NC State picked up their 5th transfer today. Mohamed Diarra (6’10″/215) committed to run with the Wolfpack today while in Raleigh on an Official Visit.
Diarra originally spent his first two seasons at Garden City Community College, averaging 17.8 points and 12.6 rebounds per game in his second season. He landed at Missouri last year, after being rated as the #1 JUCO prospect in the 2022 class according to JucoRecruiting.com.
In his only season at Missouri, Diarra averaged 11.7 minutes per game in 25 games played (6 starts), averaging 3.3 points and 3.2 rebounds. Because of the extra year due to Covid, Diarra has 2 years of eligibility remaining.
With news breaking today that Dusan Mahorcic entered the Transfer Portal, the Wolfpack found his replacement. NC State’s frontcourt in 2023-24 currently will be made up of D.J. Burns, Ben Middlebrooks, Mohamed Diarra and Ernest Ross.
Check out these highlights of Diarra.
There is a lot to like in Diarra’s game. He is athletic, can hit a jump shot, put the ball on the floor, can play defense on the perimeter, block shots, and is an aggressive rebounder.
Can we send Keatts to the transfer portal instead of good players for a change?
NIL money makes it really hard to guess who will leave or not. Clark might be betting on a big payoff, or he may simply be looking for a starting spot. It will be very interesting where he winds up. Players transferring from State haven’t recently found themselves in a much better place.
So far, you are 0 for 1 on predictions.
The college basketball landscape is much different in this day and age. Every team is dealing with this. Keatts showed he could put together a team through the portal last season, I see no reason why he won’t do the same this season. Don’t get down on the man just because players are transferring. And please!!!! He did a 180 with the team so I’m not sure why you think he should “transfer”.