Former Wolfpack standout Dennis Smith Jr. may have received loans totaling up to $73,500 prior to enrolling at N.C. State according to a new Yahoo Sports report by Pat Forde and Pete Thamel published on early Friday morning. If the report is accurate, Smith would have been ineligible for his only season in Raleigh.
Smith was rated as a 5-star recruit by every national recruiting service. Despite joining fellow 5-star Omer Yurtseven, the Wolfpack finished 15-17 in a year that would end with the firing of Mark Gottfried. Smith averaged 18.1 points, 6.2 assists, and 4.