Lorenzo Brown isn't ready to officially commit to N.C. State. Not quite yet.
It's easy to see that Brown, a smooth 6-5 guard from Roswell, Ga., and one of the top-rated players in the class of 2009, likes N.C. State. He was beaming after playing Friday night in Reynolds Coliseum, helping the World Wide Renegades Black to a victory over the Illinois Wolves in the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions.
"It was fun. It was fun out here," Brown said after scoring 15 points. "I like it, a lot."
While many Wolfpack fans are hoping for a commitment -- hopefully as soon as this weekend -- from a recruit rated the 19th-best player in the class of 2009 by scout.com, Brown isn't quite ready to make it official.
"I don't know. I don't know yet," he said, laughing. "It's kind of hard to decide but I like Raleigh a lot."
Brown plays with a certain ease, confident but not cocky. He handled the ball much of the time for the Renegades, always with an eye for 6-7 forward C.J. Leslie of Raleigh Word of God High, another NCSU recruiting target and a member of the class of 2010.
"I like playing with C.J.," Brown said. "He has a good eye on the court. He can see for a big man."
Another big man and former World Wide Renegades star, N.C. State center J.J. Hickson, was at Reynolds to take in the game. Hickson has entered the NBA draft but has not hired an agent.
