Best challengers to ACC's Big Two
By landing big recruits in 2012 and '13, NC State is making statement in ACC
Originally Published: October 16, 2012
By
Paul Biancardi | ESPN RecruitingNation
It probably won't surprise many to people to see Duke and North Carolina a couple of times each on the ACC's list of top prospects. But the work new NC State coach Mark Gottfried has done on the recruiting trail in his short time in Raleigh certainly has to be raising some eyebrows around the league. With elite frontcourt and backcourt help from the 2012 and '13 classes locked up, the Wolfpack might be creating a long-term threat to the state's Big Two.
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