The NC State Wolfpack welcomed back a familiar face today as they announced that Malik McDonald was returning to Raleigh to join the coaching staff. McDonald is an NC State alum who just finished his fourth year on the Kent State coaching staff. 
While at NC State, McDonald was a two-time NCAA qualifier competing at 197 lbs. As a senior, McDonald captured an ACC title and was seeded 13th at the 2019 NCAA Championships. The previous season, he was a member of the NC State team that tied for fourth place in the nation and brought home a team trophy from Cleveland. 
On the freestyle scene, McDonald finished fourth at the U23 World Team Trials in 2018. 
McDonald will join former teammate and Wolfpack alum Kevin Jack on the NC State staff. Each wrestled under Pat Popolizio. 
There was an opening on the NC State staff as former All-American Tommy Gantt stepped down to pursue a career in MMA. 
Before coming to Kent State, McDonald also served on the coaching staff at Clarion and Long Island. During his first year at Kent State, McDonald worked with 184 lber Colin McCracken who was a MAC finalist. 
McDonald is a North Carolina native having graduated from South View High School in Hope Mills. 

This week we dig into the Bo Bassett news and talk about the current recruiting landscape. We also give the story behind Cody Chittum's movement to UTC and the current coaching openings at Northern Colorado and Campbell.
Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro
1:06 - Weigh in
10:38 - Bo Bassett decommits from Iowa
34:38 - What's happening with Cody Chittum
43:50 - Sneak peak of Scott Green interview (full interview coming 6/25)
46:56 - Coaching vacancies: Northern Colorado + Campbell
56:04 - Ryan Crookham gets medical redshirt

On Sunday evening, the high school and collegiate wrestling world got thrown for a loop as Bo Bassett, the #2 overall recruit in the Class of 2026, announced that he was reopening his recruiting process. In early February, Bassett committed to the University of Iowa. 
With Bassett back on the market, it seems like a good time to check in on recruiting from the Class of 2026 and see which teams have high profile verbals (all are verbals at this point) and who is still on the market. 
Below are the top 50 recruits from the Class of 2026 and where they’ve committed. At the end are the top 50 recruits who are uncommitted at this point - surprisingly it’s a very short list!
 
American
#40 Reagan Milheim (Warrior Run, PA)
 
Arizona State
#36 Alex Taylor (Mount Vernon, OH)
 
Army West Point
#16 Joe Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain, TN)
#21 Christopher Creason (El Diamante, CA)
#47 Ashton Besmer (Buchanan, CA)
#50 Cash Colbert (Paul VI, VA)
 
Brown
#45 Joey Joyce (Ponaganset, RI)
 
Cornell
#22 Joe Toscano (Buchanan, CA)
#27 Joey Jeter (Edmond North, OK)
 
Illinois
#13 Aaron Stewart (Warren Township, IL)
#23 Wyatt Medlin (Washington, IL)
 
Iowa
#12 Michael Mocco (Cardinal Gibbons, FL)
 
Lehigh
#15 Dean Bechtold (Owen J. Roberts, PA)
#19 Keanu Dillard (Bethlehem Catholic, PA)
 
Michigan
#14 Moses Mendoza (Gilroy, CA)
#18 Blake Cosby (Dundee, MI)
 
Minnesota
#25 Tyler Dekraker (Chantilly, VA)
#39 Michael White (Lawrence North, IN)
 
Missouri
#11 Antonio Mills (Mill Creek, GA)
 
NC State
#42 Dom Deputy (Chestnut Ridge, PA)
#49 Kai Calcutt (Loyola Academy, IL)
 
North Carolina
#48 Dunia Sibomana (Long Beach, NY)
 
Northwestern
#26 Will Deter (Trinity, PA)
#28 Ryder Wilder (Camden County, GA)
 
Ohio State
#8 Adam Waters (Faith Christian Academy, PA)
#9 Dom Munaretto (St. Charles East. IL)
 
Oklahoma
#33 Johnathon McGinty (St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ)
#41 Mason Ontiveros (Pitman, CA)
 
Oklahoma State
#1 Jax Forrest (Bishop McCort, PA)
#4 Dreshaun Ross (Fort Dodge, IA)
#5 Jordyn Raney (Union County, KY)
#6 Jayden Raney (Union County, KY)
#30 Rocklin Zinklin (Buchanan, CA)
#34 Kellen Wolbert (Oconomowoc, WI)
 
Penn State
#3 Jayden James (Delbarton, NJ)
#24 Sam Herring (Bishop McCort, PA)
 
Pittsburgh
#32 Elijah Brown (Belle Vernon, PA)
#46 Karson Brown (St. Edward, OH)
 
Purdue
#31 Camden Baum (Bishop McDevitt, PA)
 
Rutgers
#10 Brandt Harer (Montgomery, PA)
 
Stanford
#20 Zeno Moore (Lake Highland Prep, FL)
 
Virginia Tech
#17 Revin Dickman (Brownsburg, IN)
#37 Jonathan Rocha (Clovis North, CA)
#38 Alex Rozas (Teurlings Catholic, LA)
 
Wyoming
#43 Austin Paris (Grand County, NE)
 
Available
#2 Bo Bassett (Bishop McCort, PA)
#29 JayDen Williams (Roseville, MI)