From Twitter:

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"UnclePen1 Pendleton Vandiver John Robinson (UNC) tells me TJ Warren likely to follow in his father's footsteps at N.C. State. Sorry Georgetown. "

/grain of salt

10/26/2011 2:30:06 PM

yeah that UnclePen guy was the same one that was wrong a billion times during the coaching search, so I'm not sure how reliable his info is...

10/26/2011 2:34:30 PM

true

10/26/2011 2:37:15 PM

it's times like this that you have to remember that article about how all of this is made up.

but oh my god i would love to get warren.

10/26/2011 2:51:50 PM

Where does that put our class if we get Warren? I can't remember if we were already top 5 or just hovering outside of it.

And if we get Warren and Jefferson, I think that could put us at #1. That would be pretty fucking sweet for Gott's first full class.

10/26/2011 2:59:23 PM

fwiw, rivals had us at #6 a couple weeks ago:
http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1274853

10/26/2011 3:01:28 PM

Any chance we get Torian Graham? I noticed that he still lists us as High interest and no interest in anyone else.

10/26/2011 3:31:08 PM

^ They almost never update the interest levels so I wouldn't put much stock in it.

10/26/2011 3:33:18 PM

for this page

10/26/2011 3:34:20 PM

10/26/2011 4:46:48 PM

lol, everyone knew that if UNC didn't get Warren that they were gonna put a cloud around it to make it look like it was by their choice. They do that with every recruit. They've been hoping for McGary like CRAZY the entire process, but now that it looks like they have no chance at him, all the sudden they are "just waiting for 2013"? lol, yeah right...

10/26/2011 4:47:25 PM

I just want to get these guys committed and signed during the fall before basketball season gets too far underway.

I keep fearing we'll have another horrendous season and they'll end up looking elsewhere.

10/26/2011 5:09:26 PM

100% agreed

10/26/2011 5:20:28 PM

i hope our recruits are smart enough to know that if we do have a horrendous season, it's because we are lacking elite talent and have little depth.

i mean the fact that we're even in the conversation for these guys should tell you what you need to know. it's not like we've been hanging banners the past 4 years. it's the new coaching staff that has them convinced, not Sidney Lowe's leftovers.

10/26/2011 5:29:38 PM

Gottfried's job security is such that I don't think recruits are going to bail after a rough season.

10/26/2011 5:35:00 PM

Quote :

"You guys are going to get Warren. UNC is only taking 4 in 2012 and, with Johnson's commitment, we are now full and moving on to 2013."

Quote :

"AlreadyHome RE: TJ Warren Update (new info added) Some players just sit around and wait. The bus stopped at your stop 1st and you told the driver that you weren't ready to get aboard. Oh well, it's never UNC fault."

lol. IC logic... I guess this falls under "we didn't want him anyways"



[Edited on October 26, 2011 at 6:14 PM. Reason : ]

10/26/2011 6:05:26 PM

i know you didn't make that, but normally a flow chart is a tiny bit more complex than just a tree. and they're especially not trying in this case b/c they reach the same conclusion in every path.

[Edited on October 26, 2011 at 8:47 PM. Reason : .]

10/26/2011 8:46:59 PM

We are not lacking elite talent. Depth I can see but we are still athletic

10/26/2011 9:39:46 PM

no, we lack elite talent. we have a few guys that qualify as "elite talent", but until our players compare to Duke/UNC, we lack elite talent on their level. it's one thing to have a 5* player or two, but to bring in a 5* player (or more) every year, then we can claim that we are a solid destination for high profile recruits.

10/26/2011 11:02:22 PM

Brice Johnson was 4 stars, as are all of their recruits this year according to Scout. But I agree in general.

Looking over UNC's commits for '12, they don't have the insanely talented crop they normally pull in. Outside of Page, it's pretty average (for them). Even he's only a 4-star.

That year they pulled in Lawson, Ellington, and Wright was just unfair. All were ranked the top prospect at their position. Same with the Felton, McCants, May year.

10/26/2011 11:10:22 PM

odds Purvis & Warren become McDonald's AAs?

With a Warren commit, we could potentially have (3) on the team.

on that note, how the hell was Brandon Costner a McDonald's AA with his lollerskates on.

[Edited on October 27, 2011 at 8:39 AM. Reason : .]

10/27/2011 8:38:57 AM

^ He was McDonald's best customer. Of course they considered him to be an All-American.

10/27/2011 9:23:43 AM

he basically carried us to the ACC tournament game his redshirt freshman year, iirc

10/27/2011 9:26:30 AM

costner was awesome his rs freshman year as well as in the acc tournament.

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"Brice Johnson was 4 stars, as are all of their recruits this year according to Scout. But I agree in general."

give it a few months and they will all be bumped to 5* and in the hamburger game.

10/27/2011 9:51:11 AM

UNC's Page doesn't look too impressive to me in his highlight videos...and a little undersized as well.

Then again, I wasn't too wowed by Kendall Marshall in high school either.

10/27/2011 10:00:04 AM

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"give it a few months and they will all be bumped to 5* and in the hamburger game."

This. I thought the same thing last night.

10/27/2011 10:30:17 AM

FWIW

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"Next at NC State Five-star T.J. Warren will decide next week. Who do you think NC State will get next as a recruit for 2012 class? - Steve from Raleigh The odds are extremely strong that it will be five-star forward T.J. Warren. He is down to North Carolina State and Georgetown and will decide Wednesday next week. He is from Raleigh, North Carolina, and his father played for the Wolfpack, so it would be a major upset if Georgetown were to land him. If North Carolina State does add Warren to its recruiting class, they will have a four-star point guard known for his distributing ability in Tyler Lewis and a top 10-ranked prolific scoring guard in Rodney Purvis to go along with Warren, who is a terrific shooter with size. Jerry Meyer is a national basketball recruiting analyst for Rivals.com."

