NC State Basketball Target Sets More Visits, Excludes Wolfpack
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As of Satruday afternoon, recent NC State basketball offer recipient Deron Rippey Jr. has locked in eight official visits, 247Sports' Dushawn London reported. Unfortunately for Will Wade and the Wolfpack, a trip to Raleigh is not on the coveted talent's slate — not yet, anyway.
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Rippey, a five-star point guard gearing up for his senior year at Blair Academy (N.J.), is scheduled to check out the Kentucky Wildcats (Aug. 1-3), Miami Hurricanes (Aug. 27-29), UNC Tar Heels (Aug. 31-Sept. 2), Alabama Crimson Tide (Sept. 12-14), Texas Longhorns (Sept. 19-21), Syracuse Orange (Sept. 26-28), Indiana Hoosiers (Oct. 17-19), and Tennessee Volunteers (Oct. 25-26).
NEWS: Deron Rippey Jr., the No. 17 overall prospect in the class of 2026, has locked in several official visits, @247Sports is told.
— Dushawn London (@DushawnLondon1) July 12, 2025
Rippey is rated as a composite five-star. https://t.co/0Fe0mOWW8Y pic.twitter.com/thq1fveZ8c
The 6-foot-2, 175-pound backcourt sensation hasn't formally eliminated any suitors from his recruitment, which has seen Rippey rack up over 40 offers. But a list cut appears to be just around the corner.
"Next week, I'll be dropping a list of top schools that I'll be considering," Rippey told League Ready this week in the following posted interview. "I'll be cutting some schools out and keeping some schools. These schools that I'm cutting out, I won't be visiting. And then, my list will just be the schools I'm visiting in the fall, from August all the way up to November."
Deron Rippey Jr. is in the process of cutting his list of potential college suitors and broke down how taxing it’s been and how he’ll inform all of the coaches.
— League Ready (@LeagueRDY) July 12, 2025
Rippey, who checks in at No. 18 overall in the ESPN 100, plans to drop his list next week. #3SSB pic.twitter.com/O9znEzPvhz
He did not specify how many programs will end up on his upcoming list. That said, one would think that all eight of the places he is set on visiting in the fall are pretty much locks to advance to the next round.
At No. 17 overall on the 247Sports 2026 Composite, Deron Rippey Jr. stacks up at No. 2 among point guards in the cycle and No. 1 in New Jersey.
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