New coach Kevin Keatts picked up his first basketball recruit at N.C. State and in a position of need.
Point guard Lavar Batts posted his decision to commit to the Wolfpack on Twitter on Saturday. Batts (6-2 and 160 pounds) is a four-star recruit from Concord ranked as the top player in the state, and No. 96 in the country, by 247Sports.
Batts, who averaged 23.3 points and 4.4 assists per game at Concord Robinson High this season, had originally committed to Virginia Commonwealth in September. VCU coach Will Wade left for LSU on March 20 and Batts subsequently changed his mind.