Most college students come and go in four short years. For a college athlete, those four years can fade in the blink of an eye, but they leave a lifetime of memories and relationships built on and off the playing field.   N.C. State men’s basketball team is no exception to the rule.   It certainly hasn’t been the smoothest four-year ride, but this year’s seniors have made the most of it. With head coach Mark Gottfried rejuvenating the program, the Wolfpack are 8-7 in ACC play with one remaining regular season game. This marks the team’s best record since the 2005-06 season.   When seniors C.J. Williams, Kendall Smith and Alex Johnson reflect back on their collegiate careers, it is the relationships they have created that garner the bulk of their memories.    Williams thought back on spending nearly a half-decade with Smith.   “Me and Kendall have been through a lot,” Williams said. “We’ve seen everything from winning teams our sophomore year when we won 20 games to a winning team now, to losing teams our freshman and junior years.   “I met Kendall, actually, at an all-star game in high school. Ever since then, it’s been a really good deal. It’s been a really good positions.”   Not only have Williams and Smith been able to build a personal relationship with each other, but they have also had the opportunity to learn from one another.    “I’ve learned to appreciate what I have [from Kendall],” Williams said. “Not everyone has a scholarship like I do, and Kendall has worked his butt off to get to the point he’s at right now. With him being on scholarship this semester, that made him very proud. That made me appreciate what I have as a gift, and it just made me want to work harder Christ.”   Even though they haven’t known each other for a full year, Williams is confident that his friendship with Johnson isn’t going to end just because their collegiate careers are coming to a close.   “I feel like my relationship with Alex is going to last a very long time,” Williams said. “This is not going to be the last time I talk to him or anything like that.    “I’m proud to say that I have him in my end.”