NC State basketball has gone from painfully irrelevant to nationally respected in just a few months — the kind of rapid turnaround fans can get excited about. Will Wade’s landing of Darrion Williams was a statement move that caught everyone’s attention, and suddenly, the Wolfpack is being talked about for all the right reasons.
ESPN’s Myron Medcalf even called Williams the best single addition of the portal season. That’s no small praise, considering what Williams did during the NCAA tournament. While Walter Clayton Jr. stole the spotlight in Florida’s dramatic comeback against Texas Tech in the Elite Eight, Williams was right there with him — dropping 23 points, grabbing five boards, and racking up three steals. You could argue he was the toughest individual matchup Florida faced all tournament.
At 6-foot-6 and incredibly versatile, Williams headlines Will Wade’s first recruiting class at NC State — and gives the team a true star to build around.
There’s more national buzz too. CBS Sports gave Wade the highest grade of any first-year coach — an A — for his work in the transfer portal. Even the NC State hoops Twitter account can’t stop posting highlights and hype clips. It’s clear: the Pack is back — and this time, people are paying attention.
That’s the most poetic way I’ve heard someone say “college hoops offseason is cooking.” June really came in hot — transfers landing, rosters flipping, hype building. If this keeps up, we’re all gonna need sunglasses and electrolytes just to survive the news cycle.
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