NC State adds major 2016 piece

Mark Gottfried and N.C. State pulled off what they hope will be a major steal for them in the class of 2016 Monday when they signed Turkish star Omer Yurtseven.

A near seven-footer who plays club ball in his home country for the Fenerbahce Ülker organization. Yurtseven picked State after a recent visit and consideration of Utah and Syracuse.

So, what exactly are the Pack getting in a player like Yurtseven?

As with any International player, you can never know how quickly he will pick up the college game but there is lots of reason to get excited. Yurtseven runs the floor extremely well, he has good hands, he can play some in pick and roll, he scores with either hand around the basket and he looks to be a big who should be able to shoot from between 12 and 15 feet.

Yurtseven isn't expected to be shot blocking rim protector nor is he a physical beast, but he's very highly thought of in Europe and is already on the radar of NBA scouting departments. Yurtseven has also appeared, and as high as the top 15, in several mock drafts for 2017.

Currently, Rivals.com has Yurtseven rated as a four-star prospect. More film is on the way to be studied and he's still under heavy consideration for five-star status.

Maybe the biggest obstacle will be whether or not the NCAA clears him. Yurtseven's club team has claimed that they have paid him while Yurtseven and his family say that he has not touched any money from Fenerbahce.

Assuming he's cleared and good to go, Yurtseven should be capable of making an instant impact and helps to change the outlook of things. Five-star point guard Dennis Smith has been on campus since the winter rehabbing his torn ACL and all signs have pointed to him making a full return and he and Yurtseven could form one impressive freshmen duo.

N.C. State also added three-star power forward Darius Hicks over the weekend. Hicks is an athletic, albeit somewhat undersized, energy bringer who crashes the glass and runs the floor.