NC State General Manager Andrew Slater was in to watch 4-Star 2026 Center Darius Ratliff (6’11″/200) on Tuesday.
Ratliff is a Top-25 prospect, with ON3 ranking him as the #22 overall player nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, the #1 Center and the #2 player in New York.
Slater has deep roots in New York.
Ratliff plays for Archbishop Stepinac in White Plains, New York. This past season, he averaged 9.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.9 blocks.
He currently holds offers from Rutgers, Wake Forest, Mississippi St., Stanford, Cal, Texas, Alabama and Louisville.