NC State Wolfpack WiretapMay 2011 NC State Wolfpack Wiretap

Arizona, N.C. State, UNC, Indiana, Providence Ranked In Top-5 For 2012 Recruiting Class

Nov 9, 2011 12:50 PM

With Brandon Ashley, Kaleb Tarczewski, Grant Jerrett and Gabe York, Arizona currently has the best recruiting class for 2012, according to CBS Sports.

Ashley and Tarczewski are both top-10 recruits, while Jerrett and York are comfortably in the top-40.

North Carolina State follows at No. 2, with Rodney Purvis, T.J. Warren and Tyler Lewis.

North Carolina is currently ranked No. 3, even though they do not currently have any five-star prospects.

Rounding out the top-five are Indiana and Providence.

Big name prospects such as Shabazz Muhammad and Gary Harris remain without a commitment and will surely influence the final rankings.

Michigan, Texas, Kentucky, Syracuse and UCLA comprise the remainder of the top-10.

Baylor, Pitt, Maryland, Virginia, Memphis, Villanova, Michigan State, Wake Forest, Iowa and Houston are ranked 11th through 20th.

Colorado, Purdue, Florida, Texas A&M and Stanford round out the top-25.

Jeff Borzello/CBS Sports

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Howland, Ford, Gottfried, Self, Smart Picked As Overrated Recruiters

Nov 9, 2011 12:33 PM

According to a survey of more than 100 major Division 1 coaches, Ben Howland of UCLA is considered by his peers to be the most overrated head coach in terms of recruiting.

Howland is followed on the list by Oklahoma State's Travis Ford, N.C. State's Mark Gottfried, Bill Self of Kansas and VCU's Shaka Smart.

Jeff Goodman/CBS Sports

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Top-25 Recruit T.J. Warren Commits To N.C. State

Nov 2, 2011 4:08 PM

T.J. Warren has committed to North Carolina State.

Warren, who is ranked 23rd by ESPN in the class of 2012, picked the Wolfpack over Georgetown.

"When I was growing up I went to a lot of games when Herb Sendek was the coach and Julius Hodge was there," said Warren, who goes to Brewster Academy in Durham, N.C. "I've always been a State fan."

Dave Telep/ESPN

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