NC State Basketball
NC State’s Ebe Dowuona Enters Transfer Portal
NC State Junior F/C Ebe Dowuona has entered the transfer portal, with two years of eligibility remaining.
This year, Ebe played in 30 games, averaging 1.7 points and 1.9 rebounds in 10.9 minutes per game. As a Sophomore, after the injury to Manny Bates in the first game of the season, Dowuona went on to start in 27 of the 31 games he played in, averaging 4.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.
I’m not shocked. I don’t blame Dowuona for wanting to find a place where he would get more playing time.
Nonetheless this is a hit to the Wolfpack’s front court. While he didn’t offer much on the offensive end, he continually altered shots on the defensive end.
Ernest Ross will be a Junior next year, and fans will likely get to see Freshman Isaiah Miranda for the first time after redshirting after arriving to Raleigh midseason. Greg Gantt will be a Redshirt Junior next season as well.
Other questions loom for the Wolfpack front court as well. Will DJ Burns and Jack Clark return for their final year of eligibility? Will Dusan Mahorcic be granted a medical waiver for an additional year of eligibility?
Time will tell.
We wish Ebe all the best!
I think this is an indication that Keatts has completed his interviews and let the players know where they stand. So I would expect more news soon.
Assuming Smith and Joiner are gone, this gives us a third scholarship to work with. The first two need to replace Smith & Joiner with a legit PG and a legit shooter.
The third scholarship will be dictated by what happens with the rest of the players over the next 10 days.
Man, I hate to lose Ebe, great teammate and role player. Always gave it his all when on the court, never hung his head. I can see him looking for a place where he’ll get more court time. He was starting to show some offensive capability to hope for him over next 2 years he’ll be rewarded with a good role somewhere. If somehow Dusan can return and assuming DJ will be back, it become more of a question of how deep we can keep the big man bench. Now wait and see what Ross, LJ, and Pass decide. I… Read more »