The robster....the robinator.....roborama......roooob.

7/11/2012 12:18:57 AM

if we land Randle I'll be all like

7/11/2012 2:25:52 AM

Since I looked into it, I thought other people would be curious, too.

This kid is Damon Harge Jr.



He's going to be in 7th grade next year and plays for Christian Faith Center Academy in Creedmoor.

Just the other day, he received a scholarship offer from Central. Seriously... a DI scholarship and he isn't in 7th grade yet. Jason Jordan of ESPN wrote about him 6 months ago and says he's regarded as the No. 1 6th grader in the country. That doesn't mean a ton now, but his youtube videos have millions of hits and he already has 2k+ followers on twitter.

Glad he's hanging around our gym, staff, and players.

http://espn.go.com/high-school/boys-basketball/story/_/id/7330294/sixth-grader-damon-harge-jr-next-hoops-phenom

7/11/2012 1:29:42 PM

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"Glad he's hanging around our gym, staff, and players."

Thats what they thought about Jerry Sandusky too....

7/11/2012 1:42:17 PM

he played on the varsity team with torian graham last year (i think i said tj graham in the b-ball thread), and apparently they're kinda close.

7/11/2012 1:42:18 PM

we need torian bad for the '13 recruiting class. hope he gets his academics together

7/11/2012 6:26:08 PM

http://bustingbrackets.com/2012/07/13/college-basketball-recruiting-updates-statuses-of-the-top-unsigned-2013-prospects/2/

good blurb on randle. nothing new, but does confirm we're one of the major players for him

7/16/2012 12:29:52 AM

looks like State made an offer to this guy recently

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV3Qp-Mcl4Y

Sam Singer - 3 Star guard that had a big AAU emergence this summer

7/16/2012 10:36:10 AM

He really appears to have deceptive speed. A real good head on his shoulders and a high basketball IQ. Seems to be a gritty player that does all the little things.

7/16/2012 10:47:13 AM

I see what you did there

7/16/2012 11:26:47 AM

What are our chances at getting the Boston U transfer?

(edit: just saw this from The Wolpacker's twitter feed: RT @SteveHartnett92: Emerging leaders for Jake O'Brien appear to be Providence, UVA, and Temple with BC still in the mix. )

7/16/2012 12:36:24 PM

Did we offer a spot to this guy?

7/16/2012 1:25:31 PM

Pretty sure we did. He'd only occupy a scholly for one year, so there's no reason we shouldn't, we need some big-man depth.

7/16/2012 1:49:11 PM

We should let him speak to Alex Johnson if we manage to get a visit with him. But I imagine this guy wants some starting time, and no way he starts for us. But we could definitely show him some footage of Painter from last year and his stats and show him the minutes that he COULD be looking at.

7/16/2012 2:31:58 PM

We made the top 8 for 2013 PF Devin Williams:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Devin-Williams-107069

7/16/2012 6:59:41 PM

The Wolfpacker is saying we are getting a visit from a 2012 top 100 player. Is it Torian again or someone else? The potential candidates are limited.

7/16/2012 7:19:21 PM

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Anthony-January-111827

This guy? I'd take him if only for his last name. But no really, who could it possibly be? Graham is the only Top 100 guy remaining that has been mentioned in the same breath as us.

[Edited on July 17, 2012 at 3:19 PM. Reason : ]

7/17/2012 3:18:00 PM

dude's got a righteously long neck

7/17/2012 3:19:15 PM

Looks like the Boston Univ transfer isn't considering us.

Also, here's a recent story about Purvis wanting to be himself and playing like it.
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/college_basketball/story/11324725/

7/18/2012 10:34:41 AM

^great read...love how humble he is

7/18/2012 10:40:54 AM

http://blogs.fayobserver.com/accbasketball/July-2012/A-look-at-how-targets-of-N-C--State,-Duke-and-Nort

Love seeing us in the mix for all these recruits, especially whenever we're named beside Duke and UNC.

