NC State does have 1 scholarship available, and could still add a player out of the Transfer Portal. With that being said, the roster for the Men’s Basketball team is pretty much set for the 2024-25 season.
Non-graduates had to enter the Transfer Portal by April 30th, and Graduates had to enter by May 1st. Jayden Taylor and Michael O’Connell both made public announcements that they were returning, but the closure of entrance to the Portal means that Breon Pass, Ben Middlebrooks, Dennis Parker Jr. and MJ Rice are all set to return next season.
In a world where the Transfer Portal has all but become free agency in College Basketball, with some players switching schools on an annual basis, it’s encouraging that Kevin Keatts not only recruited a Top-10 Transfer Class, but also recruited a majority of the eligible players to stay. Three players that could transfer entered the Portal (I’m not counting Mohamed Diarra in these numbers, who opted to go pro), while 6 opted to continue running with the Wolfpack.
As a result, below is a breakdown of the roster for the NC State Men’s Basketball team heading into 2024-25, realizing the Wolfpack could still add one player (this team is deep).
1 year of Eligibility
Guard Michael O’Connell
Guard Marcus Hill
Guard Breon Pass
Guard/Forward Jayden Taylor
Forward/Guard Dontrez Styles
Forward Ben Middlebrooks
Center Brandon Huntley-Hatfield
2 Years of Eligibility
Guard/Forward MJ Rice
Guard Mike James
Guard Jordan Snell (Walk-On)
Guard KJ Keatts (Walk-On)
3 Years of Eligibility
Guard/Forward Dennis Parker Jr.
4 Years of Eligibility
Guard Paul McNeil
Guard Trey Parker
Kevin Keatts: “At Least I Made It Through This Game”. Good for you, bad for NCSU men’s basketball program.
I think you’re harder on Keatts than he deserves, but I also agree that I think its time to move on. I think he can be a good coach at a smaller school, but the ACC is a little over his head. With that in mind who would be your next coaching candidates? I think you have to call Dusty May, but I don’t see him coming here unfortunately. I really like Pat Kelsey, maybe Chris Holtmann or Sean Miller. But what about the outside the box Nate McMillan? Never coached college, but lots of NBA success. Scared that it… Read more »
There is a rumor that the rest of the home games will be played at Reynolds to save electric.
“Wake made a couple of plays at the end and we didn’t. I think with the loss it may have bumped our win at home against them to a quad one. Obviously don’t like losing but that possibility is there.” He acts like he was the reason the game was close. Remember the last game with Wake, you watched it from the locker room. You should have been there tonight. But let’s lose so we can get a Q1 win on our dismal record. What a dumbass comment. He really takes the cake. Can’t coach and can’t motivate. Run plays… Read more »