
R. Cory Smith
Editor at 247Sports
Co-Host at Pack Pride - The NC State Wolfpack Podcast
Editor, @PackPride. I tweet about sports (NC State, NASCAR, NFL, fantasy and everything in between). Views expressed are my own, I think.
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247sports.com | R. Cory Smith
Latest intel on NC State basketball recruiting, including Will Wade's pursuit of multiple frontcourt options in the transfer portal. VIPRALEIGH, N.C. -- The last few days have seen several visits for NC State men's basketball, but there are still a ton of roster spots for the Wolfpack to fill. Despite the closing of the transfer portal, there's very little concern about the ability to still build an ACC contender for the Wolfpack in the coming weeks and months leading up to the season.
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2 days ago |
247sports.com | R. Cory Smith
NC State analysts Cory Smith and James Curle break down the last week for both men's and women's basketball, take a look at the resurgence of the Pack9 with a sweep at Cal and another major portal exit for football with Kamal Bonner expected to leave the program. Despite hosting several visitors in the last week, neither men's nor women's basketball added a commitment in the last week.
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247sports.com | R. Cory Smith
After a relatively quiet week for NC State men's basketball, here's the latest on Will Wade and the Wolfpack staff as they host Derrion Reid for an official visit and look to complete the roster in the coming weeks. VIPRALEIGH, N.C. -- NC State is still looking for more than half of its roster with just over 24 hours left before the transfer portal closes, but there is still plenty of time left to complete a roster.
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3 days ago |
247sports.com | R. Cory Smith
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Just over 16 months ago, Jaxon Lucas lost his hero. Less than one month prior to his NC State baseball career beginning, Lucas' father, Jonathan Carl Lucas, passed away after a three-year battle with ALS. The man who mentored him his entire life to develop him into a great baseball player and man would never be able to see him toe the rubber for the program they rooted for together for the previous 18 years. "It was the toughest thing I've ever gone through in my life," Lucas said.
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3 days ago |
247sports.com | R. Cory Smith
RALEIGH, N.C. -- If you're an NC State fan, you couldn't ask for much more from the Wolfpack baseball team in the last few weeks of the 2025 season. The Pack9 (27-12, 12-6 ACC) hasn't been in the polls since Week 2 of the season, but has been steadily climbing with three straight ACC series wins and victories in eight of the last nine games. After opening the season inside the Top 20 in most polls, State finally worked its way back into the D1Baseball polls with multiple strong weeks of play.
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