NC State has received a committment from 4-star 2026 center Trevon Carter-Givens (official website) out of SoCal Academy after his official visit last weekend. He must have liked what he saw and heard because he cancelled a previously scheduled visit to San Diego State and scheduled his announcement. Showing the recruiting strength to sign a player from the west coach is a positive sign.
TC-G grew up in Templeton CA and in ’23-’24 was named the San Luis Obispo County Player of the Year and named to the Cal-Hi
Sports Boys Basketball All-State team. He averaged 14.8 ppg, 12.1 rpg, 2.5 apg, 2.3 spg, and 3.1 bpg for the season.
Last season he transferred to basketball prep school SoCal Academy in Northridge CA, who appears to be a bit shy about posting their team or player stats, but we do know that this summer he averaged 5.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg, and 2.4 blocks with Team WhyNot on the EYBL circuit.
247 ranks him 4-stars #115. Rivals ranks him 4-stars #108. Other schools in the mix include USC, Az State, Creighton, and FSU.
Stats:
- Ht / Wt: 6’11.5” / 190 lbs
- Wingspan: 7’6”
- Position: Center
- Eligibility: 4 seasons
Scouting Report (07/20/2025) – Adam Finkelstein 247 Sports Dir of Scouting:
Carter-Givens isn’t close to being a finished product yet, and has to get significantly stronger, but has a wealth of versatile tools that could make him a long-term sleeper. He’s a long and athletic big with broad shoulders who is already a major rim protector (2.4 blocks per game) and efficient finisher at the rim (71% FG). He runs the floor well, is mobile for his size, makes tough catches, is a multi-bounce leaper, lob threat, and on the offensive glass for tip-dunks and tip-ins.
The biggest limitation right now is just a lack of strength. He’s lean in his lower body and through his chest, so he can get bumped off his spots on both ends of the floor, despite rarely shying away from contact. Simultaneously though, there are also offensive limitations (5.1 points per game), particularly away from the basket. He’s not much of a scoring threat beyond the rim, nor a completely reliable decision-maker on the perimeter (0.6 assists vs. 1.2 turnovers). He could also stand to be a higher-volume rebounder (5.6 per game), particularly on the defensive end.
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