Score a recruiting victory for former N.C. State coach Herb Sendek over his former school.
Ruslan Pateev, a 6-11 Russian player for Montverde Academy in Florida, chose Sendek's program at Arizona State over N.C. State and Florida State on Wednesday, the first day of the national signing period.
Montverde coach Kevin Sutton said Pateev had "three great schools to choose from."
"He felt very comfortable when he went out there (to Arizona State) to visit," Sutton said.
Because of distance, Sendek and N.C. State don't often compete on recruits. But a couple years ago Sendek did beat N.C. State on Jamelle McMillan. He's the son of former N.C. State player and current Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan.