10/27/2011 10:39:05 AM

TJ is announcing Wednesday

Amile Jefferson is supposedly taking his OV here this weekend (guess that means he'll be at the UNC game and Red&White game?)

10/31/2011 11:03:51 AM

#1 recruiting class in the nation?

10/31/2011 3:18:31 PM

hold your horses....

10/31/2011 3:24:59 PM

^^ Nope Arizona owns that title with Tarc committing

10/31/2011 3:34:02 PM

Upon further inspection this is how our class would compare to Arizona's if TJW and AJ committed:
State: Arizona:
6 13
23 20
36 31
55 50


[Edited on October 31, 2011 at 3:39 PM. Reason : .]

[Edited on October 31, 2011 at 3:39 PM. Reason : .]

10/31/2011 3:35:14 PM

sorry for the shitty formatting in my previous post.

10/31/2011 3:40:58 PM

Any insight as to who this Boris Bojanovsky kid is?

10/31/2011 11:43:03 PM

7-1 Slovakian Center, goes to the same school De Theay went to in the Canary Islands. good. skinny.

11/1/2011 9:29:26 AM

'skinny' is almost an understatement:



but he puts up good numbers, and has a pretty decent war face which is crucial in the ACC

11/1/2011 9:35:57 AM

11/1/2011 9:44:57 AM

So have we offered him or anything?

11/1/2011 9:57:51 AM

excited about the possibilities of having someone named "boris" on the team. think of the signs you could make!!!

11/1/2011 10:27:50 AM

I'm more excited to re-create the Bojangles logo with his last name

11/1/2011 11:03:14 AM

agreed, bring him to raleigh

11/1/2011 11:05:17 AM

so what's the deal w/ this kid? someone elaborate.

11/1/2011 12:34:40 PM

only thing i've heard is from PP, and the only info i remember from there was he was interested in State because of De Thaey, seemed like a lot of speculation, but i don't know.

11/1/2011 12:47:47 PM

11/1/2011 12:54:56 PM

http://u18men.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_vxfp6gWIJ5oSOkc7ox4BA3.teamID_2611.compID_8aYeHlfuGF-mF5IqO8aFH1.season_2011.roundID_7861.playerID_70698.html

22.0 Points per game
13.3 Rebounds per game
1.8 Assists per game

[Edited on November 1, 2011 at 1:35 PM. Reason : asdf]

11/1/2011 1:35:05 PM

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"Will highly-touted basketball recruit pick N.C. State? By J.P. Giglio - jgiglio@newsobserver.com T.J. Warren can see himself putting on an N.C. State hat when he makes his announcement Wednesday about which college basketball team he’ll call home next year. Then again, Warren can see himself wearing a Georgetown hat, too. Warren, one of the best prep basketball players in the country, will make his decision between the two schools at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H. Click here to find out more! “I’m going to be excited and relieved at the same time,” said Warren, who’s from Durham. A 6-foot-7 small forward who’s ranked as the 23rd-best prospect in the 2012 recruiting class by ESPN, Warren has been getting the full-court press from his friends and fellow top-75 recruits, Rodney Purvis and Tyler Lewis, to pick N.C. State. His father Tony Warren, a former Wolfpack guard, has not tried to persuade him, however. “My dad hasn’t put any pressure on me at all,” Warren said. “Wherever I feel like I want to go, that’s what he wants me to do. It’s my decision.” Top-rated guards Purvis, of Raleigh, and Lewis, of Statesville, have both already committed to N.C. State and new coach Mark Gottfried. “Tyler and Rodney are both real good friends,” Warren said. “They’ve been on me to be part of history.” If Warren joins them, Gottfried would have a the foundation to build a winner with the Wolfpack, ESPN recruiting analyst Dave Telep said. “It would be an awfully good start for Gottfried,” Telep said. “It’s also a statement that N.C. State is interested in the guys in the state of North Carolina and would have street cred in signing three of them.” Warren, who played at Raleigh’s Word of God last year, pared his college choices down to the Wolfpack and Hoyas last Wednesday, eliminating Florida and North Carolina. Warren said he received a scholarship offer from the Tar Heels but said they wanted him to play power forward. His preference is to play on the wing at small forward. Last Wednesday, UNC added 6-9 forward Brice Johnson, the 25th-ranked player in the class, instead. Warren said UNC was recruiting him with his Brewster Academy teammate Mitch McGary, a 6-10 power forward who Telep ranks as the second-best player in the class. “They wanted us to come together,” Warren said. “They would have taken me and Mitch, but we felt like that wasn’t the spot for us.” McGary’s down to either Duke or Michigan, Warren said. Warren shot up the national recruiting rankings with a strong showing this summer. In May, he scored 41 points in a duel with Lewis at Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions in Raleigh and was named the MVP of the annual club showcase. “I just tried to stay consistent all summer with my game,” Warren said. “I wanted to show that I’m one of the top guys out there.” N.C. State and Georgetown already agree on that. Giglio: 919-829-8938 Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/11/01/1612569/will-highly-touted-basketball.html#ixzz1cVbbbrDc "

11/1/2011 9:53:39 PM

Please come here...that is all.

11/1/2011 10:04:11 PM

indeed. Someone here will think of a great t shirt idea.

11/1/2011 10:11:40 PM

I'm feeling too confident. He must be a lock for Georgetown

11/1/2011 11:04:38 PM

yep ... getting ready for a big letdown

11/1/2011 11:29:12 PM