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Published Oct 21, 2024

NC State's Dontrez Styles happy with his unique college path

Jacey Zembal • TheWolfpackCentral

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@NCStateRivals

Rarely does a program recruit a player three different times, but times have greatly changed.

NC State coach Kevin Keatts was a big believer in forward Dontrez Styles dating all the way back to offering him July 2019 after watching him play with CP3 16s at the Nike Peach Jam.

Styles unique path to Raleigh started off with him attending North Carolina from 2021-23, including a trip to the national title game, and then Georgetown last year. He was recruited by former UNC coach Roy Williams, but played for Hubert Davis, then Hoyas coach Ed Cooley and now Keatts.

Styles watched from afar last spring as NC State made its surprising run to win the ACC Tournament at his previous home arena and reach the Final Four, and he was very close to having been a part of it.

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