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Players in the Transfer Portal that Have Heard from NC State

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With the conclusion of the NC State Men’s Basketball season, it’s now time to turn our attention to Transfer Portal.

NC State already picked up a commitment from Louisville Transfer Center Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, who 247Sports ranks as the #23 overall player in the Transfer Portal.

Here’s a look at some players in the Portal that have heard from NC State:

Adou Thiero

Kentucky Transfer Guard Adou Thiero (6’6″/200) has been contacted by NC State.

Thiero averaged 7.2 points and 5 rebounds for the Wildcats this past season, shooting 49.2% from the field.

247Sports ranks Thiero as a 4-Star Transfer Prospect, and the #15 overall player in the Portal.

Thiero has 2 years of eligibility remaining.

Marcus Hill

Bowling Green Transfer Guard Marcus Hill (6’4″/185) has heard from NC State.

Hill averaged 20.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game for the Falcons this season.

247Sports ranks Hill as a 4-Star Transfer Prospect, and the #49 overall player in the Transfer Portal, and the #10 Shooting Guard.

Hill has 1 year of eligibility remaining.

Keyshawn Hall 

Junior George Mason Transfer Forward Keyshawn Hall (6’7″/230) has been contacted by NC State.

Hall has also declared for the 2024 NBA Draft, with the option to return to college, heading somewhere else via the Transfer Portal.

This past season, Hall averaged 16.6 points and 8.1 rebounds for the Patriots, shooting 47.4% from the field, and 35.7% from three.

247Sports ranks Hall as a 4-Star Transfer Prospect, and the #58 overall player in the Transfer Portal.

Hall has 2 years of eligibility remaining.

Shakeel Moore

Former NC State Guard Shakeel Moore (6’1″/180), is now transferring from Mississippi St., and he has heard from the Wolfpack.

After playing his first season in Raleigh, Moore has spent the past three seasons at Mississippi St., where he has started in 66 of the 99 games he has played in for the Bulldogs.

This past season, Moore averaged 7.9 points per game, shooting 36.3% from three.

ON3 ranks Moore as a 4-Star Transfer Prospect, and the #148 overall player in the Portal.

Moore has 1 year of eligibility remaining.

Quadir Copeland

Syracuse Transfer Junior Guard Quadir Copeland (6’6″/203) has heard from the Wolfpack.

This past season, Copeland averaged 9.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game for the Orange, shooting 47.8% from the field. On February 20th, Copeland had his best performance of the season against NC State, scoring a season-high 25 points. He also had 8 boards.

Rivals ranked Copeland as a 4-star prospect, and the #99 overall player nationally in the 2022 recruiting class.

Currently, ON3 ranks Copeland as a 4-Star Transfer Prospect, and the #144 overall player in the Transfer Portal.

Copeland has 2 years of eligibility remaining.

Zarique Nutter

Norther Illinois Transfer Guard Zaruque Nutter (6’7″/200) has been contacted by NC State.

Nutter averaged 15.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game this season for the Huskies, shooting 47.8% from the field.

Coming out of High School, Nutter was a 3-Star prospect according to 247Sports, and the #16 overall player in the state of Arizona in the 2021 recruiting class.

ON3 ranks him as a 3-Star Transfer Prospect.

He has 1 year of eligibility remaining.

Derrick Butler

Central Michigan Transfer Guard Derrick Butler (6’2″/195) has heard from NC State.

This past season, Butler averaged 10.7 points and 4.2 rebounds for the Chippewas, shooting 41.6% from three.

Butler is a 3-Star Transfer Prospect according to ON3.

He has 1 year of eligibility remaining.

 

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Matthew is Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He writes for all sports, with a focus on football and recruiting, and is in charge of business strategy. He is an NC State alum who majored in business. Matthew is also the lead pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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Dof87
21 days ago

Thanks for this portal update. Seems like KK can be a bit more picky this year.

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Rev
21 days ago
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A luxury for sure. I like Nutter’s size and name. Butler’s 3 pt percentage is exciting. But we need a shooter who is willing to play defense. Horne, O Connell, Morrell, and Taylor may have been the best defensive backcourt in Wolfpack history. Underappreciated

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Guard Jayden Taylor will Return to NC State for his Final Year

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April 29, 2024

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Guard Jayden Taylor will be returning to NC State for his final season of eligibility.

At this point, I was expecting him to return, but now it is official.

This past season, Taylor averaged 11.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, shooting 46.5% from the field and 36.4% from three, which was a new career high by almost 4%.

Taylor started the first 24 games of the season, but after struggling in January, he became the Wolfpack’s 6th man. Taylor excelled as the 6th man, playing some of his best basketball of the season in that role, giving his team a much needed boost whenever he entered the game.

The return of Taylor was essential to NC State’s success next season. In a world where everyone seemingly hits the Portal, seeing Taylor, Pass, Middlebrooks, O’Connell and Rice not do so is a good sign (I know they still could).

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Boston Transfer Center Caitlin Weimar Commits to NC State

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April 26, 2024

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Boston Transfer Center Caitlin Weimar (6’4″) has verbally committed to NC State for her final year.

Weimar took an Official Visit to NC State a little over a week ago.

She is the reigning Patriot League Player of the Year, and has been named Defensive Player of the Year the past two years. She has earned 1st Team Patriot League Honors the past two seasons.

This year, Weimar averaged 18.7 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.8 blocks. As a Junior, she averaged 15.5 points and 10.0 rebounds. She shot 55.5% this year, and 59.7% last year.

With the exodus of River Baldwin, picking up a commitment from Weimar is massive.

With the addition of Weimar, NC State now has 2 scholarships available heading into the 2024-25 season.

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Bowling Green Transfer Guard Marcus Hill Commits to NC State!

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April 25, 2024

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Bowling Green Transfer Guard Marcus Hill (6’4″/185) has committed to NC State!

Hill took an Official Visit to NC State this past weekend.

This past season, Hill averaged 20.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game for the Falcons. He earned 1st Team All-MAC honors. Even though he was only at Bowling Green one season, he had one of the best seasons in school history, scoring 698 points, which ranks 5th all-time in program history for a single season.

For his first two years of collegiate ball, Hill played for Southern Union State College (JUCO) in Alabama. In 2022-23, Hill earned 3rd Team NJCAA All-American honors, and ranked as the #32 overall Junior College prospect.

247Sports ranks Hill as a 4-Star Transfer Prospect, and the #81 overall player in the Transfer Portal, and the #11 Shooting Guard.

Even though 247Sports and ON3 consider Hill a Shooting Guard, NC State is recruiting him as a Point Guard.

Hill is the 4th player to transfer to NC State this offseason, joining Louisville’s Brandon Huntley-Hatfield & Mike James, and Georgetown’s Dontrez Styles.

With the addition of Hill, NC State now has 1 scholarship remaining for next season.

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NC State’s Mohamed Diarra Will Not Return to NC State for Final Season

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April 24, 2024

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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.

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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.

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