Braxton Beverly Commits To NC State To Play For Kevin Keatts

New NC State head coach Kevin Keatts has a new addition to his roster for the 2017-2018 season in Braxton Beverly. 

Braxton Beverly, a 3-star point guard from Hargrave Military Academy, officially committed to NC State basketball. "according to http://scout.com/college/north-carolina-state/Article/Braxton-Beverly-joins-NC-State-basketball-team-105567122

Initially, an Ohio State commit, Beverly decommitted after a coaching change in Columbus. Following two years with Hargrave, Beverly followed his former head coach A.W. Hamilton, now an assistant at NC State, along with Kevin Keatts, who was the head coach at Hargrave prior to starting his collegiate coaching career. "according to http://scout.com/college/north-carolina-state/Article/Braxton-Beverly-joins-NC-State-basketball-team-105567122

"I am excited to have Braxton join our program,” Keatts said. “Braxton can really stretch the floor with his shooting ability and is tremendous coming off ball screens.  He's been at one of the premier prep schools in the country for the last two years, and will be an asset both on and off the floor for us here at NC State.” "according to http://scout.com/college/north-carolina-state/Article/Braxton-Beverly-joins-NC-State-basketball-team-105567122

Beverly served as a captain for two years under Hamilton and set a program record with 70 points in a game on Feb. 12, 2016. Averaging 20.1 points, 6.4 assists and 2.2 steals for Hargrave, Beverly is listed as the No. 63 overall point guard in the 2017 class despite measuring in at 5-foot-11, 170 pounds. "according to http://scout.com/college/north-carolina-state/Article/Braxton-Beverly-joins-NC-State-basketball-team-105567122

There is no word yet on whether or not Beverly will travel with the team to Italy, but fans might get a glimpse of the sharp-shooting point guard early on. With a plethora of point guards on the roster including Markell Johnson and Lavar Batts, it should be interesting to see where Beverly fits into the rotation for Keatts in the future. "according to http://scout.com/college/north-carolina-state/Article/Braxton-Beverly-joins-NC-State-basketball-team-105567122