McNeil Stays Loyal to NC State

0:00Paul McNeil, the sophomore guard from North Carolina, just announced he's staying with NC State after hitting the transfer portal a month ago. The local kid who balled out in his second season dropped the news on social media Friday night, committing to the Wolfpack for next year despite all. The noise, he'd been linked to schools like North Carolina, Virginia Tech, LSU, and Kentucky, with cryptic posts and song lyrics fueling the rumors. Teammates like Darian Williams shared pics hyping him up, and even the walk on Captain Jordan Snell hid back with one word, rafters. Fans win wild online, flooding comments with pleas and gifts of McNeil in his NC State gear, especially after whispers, he might follow coach Will Wade, back to LSU. McNeil stayed loyal through the chaos coaching change from Kevin Kets getting fired to Wade's short stint, saying he'd been all in since 10th grade. No matter the wins or losses, his game exploded this year, 13.8 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, leading the ACC in 3 points shooting at 42, 0.7%.

1:05He tied the program record with 105 made threes, dropped a career high, 47 points with 11 threes against Texas. Southern, that's fifth in NC State history, and sealed a neutral site win with a buzzer beater. With McNeil back as the main scholarship returner, plus six portal commits, the Wolfpack roster shapes up at 10 deep, setting the stage for a fresh. Rebuild in Raleigh, Durham news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters.