Regardless of relative crowd noise, suggesting that a recruit would not come here after watching us play a shitty team and beat them by 20 b/c the crowd wasnt into it as much as they should have been is ridiculous.

[Edited on November 20, 2006 at 10:53 PM. Reason : ]

11/20/2006 10:52:14 PM

Williams to announce his choice today at his local HS per PackPride

11/21/2006 12:12:32 PM

100% lock for Williams

11/21/2006 12:13:14 PM

^yup...will be confirmed in 2 hrs

11/21/2006 2:03:27 PM

well?

11/21/2006 4:03:31 PM

It's been confirmed. Welcome to the Wolfpack, CJ!!!

11/21/2006 4:04:32 PM

awesome, link?

11/21/2006 4:05:24 PM

http://mb17.scout.com/fnorthcarolinastatefrm1.showMessageRange?topicID=60026.topic&start=1241&stop=1259

11/21/2006 4:06:59 PM

haha, the N&O broke the story first.

http://www.newsobserver.com/100/story/513175.html

11/21/2006 4:10:28 PM

Lowe has really put together a couple of nice classes, whole starting 5 if you will.

C/PF JJ Hickson
PF Tracy Smith
SF Johnny Thomas
SG CJ Williams
PG Julius Mays

11/21/2006 4:18:56 PM

GG for Hope Mills! Representin

11/21/2006 4:23:24 PM

one more scolly left for the next 2 classes as of now

11/21/2006 4:33:35 PM

sidney lowe is so damn sexy.

11/21/2006 4:46:51 PM

We need to strip Bartosz's scholarship. Serious waste of a scholarship seeing that Lowe get top notch recruits now

11/21/2006 4:49:02 PM

^ But he's talla then tha trees yo

11/21/2006 4:50:28 PM

I are taller than a trees yo

11/21/2006 4:51:34 PM

Save the last scholarship for any surprise players...a 4 or 5 star or a guy we're sure will be a superstar.

And who's to say that Bartoz can't be a mediocre player in two years or so. It's not everyday you get a chance at a 7'2" center. He's horrible now, but in two years, who knows?

But awesome job Sid. He's already surprised everyone by what we thought would be his biggest weakness. A++.

This should shut up everyone who says we absolutely cannot compete with UNC/Duke for recruits.

11/21/2006 5:02:10 PM

Quote :

"one more scolly left for the next 2 classes as of now"

how do you figure? After I worked it out, I see how you could be right

you can have 13 scholarship players with a max of 8 given out for every 2 years.

Current Scholarships (10):
Sr. Engin Atsur (2003)
Sr. Brian Nieman (2004? - not sure whose scholarship he picked up, probably ceds)
Jr. Gavin Grant (2004)
So. Courtney Fells (2005)
So. Ben McCauley (2005)
rFr. Brandon Costner (2005)
rFr. Trevor Ferguson (2005)
Fr. Bartosz Lewandowski (2006)
So. Farnold Degand (2006)
Fr. Dennis Horner (2006)

2007 Scholarships (11):
Sr. Gavin Grant (2004)
Jr. Courtney Fells (2005)
Jr. Ben McCauley (2005)
rSo. Brandon Costner (2005)
rSo. Trevor Ferguson (2005)
So. Bartosz Lewandowski (2006)
Jr. Farnold Degand (2006)
So. Dennis Horner (2006)
Fr. JJ Hickson (2007)
Fr. Tracy Smith (2007)
Fr. Johnny Thomas (2007)

2008 Scholarships (12):
Sr. Courtney Fells (2005)
Sr. Ben McCauley (2005)
rJr. Brandon Costner (2005)
rJr. Trevor Ferguson (2005)
Jr. Bartosz Lewandowski (2006)
Sr. Farnold Degand (2006)
Jr. Dennis Horner (2006)
So. JJ Hickson (2007)
So. Tracy Smith (2007)
So. Johnny Thomas (2007)
Fr. CJ Williams (2008)
Fr. Julius Mays (2008)

2009 Scholarships (10):
rSr. Brandon Costner (2005)
rSr. Trevor Ferguson (2005)
Sr. Bartosz Lewandowski (2006)
Sr. Dennis Horner (2006)
Jr. JJ Hickson (2007)
Jr. Tracy Smith (2007)
Jr. Johnny Thomas (2007)
So. CJ Williams (2008)
So. Julius Mays (2008)

[Edited on November 21, 2006 at 5:15 PM. Reason : add classes, and assuming no one leaves early for NBA or gets injured]

11/21/2006 5:05:18 PM

i would not be surprised at all if big bart transfers

11/21/2006 5:06:44 PM

our 07 and 08 teams could be...naaaaaaaasty

11/21/2006 5:12:16 PM

^^ where would he go? i'd be very surprised if he found another school willing to give him a scholarship.

11/21/2006 5:19:25 PM

no one said he had to transfer to a top tier D-1 school

11/21/2006 5:21:07 PM

nit this year. ncaas next year. an acc championship within five years. mark it down.

11/21/2006 5:30:36 PM

i'm thinking he may transfer as well

he just won't be getting any playing time

11/21/2006 5:40:30 PM

* there will be 9 scholarship players for 2009, apparently i can't count

11/21/2006 6:05:08 PM

I'm happy as hell with our recruiting thus far, but don't give ole Sid all of the credit.

Larry Harris is the man. I just hope Sid can hold onto him at least until he gets the talent here that he needs to compete (3-4 years)

11/21/2006 6:06:00 PM

Just curious. What exactly does Larry do?

