N.C. State coach Sidney Lowe tapped familiar territory for his second commitment from a top-100 basketball recruit in two days.
Richard Howell, a 6-foot-8, 215-pound rising senior forward at Wheeler High in Marietta, Ga., committed to the Wolfpack on Monday.
J.J. Hickson, who was N.C. State’s leading scorer and rebounder as a freshman last season before leaving for the NBA, also played at Wheeler.
“It didn’t hurt that J.J. went there (to N.C. State) and had a very successful season,” Wheeler coach Doug Lipscomb said.
Howell is rated the No. 74 player in the Class of 2009 by scout.com and has been an AAU teammate of guard Lorenzo Brown of Centennial High in Roswell, Ga., on the Worldwide Renegades.
Brown, ranked 29th by scout.com, committed to N.C. State on Sunday morning.
Lipscomb said Howell is versatile enough to play small forward and power forward at N.C. State.
Comments
So far so good
Tue, 07/29/2008 - 09:01 — JPDOhioGood to see Sid having some success in recruiting, at least on paper. Hopefully, Pack fans will have some patience and these guys will deliver on the court when they arrive.
Although I think this season will be better than most people seem to expect, it will take another couple of years for there to be a chance for consistent success.
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Mon, 07/28/2008 - 22:05 — jerrysmithI think NCState's recruiting is doing fair. They need to get players like Rynn Kelly and John Wall from within the state of N. Carolina if they are going to be susessful.