The Anthony “Cat” Barber Sweepstakes is over and N.C. State is the winner.
The athletic, rugged point guard from Hampton (Va.) picked the Wolfpack over Alabama and Kansas on Saturday.
“N.C. State is the perfect place for me to reach my potential and to compete for ACC championships and a national championship!” Barber, the Rivals No. 3 point guard in the Class of 2013, told the Charlotte Observer by text. “Coach [Mark] Gottfried and [assistant] coach [Rob] Moxley made me believe we can be great.”
“I think he’ll fit in athletically offensively and defensively,” Barber’s AAU coach, Boo Williams, told SNY.tv. “Any time you get a point guard of that nature, that’s a big plus for the program.”
Barber had a strong summer on the recruiting trail, playing well at both the Nike Global Challenge and the Peach Jam.
His commitment likely means the end of a potential package deal with AAU teammate Troy Williams of Oak Hill Academy since N.C. State is not recruiting Williams. The two had talked about potentially playing together at Alabama or Louisville.
“No package deal, no,” Boo Williams said. “They got a wing in T.J. Warren.”
Barber is the first commit for Gottfried in the Class of 2013.
The Observer reported that Gottfried had an in-home visit last Sunday with Julius Randle and has one with center Beejay Anya this Sunday.
UofA BJ / September 15, 2012
Hmmm I thought he was goIng 2. KU? Lol
That’s right nobody goes there anymore.
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UofA BJ / September 15, 2012
Wasn’t quite goofy looking enough 4 BS 2 add 2 the #1 Goofiest looking class….
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UofA BJ / September 15, 2012
This made my night……
Let’s hear it gay u fans…..
Well we didn’t want him…..
BS only wins with 3-4 stars…..
Arizona lost 2 bucknell in nit……
That about covers em all…..
Well got 2 go watch my top 25 wildcat football team so I look forward to reading the excuses and nonsense why u struck out again on a top recruit u had on lock down…..
Good time to b a UofA fan top 25 football, top 10 basketball team( until we get 2 #1), baseball NC….
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UofA BJ / September 15, 2012
UK just lost 2 W Kentucky in football lol
They are the worst BCS football school this year and I hear KU is #2
way to represent guys…..
Maybe calipari and WWW should recruit 4 football program …
I mean it’s easy look at the top players in rankings and send cal and www in… I think I’m on 2 something…
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UofA BJ / September 15, 2012
Maybe BS should recruit 4 KU football 2…
Oh wait nevermind!!!
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UofA BJ / September 15, 2012
NC State doin work
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mj3150 / September 16, 2012
heard schools backed off of barber cause he stole stuff from a bball player on his louisville trip
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kungpaochicken / September 16, 2012
Pretty sick Saturday night, BJ.
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jayhawkfan11 / September 16, 2012
U of ABJ,
You really have no life. Six posts under one topic? Go do something. Go bowling or walk the mall, get out of your parents house just for an hour or so. Give them a break from you.
The Barber kid is a thief and a thug. Tremendous talent, way below average personality.
Yes, Arizona lost in the NIT. The Pac-12 was about as weak as a BCS conference gets last year and Arizona still didn’t have the resume to get in the tourney. Meanwhile, Bill Self and Jeff Withey were making a run to the National Championship game.
Seriously man, go play miniature golf, visit a comic book store, stalk a girl you had a crush on in high school,etc.
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jayhawkfan11 / September 16, 2012
ESPN is reporting:
Supposedly Barber stole from one of the players(DUMB) and Pitino told Cat (burgler)Barber, no thanks….and Coach Self also followed suit after being informed of the circumstances. I’m also hearing that Alabama quit recruiting him as well.
We dodged a bullet, similar to Josiah Turner’s recruitment when he signed with UofA over Kansas.
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RcKchalk12 / September 16, 2012
So if he went to KU U of ABJ would have just made posts how its Gangster U and how were thugs cause we have Barber playing for us. And since Cat didnt sign with KU U of ABJ is just bitching about what “excuses” we will make. Kinda lose lose situation but hey were KU well always be one of the best…. and well always be better than Arizona
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UofA BJ / September 16, 2012
Would of simply said nice pick up.
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BostonCat / September 16, 2012
why do people believe the UL story?
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UofA BJ / September 16, 2012
Bc they r making excuses 4 not getting him….
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SweedishHamma / September 16, 2012
BostonCat:
People believe the UL story because multiple outlets are reporting that story lines up with a sudden commitment to a program without taking his final visit. Louisville pulled their offer, that much is known for sure. A top 10 national recruit doesn’t have an offer pulled during an official visit without some just cause. The rumors are that both KU and Alabama pulled their respective offers shortly after Louisville. Barber then jumped at the only offer left on the table. I’m not saying NC State was a bad choice as they have a solid few years of recruiting to build on, but these rumors have been reported from multiple media outlets and would explain the sudden commitment.
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BostonCat / September 16, 2012
rumors from who? random people on the internet…please.
the only thing i know is that the ul coaches went running to evan daniels (ul fan) the second after barber left campus to tell him they were no longer recruiting barber. the same thing they do with every top prospect that visits ul and doesn’t commit on his visit.
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affolter / September 17, 2012
I notice the Arizona guy made a couple “gay” references. I guess that’s what you would expect from a guy that refers to himself as a “BJ”. Seriously, he doesn’t seem to be satisfied unless he’s making rude comments about other fans, their schools, players, coaches, etc. Like the sports part of it is secondary. Too bad.
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therealnate / September 17, 2012
ThE cats will be giving blow j’s to the ducks this sat. Won’t be in top 25 long gay ass Zona BJ.
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therealnate / September 17, 2012
WhO does Sean Miller win with and what has he done? How many final fours has he been 2???????
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