11/21/2006 6:35:15 PM

I would hate for us to be A UNC and take away scholarships that we have given (ex. Wes Miller) but I seriously don't see a place for this Bartosz kid over the next few years. I wouldn't even want him in there to give someone a breather.

I hope he transfers if he can't put on significant weight an muscle mass.

11/21/2006 6:47:46 PM

yea as much fun as it would be to cheer the big goof on, he needs to leave

11/21/2006 6:58:00 PM

Wes Miller voluntarily gave up his scholly, he doesn't need it anyway his parents have more money than Davy Crockett.

11/21/2006 7:19:55 PM

Quote :

"nit this year. ncaas next year. an acc championship within five years. mark it down."

/concur.

11/21/2006 11:22:39 PM

it seems that we are attempting to pick up a pg

so far the two include:

Terrell McKenzie*** either a 2007 or 2008 candidate
http://ncstate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=30865
Jai Lucas **** nationally ranked #7 PG; unlikely candidate, but with the class coming in why not?
http://tinyurl.com/y7ku5p

12/1/2006 2:55:21 PM

Quote :

"I would hate for us to be A UNC and take away scholarships that we have given (ex. Wes Miller) but I seriously don't see a place for this Bartosz kid over the next few years. I wouldn't even want him in there to give someone a breather. "

I can't see State ever getting to that point where we have so many damn all-stars that we don't even have enough scholarships for all of them but I think Bartosz is going to be the next Adam Simmons and he will be gone in a year or 2. It won't bother me at all cause our recruiting class so far looks sick and i'm excited for what's to come in the future.

12/1/2006 3:03:20 PM

^^I'm guessing Lucas goes to Maryland or Oklahoma State, but who knows? I wonder if he and Tracy Smith have had any contact since both were recruited by OSU.

12/1/2006 3:12:26 PM

Quote :

"Just curious. What exactly does Larry do?"

He is the main recruiter. He was for Herb, and now is under Sid.

I am really surprised he is not a head coach.

12/1/2006 3:54:34 PM

Quote :

"I think Bartosz is going to be the next Adam Simmons and he will be gone in a year or 2"

what, Simmons could half way shoot the rock
he shot well enough to get time in the NBA

how in the fuck do you compare the two? I hope he sticks around and develops into a force. Proper coaching, weights and nutrition could turn this guy into a monster

12/1/2006 4:07:15 PM

i saw somewhere that mckenzie will be an 08 recruit because of his grades.

seems like we'll sign lucas or nobody.

12/1/2006 4:08:21 PM

Quote :

"what, Simmons could half way shoot the rock he shot well enough to get time in the NBA how in the fuck do you compare the two? I hope he sticks around and develops into a force. Proper coaching, weights and nutrition could turn this guy into a monster "

I'm talking about Adam Simmons, not Cedric Simmons. I hope you're right though and he does turn into a force.

[Edited on December 1, 2006 at 4:16 PM. Reason : change]

12/1/2006 4:15:04 PM

It's Adam Simons....not Simmons. Big difference.

12/1/2006 4:17:00 PM

ok, im thinking of a different player
one that played at NCSU before we moved to the RBC center
his name was Adam also and i thought his last name was Simons

[Edited on December 1, 2006 at 4:24 PM. Reason : Adam Harrington duuuuuuuur]

12/1/2006 4:24:07 PM

Didn't Adam Harrington transfer to Auburn or something like that?

12/1/2006 4:27:37 PM

ha, you guys. yes, harrington transferred to auburn and later played some in the nba. i dont think he' there now, but i donno.

and yes big difference between adam simons and cedric simmons.

12/1/2006 4:30:48 PM

im pretty sure Adam Harrington isnt in the nba but i could be wrong

12/1/2006 4:31:41 PM

Is there a chance Lowe grabs Marshall Moses, a 4-star PF? I had read he re-classified for the class of 2008 but Rivals has him listed with the 2007 class with us and Kentucky leading for his services.

http://ncstate.rivals.com/quicklist.asp?School=53&Sport=2&DPosition=31&Position=21&Year=2007&qs=1

12/9/2006 10:57:21 AM

possibly, you never know

his team recently played in the New River Hoops Classic in Boone

from past mondays watauga democrat

Quote :

"Plenty of colleges coaches were on hand to see Moses and try to lure him in. “School’s been going pretty good,” said Moses smiling after he’d just been given a recruiting letter passed on by his coach that came in that day. “Recruiting has really been heating up man. It’s great. Presently those in the mix are Kentucky, Florida, N.C. State and Memphis. Memphis is a great school.”"

*also, in the same tournament 2008 recruit catalin baciu had 23 and 10 against oak hill

[Edited on December 9, 2006 at 11:07 AM. Reason : *]

12/9/2006 11:06:00 AM

You can translate "Memphis is a great school." in to "Coach Calapari offered me a great starting salary plus benefits."

[Edited on December 9, 2006 at 11:11 AM. Reason : x]

12/9/2006 11:07:42 AM

Guess Lowe wants to stock-up on the big men. Wish we could get some guards in this class to go with them.

If we get Moses that'll be 3 PF's in one class(though Hickson will likely play center) to go with McCauley. Then we can move Costner back to his more natural position.

Hopefully we'll get this Moses kid

12/9/2006 11:10:20 AM

^^^is there a recap of those games anywhere online?

12/9/2006 4:22:15 PM

http://www.wataugademocrat.com/2006/1204web/hendrixleadshope.php3

http://www.wataugademocrat.com/2006/1204web/oakhillrolls.php3

12/9/2006 4:53:33 PM

we need a nice PG

12/9/2006 5:53:54 PM