i figured

4/16/2012 10:30:11 AM

so he will have 2 yrs of eligibility?

4/16/2012 11:21:00 AM

^ that is correct

4/16/2012 11:39:53 AM

the wolfpacker has a good (and free) article up about deshawn painter:

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"DeShawn Painter knows playing basketball has helped him be in position to earn a college degree and hopefully be able to provide for himself and his loved ones in the future. Basketball is just a game and real life situations sometimes demand strong actions. Painter's 85-year-old grandmother, who raised him growing up, is battling cancer in his hometown of Norfolk, Va. Painter was faced with two options. He could continue at NC State and finish his senior year and hope he didn't miss out on any life-altering situations. The Wolfpack are coming off a 23-14 season and Sweet 16 berth, and Painter's hard work, experience and mid-range jumper, helped in rebuilding the program. He averaged 6.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game last year. NC State junior center DeShawn Painter will be transferring to Old Dominion for next year to be closer to his family in Norfolk, Va. The other option was heading home to care for his grandmother and enroll at nearby Old Dominion. The Monarchs went 22-14 overall and 13-5 in the Colonial Athletic and have been one of the top mid-majors under coach Blaine Taylor. Painter met with NC State coach Mark Gottfried and let him know what he felt he had to do. "I've always had family problems, but this one hit me hard," Painter said. "I talked to Coach Gottfried and made him aware of it. I know it was shocking to Coach G. He has a great coaching style and I've learned a lot from Coach G. I love the staff. "My grandmother has cancer and I want to be close to home. She's the first one to really believe in me and I don't know how much time she has got. I want to spend time with her because I love her so much. I just want to be there for her." Painter doesn't expect everyone to understand his decision, but is proud that he's reached the point in his life where he can navigate difficult scenarios. Painter knows NC State has prepared him for life beyond the day when the basketball stops bouncing. He is looking forward to settling in at Old Dominion, but he won't be letting go of his Wolfpack fast. "They have a good program and a beautiful campus," Painter said. "It's a city school and Coach Taylor is a real good coach. They are well respected where I am from. VCU and ODU have been consistent powerhouses in that conference. It's the best situation all the way around for me and my family. They have an opportunity to see me play every game, which had never happened before." Painter knows his decision has been dissected since the news came out last Wednesday. "People have been spreading a lot of rumors and stuff like that," Painter said. "My mother is not sick, but my grandmother pretty much raised me. My mother had me when I was 17. My grandmother has been sick, but is now getting real sick. I just want to be close to my family, my mother and my sisters. I just don't know how long she has got." Painter hopes to play professional basketball somewhere in the world after his season at Old Dominion. He'll try to seek an NCAA waiver in the coming weeks to play for the Monarchs next season and not have to sit out a season. He's mentally prepared for whatever comes his way over the next year or two. "A lot of people were saying that I was transferring because of playing time," Painter said. "I played 20 minutes a game and I was happy [at NC State]. I was the sixth man on a Sweet 16 team. I was more than happy." Being so close to realizing some of his basketball and academic dreams at NC State made the decision so gut-wrenching for Painter. He knows he'll ultimately be happy when it's all said and done in the future. "Basketball is just a game, but this isn't a game," Painter said. "This is all just happening. I'm known for doing the right things and I think this is the right thing. I grew up as a man here at NC State. I will always miss it and always love it. The greatest fans in the world and greatest people in the world." Painter wants to be able to work in the community in the future. He loves his hometown, but admits it is going to be different next year in making adjustments. The changes on the horizon will help him understand what his life will be like when he's done with college basketball. Painter attended Booker T. Washington High in Norfolk before spending his senior year at Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy. He was also a standout with the powerful Boo Williams traveling team organization that has produced hundreds of future college athletes. "My grandmother always has told me that I'm going to something special and would tell my mother, ‘Keep that boy off the streets,'" Painter said. "I just want to be there for her and my mother. "If I can play somewhere professional, I'll definitely want [to bring them along]. I'm a real family man, and not everyone knows that. "I've seen people where I am from and they don't have anything. I have friends and family who are locked up, have dead-end jobs or can't get out of the social class they are in." Painter hopes his own story will be able to resonate with people in the future. He is close to getting his degree and has been an honor student at NC State. "I want my degree and nobody can take that away from you," Painter said. "That is something that you can control in getting it or not. I'm very close. "I've always wanted to give back to less fortunate people. I've had people that gave back and helped me out. I'm living the dream to be honest with you." Painter was close with many of the NC State players. He knows that his departure affected sophomore guard Lorenzo Brown the hardest. He looks forward to watching them on TV next year. "We are going to be really talented next year," Painter said. "They'll probably be top 10 and compete for the Final Four, and all those great things. I can say I was part of something special. I was part of the team that helped lead this program back on track." Painter and Old Dominion will play at UNC Wilmington, which is the closest conference road game to Raleigh. He welcomes any support from NC State fans in the future. "I will always have NC State in my heart," Painter said. "Even though I won't be here graduating from NC State, I spent the majority of my college career, and this is all I know. "I've developed life-long friends here. It's a beautiful place and I'm going to miss everything about it. I wish them the best and I'll miss the games and fans. I'll always be a Wolfpack." "

