Last night, 4-Star 2026 Small Forward Cole Cloer (6’8″/195) verbally committed to NC State.
ESPN ranks Cloer as the #25 overall player nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, which currently makes him the 9th highest ranked prep player to commit to run with the Wolfpack (since recruiting databases emerged in the early 2000’s).
7) Dennis Smith Jr. (2016/247)
10) JJ Hickson (2007/Rivals)
10) CJ Leslie (2010/247)
10) Rodney Purvis (2012/247)
17) TJ Warren (2012/Rivals)
19) Matthew Able (2025/ON3)
19) Ryan Harrow (2010/Rivals)
24) Courtney Fells (2005/Rivals)
25) Cole Cloer (2026/ESPN)
26) Anthony Barber (2013/ESPN)
26) Omer Yurtseven (2016/247)
30) Brandon Costner (2005/Rivals)
Will Wade hasn’t even coached a game at NC State yet, but what he has pulled off on the recruiting trail is nothing short of unprecedented.