CHARLOTTE, N.C. — If Dennis Smith Jr. impresses on the court as much as he does in interviews, North Carolina State is going to have the best player in the country.
It's the year of the freshmen in the ACC. According to Scout, 23 of this year's top 100 recruits are joining what most believe will be the nation's best conference. Led by Duke at No. 1, the ACC has six of the top 13 classes.
Only one of those stud freshmen was at Wednesday's ACC media day, but Smith exuded more confidence than most of the seniors.