San Diego State loses out on 4-star 2026 big man to ACC school

Class of 2026 four-star recruit Trevon Carter-Givens, who had San Diego State high on his list of preferred schools, committed Thursday to NC State after receiving a strong pitch from coach Will Wade.

The 6-foot-11 Carter-Givens chose the Wolf Pack over USC and San Diego State after making an official visit to Raleigh last weekend, he told 247Sports .

Carter-Givens had been scheduled to visit SDSU on Thursday.

What went into his decision Carter-Givens has a 7-foot-6 wingspan and is one of the top rim protectors in the country.

Even before the visit, coach Will Wade was very interested and believed that I can be an NBA player, and I believe it too," Carter-Givens told 247Sports.

"I feel going to NC State will be the best for me.

"I went on the visit, I talked to the coaching staff, I saw the players and talked to them there, and they told me coach Will Wade is a great coach, he wins, and all he wants to do is win," he added.

"I feel like I fit very well over there." What made Carter-Givens attractive? The 6-foot-10, 190-pound Carter-Givens currently attends the elite SoCal Academy in Castaic, north of Los Angeles.

247Sports rates him as a four-star prospect.

He is ranked 115th nationally, 16th among centers and 13th among the class of 2026 players in California.

Besides NC State, SDSU and USC, other schools pursuing Carter-Givens included Arizona State, Washington, UNLV, Creighton and Florida State.

He has been called one of the best shot blockers in the country.

With a 7 12-foot wingspan, he has averaged around three blocks per game in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League.

SoCal Academy is described as Southern Californias premier basketball prep school.

Carter-Givens also plays for Team WhyNot Basketball Club, also located in Southern California.

What it means for SDSU Although the Aztecs missed out on Carter-Givens, they did land three-star small forward Zachary White of Notre Dame High in Sherman Oaks on Monday.

He is the first Aztecs commitment from the class of 2026..

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