4/16/2012 4:10:15 PM

article bout made me teary-eyed

4/16/2012 4:21:46 PM

great article

4/16/2012 4:21:52 PM

ALWAYS BE A WOLFPACK

4/16/2012 4:24:24 PM

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"My mother had me when I was 17"

4/16/2012 4:26:26 PM

concur with ^ and ^^

also

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" My mother had me when I was 17."

that had to hurt

4/16/2012 4:27:22 PM

Sucks, sounds like a tough decision.

4/16/2012 4:28:57 PM

definitely can't fault painter at all. hope he does very well at ODU.

and i guess he likes to think of himself as a one man wolfpack

4/16/2012 4:35:57 PM

I don't see how anybody can fault the guy for this decision. Family always comes first.

Good luck bro.

4/16/2012 5:48:09 PM

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""Basketball is just a game, but this isn't a game," Painter said. "This is all just happening. I'm known for doing the right things and I think this is the right thing. I grew up as a man here at NC State. I will always miss it and always love it. The greatest fans in the world and greatest people in the world.""

Wisdom speaking right there. Best of luck to him.

4/16/2012 6:44:02 PM

4/16/2012 8:11:05 PM

he DeShawn, you know who has a pretty good cancer center? Duke. You know what Duke's pretty close to? NC State.

dummy.

4/16/2012 8:45:32 PM

Cancer or not, 85 years is a good run

4/16/2012 9:03:06 PM

true, true.

4/16/2012 9:04:57 PM

Yeah, its sad - but RW said all that stuff and more, but now he's a Badger for lyfe with no NCSU love despite holding friggin' records and a bowl championship for us. Its all business in the end even with good character guys like these.

Its also good to get a week or so of focus on Painter before he goes. If he had announced and we got the AJ commit the next day - he would be merely an afterthought... wish him the best just like RW

4/16/2012 9:39:34 PM

Wilson left strictly for business reasons, Painter is leaving for family issues. Come on, son.

4/16/2012 9:42:13 PM

I mean, Miles Plumlee isn't a very good center but I don't think I'd call him a cancer or anything.

4/16/2012 9:44:11 PM

Great article.

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"He knows that his departure affected sophomore guard Lorenzo Brown the hardest."

This illustrates why I enjoyed this team so much. They all seemed really close and like really good people.

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"no NCSU love"

Wilson still loves State. He's said so on several occasions.

