[JoeyGladstoneParticipant]

Randle breaks down his general takeaway from each of those first in-home visits: Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina and N.C. State.

Duke: “It was pretty good. Coach K didn’t have to do anything special as far as bringing anything to show off. He just had to be himself. Just having Coach K in my living room was amazing. He was teaching me things about my game and telling me how he can develop me as a player at Duke.”

Kansas: “I think Coach (Bill) Self’s visit was probably one of the best of the week or maybe even the best at selling his program and why I would fit there. He explained to me what he would want me to do and how he would help me get better. It was at the end of the week and it was the shortest too, so that wasn’t bad either.”

Kentucky: “Coach Cal is Coach Cal. He came in and he’s one of the coolest coaches out there. He was just himself. He wants me to come in and be the top draft pick. He sees me as somebody to get it to on the break to use my speed and quickness. He sees a way to use my dribbling ability whether it be on the break or playing at the elbows.”

North Carolina: “Everybody kind of heard about this one. Coach (Roy) Williams came and he brought all of his rings and kind of put on a little show for me. It was a lot different than the others, but also very informing. He really sold the culture of UNC basketball while he was here.”

N.C. State: “They see me coming in there and filling the role of a guy like C.J. Leslie because they think he’ll be gone for sure after this year. They see me as somebody who can play the four-spot in their offense. They are really confident that I could showcase my whole skillset in their offense. They also stressed how big basketball is at N.C. State and how they are trying to build and compete for a national title.”

Randle also took some time to discuss his weekend trip to Lexington. It was his first trip and the Kentucky experience didn’t disappoint.

“I kind of knew what I was going to get from the program and what they do,” Randle said. “What I got out of the visit is that it is really just a family. They are going to push you hard to be the best you are going to be and you aren’t going to like it sometimes. But at the end of the day you know they care about you. The coaches are good guys and care about you.”

Current players also gave him an accurate picture of life as a UK basketball player.

“It’s not really easy. It’s going to be hard,” said Randle, when asked what the Wildcat players told him about Kentucky. “But the reward is worth it in the end. Like last year they all sacrificed for each other and in the end they were all able to do what they wanted to do individually.”

Randle also took notice of the local community’s support for the hoops program.

“The fans are crazy,” he said. “Everywhere you go the fans are saying ‘Come here.’ It’s pretty crazy, but cool at the same time.”

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[steviechillzParticipant]

 come on Randle come to NC State! If we get him and keep our newly acquired PG, the Wolfpack will be one of the best teams for years to come!!!

[JoeyGladstoneParticipant]

Big time NC State fan here & I will go nuts if they are able to get him. Hopefully having Purvis will really help:

"That’s one of my best friends," Randle said of Purvis in an interview with Pack Pride. "He’s a really good person. He cares about me. Me and Rodney have become really close throughout the AAU season. We have a pretty good relationship."

NC State did score a recent in-home with Randle that we’ve been told went well, but UNC and UK also got in-home visits. Rumor has it that Coach Cal brought his championship ring to show Julius and that he was pretty impressed, but then Roy came in with a box of rings, one of which was one of Michael Jordan’s NBA championship rings. He let Randle hold it, which certainly made a huge impressions on him. At the end of the day, however, NC State has the hammer and that hammer is one of Randle’s best friends – Rodney Purvis. Purvis and Randle have talked about playing together since they were kids and NC State (and Rodney Purvis) are certainly going to try to make Randle hold up to his end of the bargain. This one isn’t anywhere near over, but NC State has firm footing in this one and will likely be there until the end. The Wolfpack staff is hoping to get Randle to Raleigh for the preseason open scrimmage formally known as the ‘red-white’ game.

Lewis/Barber at the point with Purvis at the 2, Warren at the 3, Randle at the 4, & hopefully a center recruit would make for an exciting lineup after next season.

[UNCbasketballbumParticipant]

If Mark Gottfried could land Randle, that would be huge.  Him and Anthony Barber coming in could have NC State as the top recruiting class of 2013

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