For the first time in school history, NC State is bringing in three McDonald's All-Americans in one recruiting class, as Rodney Purvis, Tyler Lewis and TJ Warren were all selected to the prestigious Mickey D's team.
Obviously, this is a big deal for State's program in terms of publicity and exposure. Coach Gottfried and staff are making great strides in improving the perception of the program, and having three incoming players representing the Pack on high school's biggest stage will only help the cause.
NC State has had two players on the team twice- Sidney Lowe and Derek Whittenburg in 1979 and Chris Corchiani and Rodney Monroe in 1987. Prior to today's announcement, State was tied for 21st in total McDonald's All-Americans since 1977 (Link).
Congratulations to these three players for their personal accomplishments, and for already writing themselves into the NC State history books!
Congratulations is also owed to the NC State coaching staff, who signed this incredible recruiting class despite only being on the job since April 2011. How is this possible at a program like NC State? While one has to credit the hard work of Mark Gottfried and his staff, I point you to this post and this post.
