Top NC State Targets – Class of 2027

Based on recent recruiting activity, official finalist lists, and direct offer timelines, here are the updates for NC State target list, with the high-priority NC State targets positioned at the top:

Known Offers:

• Chance Berry – G, 5’11”, DME Academy, FL (hometown Brampton, ON) – Top 50 recruit: Holds NC State offer; official visited NC State on Oct. 10; NC State in her final 4; Officially visited Texas Tech, Arizona State, West Virginia. Decision coming Nov. 6th.
• Jemyma Manyok – C/F, 6’5”, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (Canberra, AUS; hometown Ipswich/Redbank Plains, QLD) – Top 2027 Australian prospect: Narrowed to Arizona State, NC State, and Michigan State; official visits scheduled NC State (Oct. 29), Michigan State (Oct. 31), Arizona State (Nov. 2).
• De’Andra Minor – CG, 6’1″, Putnam City North (Oklahoma City) , OK: NC State official visit Oct. 1. Also visited Alabama, Ole Miss, Oregon. Has scheduled visits to Auburn Oct. 24 and Oklahoma State Nov. 6
• Ivanna Wilson Manyacka – G, 6’2″, Bullis School, MD – #2 overall: Holds NC State offer: Officially visited Texas, LSU, UCLA
• Qandace Samuels – SF, 6’1″, Bishop McNamara HS, MD – ESPN #14: Holds NC State offer: Officially visited Virginia Tech, Texas, Rutgers, LSU. NC State not in her final four.
• Jordyn Palmer – W, 6’1″, Westtown School, PA – ESPN #6: Holds NC State offer; Committed to South Carolina 10-24-26
• Abuna Ruop – C, 6’6″/6’9″, Norfolk Christian School, VA: Holds NC State offer. Committed to Kansa State 10-17-26
• Jazman Bailey – PG, 5’9″, Lake Ridge HS, TX – ESPN #42: Holds NC State offer: Committed to Virginia Tech 9-23-26
• Bella Owumi – SG, 5’11”, Tilton School, NH: Holds NC State offer: Officially visited Florida State, Washington. Committed to Florida 9-23-26
• Justice Brown-Jones – CG/W, 6’1″, Norfolk Christian School: Holds NC State Offer: officially visited to Georgia, UCF. Committed to Georgia 9-19-26
• Brookeslee Colvin – PG, 5’8″, Coeur D’Alene HS, ID – ESPN #37: Holds NC State offer: Has officially visited Michigan, Cal, Indiana. Committed to Indiana 9-21-26
• Corinne Lomax – W, 6’0”, Tabor Academy, Marion, MA (hometown Watertown, CT) – Offered January 2026; rising Power 4 prospect. Committed to Arizona 9-3-26

Others:

• Taylor Brown – PG, 5’6″, Long Island Lutheran, NY; Committed to South Carolina 10-3-26
• Destiny Manyawu – F, 6’3″, MO; Committed to Oklahoma 9-20-26
• Ryan Carter – CG, 6’0″, Friends’ Central School, PA – ESPN #12
• Jemini Mitchell – CG, 6’2″, Legion Prep Academy, TX – ESPN #16; Committed to Texas Tech 9-22-26
• Jalynn Belton – PG, FL; Committed to VCU 10-2-26
• Micah Ojo – SF, 6’1″, VA – Rising national; Officially visited UNC, Vanderbilt, Duke. Committed to UNC 10-7-26
• Jordan Speller – PG, 5’7″, Montverde Academy, FL – ESPN #43 Committed to UCF
• Kalei Cawthorn – G, 5’9″, Rolling Hills Prep, CA
• Laila Coleman – G, 5’10”, Wise, MD
• Avery Arije – SG, 6’0”, Crestwood Prep, Toronto, ON; Committed to Notre Dame 10-9-26
• Anahla Ball – CG, 5’9″, Foster High School, Richmond, Texas

Being Monitored:

• Tiera McCarthy – Guard, 5’7”, Archbishop Mitty HS (San Jose, CA)
• Zaniya Johnson – F/C, 6’4”, Biloxi High School, MS. Committed to South Carolina 10-21-26
• Patience Simmons – PF/Guard-Wing, 6’0”, Frisco Lone Star HS, TX
• Amaya Canady – F, 6’0”–6’1”, Bishop Kenny HS, Jacksonville, FL
• Sloane Miller – PG/SG/Wing, 6’0”–6’1”, Marcus HS, TX area; Committed to Wyoming 10-10-26
• Zya Small – F/PF/SF, 6’0”–6’1”, Friends’ Central School, PA
• Nevaeh Roberson – Wing/F/SG, 6’1”–6’2”, IMG Academy, FL; Committed to Virginia 7-17-26
• Asiana McCreary – SF/G/F, 6’0”–6’2”, Tocoi Creek HS, FL
• Nakhai (Munchie) Worthy – W/PF/G, 6’1”–6’2”, GA area
• Maddie Walter – 6’1” G/PF, Mountain Brook High School, Alabama
• Ashley MacCalla – 5’11” Guard Middletown, NY (NC State not listed in her official visit list)