Former Pitt Target Expected to Pick ACC Rival

PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers beat NC State twice on the court this past season, sweeping the season series. But after an ACC Tournament Championship and Final Four run, the Wolfpack are reloading and notching victories on the recruiting trail.

After head coach Kevin Keatts was able to convince Louisville transfer Brandon Huntley-Hatfield to join the Wolfpack, he is on the verge of adding another talented transfer to his ranks. On3 recruiting insider Jamie Shaw predicted this week that former Georgetown guard Dontrez Styles, at one point a Pitt target when he was transfering last offseason, would commit to NC State and it would happen quickly.

"I do not expect this process to take very long," Shaw wrote.

In one season at Georgetown, Styles started all 32 games and averaged 12.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game while shooting 43.0% from the field, 77.6% from the foul line and 36.8% from 3-point range.

Styles began his career at North Carolina but struggled to find playing time, averaging just 5.9 minutes per game over two seasons.

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