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NC State makes the cut for five-star 2016 point guard De'Aaron Fox

De'Aaron Fox, a consensus top-10 player in the 2016 recruiting class, is down to seven schools: NC State, UNC, Kentucky, Kansas, LSU, Arizona, and Louisville. Fox is a 6'4 point guard from Texas with some seriously explosive ability.

NC State has some ground (maybe a lot) to make up in his recruitment, since it seems Kentucky is in the lead, and Kansas may not be far behind. Those are the two schools he says he definitely will visit, but he's yet to set anything up at this point.

As for his interest in NC State, here is part of what he told Scout's Evan Daniels:

"I really just wanted to give them a chance, being out there and being in a tough conference like the ACC.