7/20/2012 9:40:16 AM

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/07/20/3395017/nc-state-ready-to-compete-for.html

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"N.C. State ready to compete for recruits with UNC, Duke By J.P. Giglio jgiglio@newsobserver.com N.C. State’s top targets for 2013 (with national ranking by ESPN’s Dave Telep): No. 2;Julius Randle;F;6-9, 225;Dallas No. 21;Xavier Rathan-Mayes;G;6-3, 180;Scarborough, Ont. No. 26;Anthony Barber;PG;6-2, 165;Hampton, Va. No. 28;Kennedy Meeks;F;6-9, 275;Charlotte No. 55;Moses Kingsley;F;6-9, 210;New Albany, Miss. No. 56;Dominic Woodson;F;6-9, 265;Round Rock, Texas No. 96;Devin Williams;F;6-8, 220;Cincinnati NR;Sam Singer;G;6-4, 185;Miami NR;Chris Jones;PG;5-10, 165;Memphis (junior college) NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — The red, long-sleeved pullover Mark Gottfried wore Friday at the Nike Peach Jam didn’t have an N.C. State logo on the front of it. There’s a smaller block "S" on the left sleeve to identify Gottfried’s affiliation. The Wolfpack coach doesn’t need as much help in getting the attention of recruits after the success of the program in his first season. N.C. State reached the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2005, finished the season with 24 wins, its most ince 1988, and Gottfried added one of the best recruiting classes in the country with three McDonald’s All-Americans to go with four returning starters. Gottfried, hired in April 2011 after the Pack’s five-year absence from the NCAA tournament, has done a lot in short amount of time, and recruits have taken notice. “He has really changed the face of the program this past year,” said star recruit Julius Randle, the second-overall prospect in the class of 2013. “That’s a great program.” Randle lists the Wolfpack, with Duke, North Carolina and host of other schools, as his top college choices. So does Charlotte big man Kennedy Meeks, ranked No. 28 in the class by ESPN's Dave Telep. Gottfried has noticed a difference in reception from recruits at tournaments like the Peach Jam, where he was this week with his assistant coaches. “I think they view our program as more relevant, which is encouraging,” Gottfried said. Shooting guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes, a top 25 guard from Scarborough, Ontario, noted the success of State’s 2012 class, with the addition of point guard Tyler Lewis, combo guard Rodney Purvis and small forward T.J. Warren, as a reason he has the Pack on his short list. “They’re on the rise,” Rathan-Mayes said. “They’re coming on and they’re starting to develop a great program.” The challenge for Gottfried is to build on the early momentum. He could have as many as seven scholarships available for the 2013-14 season, if juniors C.J. Leslie and Lorenzo Brown depart early for the NBA, and probably will use five. “I think it’s safe to say we need to have a really good class and it’s probably going to be a bigger class than normal,” Gottfried said. He does not have any commitments from the class of 2013 — UNC has two and Duke has one — but he’s not worried. Guard Ralston Turner transferred from LSU in May, which gives the Pack a shooter to go with this year’s three freshmen. Gottfried is more concerned about the exit of senior Richard Howell, and the expected loss of Leslie, which will leave the Pack thin up front. “We need to sign some players with some size,” Gottfried said. Randle and Meeks qualify as size and talent. Gottfried bumped into UNC coach Roy Williams before Randle’s early game Friday morning. The two coaches exchanged pleasantries and Williams joked about the freezing temperatures in the gym. Randle proceeded to put up 31 points with 17 rebounds in a loss. Gottfried promised the day he was hired he wouldn't back down from Duke or Carolina on the recruiting trail and he hasn’t. Purvis was recruited by Duke and Warren was pursued by UNC. There’s a difference between competing and beating them for recruits, which is what Gottfried will have to do with Randle or Meeks. The two talented big men are the type of program-changing, future NBA prospects Duke and UNC have routinely landed in winning seven national titles between them since State’s last ACC title. Duke and UNC don’t recruit as much as they shoot fish in a barrel. That’s an uphill climb Gottfried understood when he was hired, but it’s not a unique challenge to N.C. State. “North Carolina, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, and to a degree UCLA, they operate by a different set of recruiting rules,” Telep said. “They are seen differently and that’s not a fight you can win until you start hanging the kind of banners they have hung and the quantity of them.” Telep, who lives in Wake Forest and understands the local dynamic between the schools, said State helped itself really the only way it can — by winning. “They achieved more in their first year than anybody thought they would so that narrows the gap but there's a gap that is going to exist for awhile," Telep said. To win, you need talent, a formula Gottfried understands. Former coach Sidney Lowe put together two good classes, this season’s seniors and juniors, which Gottfried guided to the NCAA tournament. Gottfried said the only way to build on last season’s success and the early recruiting returns is to keep winning and keep adding talent. “When programs get good is when they can have back-to-back-to-back classes that are good,” Gottfried said. “We’re at the point where we’re still building.” "

7/21/2012 2:42:44 PM

http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/24/nc-state-looking-big-in-the-class-of-2013/

7/25/2012 12:36:32 PM

Julius Randle is playing AAU ball right now on ESPNU

He's #30 on the Texas Titans and playing with Matt Jones who's committed to Duke. Randle already has two charges.

