N.C. State

Lorenzo Brown

• Height: 6-4
• Weight: 180
• Position: Guard
• Rivals.com ranking: 43
• Strengths: Explosive scorer with a great offensive instincts. … Smooth with the ball. May just be scratching the surface of his potential.
• Weaknesses: Needs to become a much more reliable defender. … Sometimes shies away from a leading role.
• They said it: “He needs to realize that this is up to him. He’s definitely one of those players who can turn it on any time he wants. I think he knows he can be an elite player at the next level. I just think it’ll be up to Coach Lowe to get it out of him. … Lorenzo is a great all-around player who genuinely cares about his teammates and wants every day to make them better. I think the surface has only been scratched on him. I truly believe that he can be a top 10, top 15 player in the nation.” – Chris Johnson, Brown’s former AAU coach with the Worldwide Renegades

Richard Howell

• Height: 6-8
• Weight: 220
• Position: Power Forward
• Rivals.com ranking: 51
• Strengths: Has a tremendously versatile skill set. … Shows great strength in the paint. … Typically shows good court smarts. Could develop into a consistent double-double threat.
• Weaknesses: Not a great leaper. … Average defender. … Has battled back and knee problems.
• They said it: “Howell has superior quickness and strength that he utilizes when operating in the paint area. He is a quick leaper and can finish with contact. He has nice spin moves in the key and he's gifted passer out of the post as well. What makes him more difficult to defend is his ability to face-up and either shoot the mid-range jump shot or take his opponents off the bounce. He does have a tendency to over-handle it at times which makes him turnover prone, but that's a habit that can be rectified with coaching.” – Recruiting analyst Bob Gibbons on ESPN.com

Scott Wood

• Height: 6-6
• Weight: 165
• Position: Shooting Guard
• Rivals.com ranking: 126
• Strengths: Has big-time shooting range and an ability to go on hot streaks from deep. … Does a lot of little things well as a passer, rebounder and defender.
• Weaknesses: Not amazingly quick or strong. … Needs to become a better on-ball defender. … Sometimes takes ill-advised shots from long range.
• They said it: “I’m not convinced he’s a top 100 kid in that class. But I would put him in the top 150. He’s an outstanding 3-point shooter with some real range. Now, he’s not J.J. Redick and he’s not Wayne Ellington. But he is every bit of 6-foot-6 and he’s a very smart player with a lot of range. The longer 3-point line isn’t going to matter to him. He has much greater range than that. But you may really have to run things offensively to shake him free. I see some match-up problems against your swing athletes in the ACC. He’s going to sometimes be overmatched athletically.” – Brick Oettinger, Recruiting expert for ACCsports.com

Ryan Harrow

• Height: 5-11
• Weight: 150
• Position: Point Guard
• Rivals.com ranking: Not Ranked
• Strengths: Great court vision and ballhandling skills. … A slippery pass-first playmaker at the point.
• Weaknesses: Very small. … Still a bit of an unknown prospect.
• They said it: “He's a big-time leader on the court. He's like a little general out there. … When we play our games, he's always the best player on the floor. Period. He constantly hits the big shot, he makes every pass and he's very mature on the floor. He has a great feel for the game and his handles are outstanding. He’s a pass-first guy, but when you look up he’ll have 30 (points) and 15 (assists).” – Demond Stephens, Harrow’s AAU coach with Lou Will Elite (to PackPride.com)

C.J. Leslie

• Height: 6-8
• Weight: 185
• Rivals.com ranking: 51
• Strengths: A long and dynamic athlete. … A strong rebounder and exciting scorer. … Figures to have great long-term potential. … Plays with obvious energy.
• Weaknesses: Still a bit skinny. … Has faced questions about his dedication.
• They said it: “He can do a lot of things that 6-foot-8 guys can't do. … The biggest thing I’ve been telling C.J. is that his performance has nothing to do with the points he scores. It’s more about his work ethic. That’s the most important thing for him.”