We aren't talking about the mascot, but Jayden Taylor's 3rd-grade teacher, Mrs. Wolfe, is pulling for the Wolfpack.
THEIR JOURNEY TO A POTENTIAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. IT MIGHT BE FATE THAT THIS TEAM WITH THESE PLAYERS ARE HERE IN THIS MOMENT. A TEACHER FROM INDIANAPOLIS WON'T BE CHEERING FOR HER IN STATE PURDUE TEAM. SHE'S CHEERING FOR NC STATE AND THIS TWEET RIGHT HERE BEHIND ME HELPS TELL THE STORY. >> I'M ONLY TWEETED A FEW TWEETS, RIGHT? STEWART AND JADEN TAYLOR NC STATE GUARD JADEN TAYLOR RECEIVED A SPECIAL TWEET FROM HIS 3RD GRADE TEACHER AFTER THE WOLFPACK ADVANCE TO THE FINAL 4. BUT LOOK, A LITTLE CLOSER THAT WE JUST TAKEN A LIFE OF ITS OWN. IT'S BECAUSE IT'S FROM MISSUS, WOLF. MAYBE THAT WAS MEANT TO BE RIGHT. >> WE'LL TELL YOU, JANE, IT'S ALL MY FAULT. IT'S MY FAULT. THESE WHERE IS THAT? TAYLOR IS A NATIVE OF INDIANAPOLIS AND TRANSFER TO NC STATE IN THE OFFSEASON. >> HIS 3 POINT SHOT AND LONG DEFENSIVE STANCE HAS BEEN A BIG BOOST FOR THE WOLFPACK OFF THE BENCH. WE NOT HAD THIS. I MEAN, I'M I'M SO I JUST I HOPE THEY PULL IT OFF. THEY'VE GOT. AND HERE ON IN INDIANA PERSON. BUT THAT YOU NAME IT A GO OUT THERE AND BEAT PURDUE MISSES. WOLF SAYS HE REMEMBERS HOW GREAT OF A STUDENT TAYLOR WAS IN 3RD GRADE AND HOW HE ALWAYS SAID. >> IT WILL COME TO PRO BASKETBALL PLAYER. WHEN YOU SAY JAYDEN TAYLOR, YOU THINK BASKETBALL? >> FROM 3RD GRADE HE HAVE THE BASKETBALL STAR OUR HE WORE THAT. OR THE AIR JORDAN SHIRTS, THE PRO BASKETBALL JERSEYS NOW MISSUS, WOLF, USES TAYLOR AS AN EXAMPLE TO WORK HER STUDENTS. >> ONE HOW FAR HARD WORK CAN GET YOU TONIGHT. SHE'S CHEERING FOR TAYLOR AND THE WOLF PACK AND SHE HAS HIGH HOPES FOR ITS INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE. I HAVE A PREDICTION THAT JAYDEN TAYLOR IS GOING TO MAKE.
