/2011 4:08:33 PM

Here's part of the PP article...nothing earth shattering, but it's got some good quotes from Purvis.

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"“They’re recruiting me pretty hard right now,” Purvis told Pack Pride about NC State’s involvement. “They’re close to home. I’m just taking my time and making sure it’s the perfect fit. But I’m looking at other schools too, so I need to figure things out.” At the moment, Purvis has shut down much of his recruitment as he focuses on winning at AAU Nationals and also enjoying his last AAU tournament of the season. He currently has no time frame for a commitment or a concrete list of schools. “I’m going to sit down after Nationals is over with and figure things out,” Purvis said. “Right now I’m just focused on winning Nationals and spending this last tournament with my team.” Still, Purvis notices to presence of Wolfpack coaches at all of his games during July. “I’m talking to (NC State) every chance that I get. They’re out here watching me a lot and our relationship is getting pretty good,” Purvis said. Rodney has developed a strong relationship with assistant coach Orlando Early. “My relationship with Orlando, it’s pretty good,” Purvis said. “I’ll give him a call every once in awhile. He’s out at my games watching me.” Purvis is also spending AAU Nationals playing with Pack commitment Torian Graham, who recently came back from a knee injury. “It’s great playing with Torian. He’s coming back from his injury but he looks good. He’s still healing a little bit,” Purvis said. “Anytime teams help off on me they leave him wide open. I just try to get on the same side as him so that when they help off I can pass it to him because nine times out of 10 he’s going to knock down that jumper.” While Purvis enjoys playing with Torian, he also acknowledged that his decision to commit to a college program will include other factors. “At the end of the day I have to make the best decision for me,” Purvis said. “For NC State and Torian, it fits perfectly. But you never know. I have to take my visits and find the best situation for me.”"

7/28/2011 4:14:15 PM

Kinda interesting he already calls Coach Early "Orlando"

7/28/2011 6:35:15 PM

kinda interesting how people still call coach gottfried "gott"

as dumb as that sounds

7/28/2011 6:56:26 PM

his name is coach gotty 2 hotty.

get it right or pay the price.

7/28/2011 11:12:24 PM

if he ever gets fired, it will evolve into "Coach Gottfired"...simply transposing the R and I makes it too easy

that said, he's doing a great job. we're going after big time players and it seems to be paying off. we'll see where Purvis decides to go in the next month, so here's to hope. i just can't see him going to Mizzou, and Duke is out of the running. that leaves State, right?

7/28/2011 11:21:40 PM

probably. or another school out of left-field. or possibly missouri. but probably state.

what if purvis and reinhardt both commit? a big-man would be nice in 2012, but we'd be fine with 2 talented big SGs , right?

7/29/2011 12:22:16 AM

well, we've already got Graham, so that would be 3 SG's

I think we only take one [between purvis and reinhardt], so it's first-come first-serve

That said, I say Purvis is a Wolfpack-commit one month from now

7/29/2011 8:46:43 AM

Pretty sick Jaqwan Raymond block for those who haven't seen it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp2LSlIe2sY&feature=player_embedded

7/29/2011 4:15:50 PM

That was cold

7/29/2011 4:24:03 PM

i stole this from PP:

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"2012 ACC Commits Boston College [--] Clemson [--] PG Jordan Roper (NR, 6-1, 160) [--] PF Jaron Blossomgame (2*, 6-6, 190) Duke [20] SG Rasheed Sulaimon (5*, 6-3, 180) Florida St [--] Georgia Tech [--] Maryland [--] SG Seth Allen (3*, 6-2, 195) Miami [--] C Ishmael Douda (3*, 6-11, 255) North Carolina [27] PG Marcus Paige (4*, 6-0, 155) [65] SF J.P. Tokoto (4*, 6-6, 180) North Carolina State [57] PG Tyler Lewis (4*, 5-11, 165) [24] SG Torian Graham (4*, 6-4, 175) Virginia [35] SF Justin Anderson (4*, 6-6, 190) [75] PF Evan Nolte (4*, 6-7, 195) [79] C Mike Tobey (4*, 6-11, 210) Virginia Tech [52] PF Montrezl Harrell (4*, 6-7, 235) Wake Forest [68] PG Codi Miller-McIntyre (4*, 6-2, 170) [80] SF Aaron Roundtree (4*, 6-7, 180) [--] C Andre Washington (3*, 7-0, 220) 2012 Top 100 Commits by Conference 11 ACC 11 Big Ten 6 Big East 4 SEC 4 Pac 10 2 Big 12 2 A 10 1 Horizon 1 Conf USA (58 Uncommitted)"

7/29/2011 6:34:49 PM

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"Pretty sick Jaqwan Raymond block for those who haven't seen it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp2LSlIe2sY&feature=player_embedded"

lol damn, that's at least the second time that i know of. so dirty it made sheed show some love.

[Edited on July 29, 2011 at 6:49 PM. Reason : big baby jesus]

7/29/2011 6:42:36 PM

i was thinking it was the same highlight, but apparently he did stuff dawkins twice!

http://packinsider.com/jaquan-raymond-kills-dukes-andre-dawkins-dunk-attempt/

7/29/2011 6:57:55 PM

I don't expect Raymond to come in here and be any kind of world beater or anything, but a player who is that happy to do what he just did in a summer game that is typically all about offense...I'll take that.

7/30/2011 11:17:50 AM

http://recruitingspotlight.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/tyler-lewis-i-think-the-next-n-c-state-commit-will-be-rodney-purvis-will-live-chat-wednesday/

8/1/2011 11:54:32 PM

well

this is not disappointing news

8/2/2011 12:11:46 AM

jeez, fred. spoiler alert next time.

8/2/2011 12:02:52 PM

uh oh what i do??

8/2/2011 1:17:05 PM

TJ Warren on an unofficial visit today

8/3/2011 9:33:07 AM

(and unc tomorrow)

8/3/2011 9:44:29 AM

Tyler Lewis chat coming up in the next 10 minutes. Possible appearance by Torian Graham.

http://www.coveritlive.com/index.php?option=com_altcaster&task=siteviewaltcast&altcast_code=3b66d9a0f0&height=550&width=470

8/3/2011 1:48:49 PM

Tyler is in the house. Waiting for my question to be displayed.

8/3/2011 2:08:18 PM

He seems really well spoken....

8/3/2011 2:13:31 PM

High basketball IQ

8/3/2011 2:21:49 PM

w00t! He answered my question. I feel so alive.

8/3/2011 2:30:30 PM

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"Comment From Jackson Simmons (Sylva) What was the best AAU team you were a part of? Most memorable moment on the court and off the court? Which of your teammates were you the closets with? And why? In twenty years, Tyler Lewis will be? "

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"JoshPaunil: Editor's Note: Yes, that is the Jackson Simmons who will be playing for North Carolina next year."

haha

8/3/2011 2:38:44 PM

Oh, snap. He even retweeted me. We tight now.

8/3/2011 4:59:00 PM

tweet

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"@T_warren32 Had a good time at NC state! Great coaching staff!"

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"@JaceyZembal * Senior SF T.J. Warren is eyeing a spring signing. He had a great trip to NC State tonight, and will go to UNC tomorrow, then UK and Florida."

8/3/2011 10:40:14 PM

had a bizarre dream last night that Rodney Purvis was going to announce at 1:00am and i had to be the first one to hear he was coming to State, so i stayed up all night for the announcement. Then somehow i got lost dirt biking in the woods with Jeremy Hyatt and couldn't make it back for the announcement.

The last time I had such a dream, it was for the JJ Hickson announcement. it worked.

8/4/2011 8:12:36 AM