NC State Forward Mohamed Diarra will not be returning to NC State for his final season of eligibility. Rather, he will give 100% of his focus to pursuing his professional career.
Diarra is declaring for the NBA Draft, and will explore that possibility as far as it goes, but the likelihood of him playing professionally in his home country of France are high.
Diarra was a significant player for NC State all season long, averaging 6.3 points and 7.8 rebounds (team high), but his impact in March was tremendous, recording 10+ rebounds in 7 of the Wolfpack’s 10 postseason games, and five of those performances were double-doubles.
Wolfpack fans will always remember the grit and mental toughness that Diarra put on display in the NCAA Tournament, playing game-after-game while fasting for Ramadan.
The Wolfpack’s frontcourt just got a little bit thinner. In the past two weeks, NC State has lost Diarra and Ernest Ross. Ben Middlebrooks is returning, and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield transferred in from Louisville. Dontrez Styles transferred in from Georgetown, and while he is more of a Small Forward, in certain lineups, he could play the Small 4 position. With all that being said, I fully expect NC State to try to find another post player in the Transfer Portal with Diarra’s exodus now official.
With Diarra not returning in 2024, NC State now has 2 scholarships available for next season.
apackman70 It’s the generic Kool-Aid. I did spell Dorin incorrectly. It should be Dorn.
You spelled kool-aid incorrectly
packman70 If you are referring to me as the loudmouth, keep drinking the cool-aid and believing articles like this. Injuries and foul trouble may kill this team. Rowan, Kirk and Henderson have not taken a shot and Dorin won’t be here till next year. Freeman is injured and is not getting his game to the next level by recovering. Beejay is still over weight. So why and where is all this optimism coming from? The other teams in the ACC have improved not stayed level. On the recruiting side, we really needed a backup PG for Barber and another big… Read more »
Where is that loudmouth who is always screaming the sky is falling? Conspicuously absent from hawking doom and gloom and talking noise about recruiting. Enjoy the rock you’re back hiding under.