NC State basketball has landed its first high school commitment of the Will Wade era in five-star shooting guard Matthew Able.
In just a few weeks as head coach of the NC State basketball team, Will Wade has already made significant progress in enhancing the program by actively navigating the transfer portal.
The 42-year-old coach has secured two transfer commitments and is exploring various other prospects in the portal. However, Wade and his team have also expanded their search beyond the portal to secure their next commitment for the 2025-26 season.
On Saturday afternoon, 247Sports’ Dushawn London reported that Wade’s Wolfpack has successfully landed five-star Matthew Able from Sagemont Prep School in Florida.
Able, who is ranked No. 26 nationally and No. 6 among shooting guards in the 247Sports 2025 Composite rankings, becomes the second commitment for NC State’s 2025 class, joining four-star power forward Zymicah Wilkins from Christ School in North Carolina.
Standing at 6-foot-5 and weighing 190 pounds, the senior initially committed to conference rival Miami but decommitted in February, reopening his recruitment. He visited Wade and NC State just last weekend.
He received interest from and visited several other schools, including Alabama, Baylor, Stanford, Tennessee, and Texas, before ultimately deciding to commit to the Wolfpack.
Able and Wilkins are expected to be the only incoming freshmen for the Wolfpack, but they will likely be joined by a number of transfers as new additions to the program. Wade and his staff have already secured commitments from two three-star transfers, Alyn Breed and Quadir Copeland, both of whom previously played at McNeese State.
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