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NCAA Basketball: Ranking the most thrilling teams to watch in the country

By Carmine Carcieri

Dec 14, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Lonzo Ball (2) looks on in the second half against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Pauley Pavilion. UCLA won 102-62. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 14, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Lonzo Ball (2) looks on in the second half against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Pauley Pavilion. UCLA won 102-62. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 26, 2016; Charlotte, NC, USA; North Carolina State Wolfpack coach Mark Gottfried speaks to the media during ACC Operation Basketball at The Ritz-Carlton. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 26, 2016; Charlotte, NC, USA; North Carolina State Wolfpack coach Mark Gottfried speaks to the media during ACC Operation Basketball at The Ritz-Carlton. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports /

10. North Carolina State Wolfpack

North Carolina State does not receive the national attention that some of the other teams on this list get on a daily basis. However, the Wolfpack have all the requisites of an NCAA Tournament team.

Mark Gottfried’s squad does not have a quality win yet this season (their best win so far is against a St. Joe’s team that lost their two best players in the offseason), but they do have top 20 talent.

And that talent level has helped them remain a team to watch as ACC play approach.

Even though Dennis Smith Jr. has yet to regain the full explosiveness that he consistently showed at the high school level, the freshman point guard is still joy to watch in the open floor.

Add in the fact that freshman Omer Yurtseven made his college debut three games ago, and the Wolfpack have more excitement surrounding the program than they’ve had in years.

Smith and Yurtseven could eventually (when they gain more chemistry) form one of the best pick-and-roll duos in all of college basketball. They are showing early flashes of brilliance, but have yet to hit their stride.

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