7/26/2012 7:30:42 PM

Anthony Barber is listing us in his top 4 according to Scout.

7/26/2012 7:48:28 PM

Gottfried looking kinda grizzly at Randle's game.

And the announcers just went on a spiel about NC State's great fanbase and promising future!

7/26/2012 8:31:08 PM

^^Kansas, Louisville, NC State and Alabama

7/26/2012 8:36:17 PM

This tweet rustled a few jimmies of fans from other schools.

7/26/2012 9:45:37 PM

Out of LA? Damn Coach.

LOL he is 5'7 , but has those 5 stars.

http://ucla.scout.com/a.z?s=12&p=8&c=1&nid=5045270

7/26/2012 9:48:19 PM

Monte Towe would be proud

7/26/2012 9:49:34 PM

So would Spud.

7/26/2012 9:52:15 PM

Anthony Barber (Boo Williams) is on ESPNU now

7/26/2012 10:18:12 PM

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"LOL he is 5'7 , but has those 5 stars."

His brother, Miles Cartwright, is 6'3, so chances are he's still got a bit of growing left to do.

7/27/2012 4:00:34 AM

I like how Scout has a story about us leading for him, yet they don't even list us as a school of interest, much less one that has offered.



Rivals has him at 5'9". And shows that we have offered.

7/27/2012 9:59:17 AM

If you read some of the twitter flak that guy got for posting we were his leader, it sounds like he recently released a top 7 and we weren't near the top. So apparently people were a little shocked. Guessing Scout is severely behind on updating 2014 recruits.

7/27/2012 10:02:30 AM

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8214852/all-access-top-recruit-kennedy-meeks-men-basketball

article on kennedy meeks....nothing new except he says he's trying to cut his list to 5 soon

8/1/2012 10:37:12 PM

Pickeral is basically UNC's wolfpackhoops.

8/2/2012 12:38:52 AM

We need a 2013 commit to get the ball rolling. A big class needs big men to headline.

8/2/2012 3:03:01 AM

Curious why Meeks is even considered in play for us. I can definitely remember several months back that Meeks tweeted something along the lines of "good thing the Pack wears red, it matches their heavy flow".

8/2/2012 9:44:07 AM

^eh, so. it's a kid making a funny joke on stupid twitter.

8/2/2012 9:48:22 AM

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"Pickeral is basically UNC's wolfpackhoops."

This bothers me that ESPN's dedicated Carolina basketball blogger is running around recruiting events. She mentions Roy Williams by name but only maybe one other coach. ESPN has a big influence on recruiting coverage along with Rivals and Scout and having someone in their pocket like this is a huge conflict. This might as well be an outside recruiter for UNC.

8/2/2012 10:05:31 AM

Reposted for someone who was on their phone (sorry forget who)

Julius Randle rocking the State basketball shirt

https://twitter.com/MikeL0W/status/234728117187538944/photo/1

8/12/2012 3:17:49 PM

Just adding the pic in the thread

8/12/2012 3:21:31 PM

Thanks for posting for me. TWW needs a mobile app

8/12/2012 3:22:39 PM

came from this video

8/12/2012 3:29:07 PM

Nasty dunk

8/12/2012 3:38:02 PM

out of all the stupid, over-hyped reactions in the above vid, the best is the guy is who is just sitting down on the court shaking his head.

8/12/2012 6:13:51 PM

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"TWW needs a mobile app"

What phone do you have that doesn't do well on TWW? seriously.

8/12/2012 10:46:05 PM

I can't log on to TWW on my WP6.5 phone.

8/13/2012 12:20:31 PM

^^ iPhone 4S.

It works great for reading TWW. Not as good for posting and/or finding older threads.

8/13/2012 1:07:31 PM