NC State gets commitment from former Clemson big man, Ben Middlebrooks

A week ago, NC State landed their newest 2 guard in Jayden Taylor. Then yesterday they added combo guard DJ Horne. Today they land another key piece to the puzzle.

🚨 Clemson transfer Ben Middlebrooks has committed to NC State! 🚨

Middlebrooks averaged 3.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore for the Tigers this past season. Middlebrooks has two years of eligibility remaining.

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Today NC State landed 6’10 big man, Ben Middlebrooks from Clemson.

Middlebrooks doesn’t have a great stat line. This past year he averaged 3.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and shot 48% from the floor. However, he was stuck behind Clemson’s All-ACC center, PJ Hall.

Middlebrooks only averaged 11 minutes per game last year because of Hall, but look at his production per minute. He would have be a starter for a number of competitive teams nationally, so assume he got starter minutes. Let’s triple his minutes per game to 33 minutes. His stat line would be 9.3 points and 8 rebounds, which isn’t too shabby.

Middlebrooks will slot in behind DJ Burns and gives NC State a very physical presence on the block. He was a 4-star out of high school and was offered by Auburn, Florida and LSU. He has 2 years left.

NC State will now likely focus on bringing in another big (likely a 4) and potentially another guard (preferably a natural PG).