N.C. State’s Harrow unsure about C.J. Leslie
Words. Jason Jordan
Ryan Harrow
Just a few weeks ago, N.C. State signee Ryan Harrow made a big statement in regards to 2010 classmate C.J. Leslie — the Wolfpack’s top recruiting target — saying he thinks, “(Leslie) will be playing with me next year.”
Today, while Harrow (Walton H.S./Marietta, Ga.) isn’t exactly backing off of that prediction, he admits that ultimately it will come down to what’s best for Leslie (Word of God/Raleigh, N.C.), the 10th-rated prospect in the HSH national top 50.
“Right now, I just don’t know,” said Harrow, the 20th-rated player in the country. “He always tells me that he wants to play with me and everything like that, but at the same time C.J.’s got a mind of his own.
“You just never know with this recruiting stuff,” Harrow said. “You never know what C.J. will do. That’s his decision, but I definitely want to play with him. He tells me all the time that he thinks I’m the best point guard and I tell him I think he’s the best small forward. Why wouldn’t we want to play together?”
Harrow has spent a lot of time in Raleigh after being sidelined over the last two weeks with the flu. He missed four games while recovering from an illness that was so bad it caused him to collapse twice on the court.
“I’ve been hanging out with C.J. and lot of the Word of God players,” said Harrow. “We’re all real cool.”
After being cleared medically to play, Harrow returned earlier this week and dropped 31 points, seven assists and six rebounds in a Walton win.
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I think that will really b good for state if they can get leslie 2 sign with them, they can do some special things over the next couple of years.
Those two players sdded with what they already have in tracy, woods, howell, horner, gonzelez, cj williams defense….! If they wouldnt have suffered those 2 heart breaking losses against florida and i forget the other team at the buzzer, they would b ranked in the top 25 right now.
It can b an even long term succes because other top recruits wanting 2 play their, especially in the state of north carolina.
I wonder if they will sign “Mabry” if they cant sign C.J. thats if mabry decides he wants 2 play there.
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