{"id":278308,"date":"2025-10-05T00:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T00:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/278308\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T00:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T00:08:11","slug":"top-25-small-forward-cole-cloer-commits-to-nc-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/278308\/","title":{"rendered":"Top-25 small forward Cole Cloer commits to NC State"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li>\n<p>Jeff Borzello<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"author-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/borzello_jeff.png&#038;h=80&#038;w=80&#038;scale=crop.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jeff Borzello<\/p>\n<p>Basketball recruiting insider<\/p>\n<ul>Jeff Borzello is a basketball recruiting insider. He has joined ESPN in 2014.<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Paul Biancardi<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"author-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/biancardi_paul.png&#038;h=80&#038;w=80&#038;scale=crop.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Paul Biancardi<\/p>\n<p>Basketball Recruiting<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com\n<\/li>\n<li> 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level\n<\/li>\n<li> Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Oct 4, 2025, 07:38 PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Top-25 senior <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/basketball\/recruiting\/player\/_\/id\/255084\/cole-cloer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cole Cloer<\/a> has committed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/152\/nc-state-wolfpack\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NC State<\/a>, he told ESPN, giving Will Wade his second top-25 recruit since taking over the Wolfpack last spring.<\/p>\n<p>Cloer, a North Carolina native, has been a priority for Wade since he replaced Kevin Keatts as NC State&#8217;s head coach back in March.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Choosing NC State was an easy decision for me,&#8221; Cloer told ESPN. &#8220;It&#8217;s the program I have supported since I was a kid.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cloer also took visits to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/41\/uconn-huskies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UConn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/57\/florida-gators\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/333\/alabama-crimson-tide\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alabama<\/a>, but the pull to stay home and play for the team he grew up rooting for was too much to pass up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now I have the opportunity to represent the city and state that shaped who I am while competing in the ACC,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I&#8217;m excited to be part of the Red Reckoning that Coach Wade is building and to play in a system that highlights my strengths.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/story\/_\/id\/45968528\/boys-basketball-recruiting-top-25-high-school-players-regardless-class-2026-2027-2028\" class=\"img-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/r1531463_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A 6-foot-7 small forward who plays at IMG Academy (Florida), Cloer is the No. 25 player in the SC Next 100 and the No. 1 player from the state of North Carolina. He brings a lot to the table on the offensive end. His versatility is apparent quickly, as he can score the ball in different ways and is a threat on everything from a spot-up 3-pointer to a pull-up jumper or getting to the rim off a drive. He knows how to separate from his defenders with footwork and simple dribble moves and he&#8217;s a fairly quick and smart decision-maker.<\/p>\n<p>Cloer led Team CP3 in scoring in both the Nike EYBL regular season and Peach Jam last spring and summer, averaging 16.7 points over 14 regular-season games and 15.3 points during six games at the Nike Peach Jam. He chipped in with 4.7 rebounds while shooting better than 34% from 3 on more than six attempts per game.<\/p>\n<p>He is NC State&#8217;s second recruit in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/basketball\/recruiting\/rankings\/scnext300boys\/_\/view\/espnu100\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 class<\/a>, after three-star center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/basketball\/recruiting\/player\/_\/id\/268231\/trevon-carter-givens\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trevon Carter-Givens<\/a> committed last month. Cloer is also the second top-25 recruit Wade has landed since last spring, as No. 24-ranked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/basketball\/recruiting\/player\/_\/id\/258855\/matt-able\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Able<\/a> committed in April as a member of the 2025 class. At each of his previous head-coaching stops, Wade has established himself as a consistent talent accumulator.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Coach Wade is a proven winner with an elite staff, and I believe I can thrive under their leadership,&#8221; Cloer said. &#8220;I&#8217;m ready to bring my confidence, work ethic and swagger to a program I truly believe is on its way to becoming one of the premier teams in the nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>NC State is also positioning itself in a good spot for five-star point guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/basketball\/recruiting\/player\/_\/id\/255052\/deron-rippey-jr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Deron Rippey Jr<\/a>., who is scheduled to visit the Wolfpack&#8217;s campus in November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello Basketball recruiting insider Jeff Borzello is a basketball recruiting insider. 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