N.C. State plans helicopter visits for Dennis Smith Jr., Bam Adebayo

Posted Sep 8, 2015
A live recruiting period for NCAA basketball coaches opens Wednesday, and N.C. State has big plans for its top Class of 2016 targets. The Wolfpack has made arrangements for a coach-carrying helicopter to land at point guard Dennis Smith Jr.'s school, Trinity Christian in Fayetteville. There are similar plans to visit power forward Edrice "Bam" Adebayo in High Point. (Fayetteville Observer)

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