4/16/2012 9:52:05 PM

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"bowl championship"

4/16/2012 9:55:03 PM

^^yep this year's team was so easy to love for the exact reasons you mentioned. hopefully that kind of chemistry can stay around even if some of the leaders are leaving (cjw, johnson, painter)

[Edited on April 16, 2012 at 9:59 PM. Reason : arrows]

4/16/2012 9:58:56 PM

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"Wilson still loves State. He's said so on several occasions."

What do you think he'd say if he was ever on the starting lineup during a MNF game?

4/16/2012 10:14:36 PM

russell wilson...north carolina state at madison

4/16/2012 10:23:11 PM

^^i dunno, Peppers went to UNC for 4 years and still says "Bailey"

4/16/2012 10:29:05 PM

so hes ~21... his mom was 17 when he was born

21+17= his mom right now at 38 years old... his grandma is 85

85-38 = 47 when she had his mom, damn... unless of course it's his dad's mom and he was much older, but damn

4/16/2012 11:17:47 PM

If his dad was much older, then Painter was conceived by statutory rape.

4/16/2012 11:23:57 PM

c'mon man. you don't even know who you're allowed to fuck?*

*depends on the state youre in (VA is 18 so maybe)

[Edited on April 16, 2012 at 11:27 PM. Reason : ~]

4/16/2012 11:25:38 PM

now states in business

4/16/2012 11:26:10 PM

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"he DeShawn, you know who has a pretty good cancer center? Duke. You know what Duke's pretty close to? NC State. dummy."

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"I mean, Miles Plumlee isn't a very good center but I don't think I'd call him a cancer or anything."

I LOLed.

4/16/2012 11:59:52 PM

yeah that's pretty good.

4/17/2012 1:11:02 AM

I'm pretty sure VA is 16, unless it's changed in the 5-6 years.

It was 16 when I was roaming the Urbanna area.

4/17/2012 2:00:19 AM

Does every thread have to turn into a discussion about the age of consent?

4/17/2012 2:03:07 AM

this one certainly didn't have to.

4/17/2012 2:07:09 AM

Entire Kentucky starting 5 to announce this afternoon. I bet things will fall in place very quickly after that.

4/17/2012 9:12:07 AM

Something about that makes me laugh and all at the same time.... Mostly bc its true

4/17/2012 9:15:43 AM

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"Yeah, its sad - but RW said all that stuff and more, but now he's a Badger for lyfe with no NCSU love despite holding friggin' records and a bowl championship for us. Its all business in the end even with good character guys like these. "

thats pure bullshit
i have heard the man give us love since he left for Wisconsin

4/17/2012 9:38:45 AM

Stockholm Syndrome ITT

4/17/2012 9:44:42 AM

Who's the captor and who's the sympathetic victim?

4/17/2012 10:08:59 AM

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

Already a 4 seed next March. Lets just skip the season and get right down to business

4/17/2012 11:16:46 AM

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"@ScottWood15: Might be the best day ever. Just maybe!"

maybe i'm reading too much into this, but i bet scott's got the inside scoop on the hopscotch 2012 lineup

4/17/2012 11:20:56 AM

I'm pretty sure it's just the Hoosiers marathon on TNT.

4/17/2012 11:21:37 AM

ahahahahahha

4/17/2012 11:30:38 AM

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"Who's the captor and who's the sympathetic victim?"

Ernie is the captor and our hearts and minds are the sympathetic victims.

4/17/2012 11:32:26 AM

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"@ScottWood15: Great grade! No parking ticket! Group project date changed! Throwing out first pitch of baseball game Friday!! Sorry to disappoint haha"

damn

4/17/2012 11:43:19 AM

damn you Scott!

4/17/2012 11:46:01 AM

sounds like a pretty great day

4/17/2012 11:49:15 AM

Unintentional CJ Leslie Troll by Scott Wood to all the "lets read between the lines on a 140 character Tweet."

4/17/2012 11:53:55 AM

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" No parking ticket!"

Somewhere on IC, a 12-page thread is getting started

4/17/2012 11:55:25 AM