Rodney Purvis, a 6-foot-4 combo guard and one of the top recruits in the Class of 2012, opted for North Carolina State over UConn and several other suitors.

“There’s no place like home,” Purvis, a Raleigh, N.C. native, said at a press conference broadcast Friday afternoon on HighSchoolOT.com.

Purvis had visited UConn on Sept. 16. He was also recruited by Memphis, Ohio State and VCU among others. He originally gave an oral commitment to Louisville, but rescinded that when assistant coach Tim Fuller left the Cardinals’ staff.

Can’t get ‘em all, UConn fans.