The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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JULY 2015 ■ 151 ■ BASKETBALL RECRUITING Phillip R Jones Inc Phillip R Jones Inc GO PACK! Join us in supporting our troops at w w w. backhomebox.org Brooks Malone, CPA, Partner Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP bmalone@hpg.com 919.232.5905 NCSU Class of '88 1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 300 Raleigh, NC 27607 www.hpg.com @HPGcpas Proud Supporter Wolfpack Club Gorman High. He plays with the Las Vegas Prospects in the EYBL. O'Bannon Jr. is the son of Charles O'Bannon Sr. and nephew of Ed O'Bannon, who led UCLA to the 1996 national title. Gottfried was an assistant with the Bru- ins at the time under head coach Jim Harrick. NC State also contacted eight other prospects and will continue to evaluate them in July. Birmingham (Ala.) Spain Park center Austin Wiley is the son of two former Auburn basketball players, and the 6-8, 225-pounder checks in at No. 12 in the country. He plays with Petty on Alabama Challenge, but has been injured for part of the spring. Point guard Matt Coleman, who is from Norfolk, Va., is transferring to Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill Academy. The lefty plays for Boo Williams traveling team in the EYBL and is ranked No. 17 in the country. White Plains (N.Y.) Archbishop Stepinac small for - ward Jordan Tucker is ranked No. 26 in the country. The 6-7, 200-pounder is also part of the EYBL with the New York Lightning. Sharp-shooting wing Lonnie Walker of Reading (Pa.) High is a standout for Team Final in the EYBL. Rivals. com ranks him No. 53 in the nation. Three junior point guards from the Carolinas also got contacted by Wolfpack coaches — Devontae Shuler of Columbia (S.C.) Irmo, Lavar Batts Jr. of Concord (N.C.) Robinson and Blake Harris, a Chapel Hill, N.C., native who attends Martinsville (Va.) Carlisle School. The 6-3, 180-pound Shuler is ranked No. 60 nation- ally and plays for the South Carolina Hornets, an inde- pendent program. The athletic Batts of the Chris Paul All-Stars 16s checks in at 6-1 and 165 pounds, and is ranked No. 64 in the land. Harris, who has rotated be- tween being a member of the class of 2016 and 2017, is currently unranked. The 6-2, 170-pounder plays for Team Loaded North Carolina 16s. Last but not least, Grand Rapids (Mich.) Forest Hills Central junior power forward Xavier Tillman has steadily received interest. The 6-8, 230-pound wide- body is ranked No. 68 in the country and plays for the Michigan Mustangs 16s in the adidas-sponsored league. ■ For regular reports on NC State basketball recruiting plus videos of Wolfpack commitments and targets visit TheWolfpacker.com. The Wolfpack extended new offers to seven rising junior targets — including East St. Louis (Ill.) High center Jeremiah Tilmon, who is a five-star recruit and the No. 11 overall player nationally according to Rivals.com. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM