NC State’s Men’s Basketball team has picked up 4 players from the Transfer Portal this offseason, and the class ranks 10th nationally according to ON3, and 15th nationally according to 247Sports.
NC State’s 2024 4-Man Transfer Class
Center Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (Louisville)
Guard/Forward Dontez Styles (Georgetown)
Guard Marcus Hill (Bowling Green)
NC State still has a chance to move up in the rankings. East Carolina Power Forward Ezra Ausar just wrapped up an Official Visit to NC State, and things are looking good for the Wolfpack. ON3 ranks Ausar as the #67 overall player in the Portal, and the #15 Power Forward.
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ECU Transfer Power Forward Ezra Ausar (6’9″/240) was on an Official Visit to NC State yesterday, and according to analysts at ON3 and 247Sports, things are trending in the right direction for the Wolfpack.
Jamie Shaw of ON3 submitted a prediction for Ausar to eventually commit to NC State yesterday morning.
Cory Smith of 247Sports submitted a crystal ball projection for Ausar to run with the Wolfpack this morning.
Ausar just wrapped up his Sophomore season in Greenville, averaging 11.4 points and 4.7 rebounds, shooting 51.4% from the field. As a Freshman, he was named to the AAC All-Freshman Team, averaging 9.8 points and 5.3 rebounds.
Ausar is a consensus 4-Star prospect in the Transfer Portal, and ON3 ranks him as the #60 overall player in the Portal and the #10 Power Forward.
Originally from Atlanta, Ausar played his Senior Season of High School at Liberty Heights Athletic Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina. ON3 ranked Ausar as a 4-Star prospect coming out of high school, the #94 overall player nationally, and the #2 player in the state of North Carolina.
Ausar has visited Seton Hall, Georgia Tech, met over Zoom with Georgetown, and had an in-home visit with Utah. John Calipari and his staff at Arkansas have been in touch with Ausar, as well as Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech, Arizona State, West Virginia, Iowa State and St. John’s. (Link)
Ausar has 2 years of eligibility remaining, and NC State currently has 1 scholarship remaining.
Wolfer96 wolfpack74 Washington scored 11 points in 9 minutes. Where was he during the last 10 minutes of the game? He must have been sent to the showers or he boarded the bus early. Either way, Gott has to get his head out of his ass concerning Kyle. No where have I seen anything about the defensive capability of Terry Henderson. Has to be better than Scarecrow Turner.
wolfpack74 Wolfer96 I tend to worry less about Freshmen and their mistakes. In my opinion the guys with the most upside are Abu and the Martin twins. Caleb did get caught in the air with no one to pass to but he also had some nice passes and that monster dunk. So he was a net positive for the game. As for Freeman, Cat, and Anya I think they have likely hit their ceiling. Lacey has likely hit his ceiling as well because I really can’t imagine him playing much better but that remains to be seen. Because Anya has bad… Read more »
Wolfer96 Rotation was a major issue to night. You know how I feel about Washington, he outscored all the other three put together. His defense was no worst than Anya, Turner or Freeman. It was obvious that Gott was out coached especially when he went to three different time outs and did not change personnel. Cat was catatonic again. Caleb does not deserve the time he gets, sorry. Maybe someone will really improve before the start of next year. I fear that it will look just like this one. The kind that gets you up and then drops you… Read more »
Ralston hit his 3’s but countered them with his usual brand of poor defense. Other than the 2 three pointers Cat did not show up. He made one poor decision after another. Anya was pretty much useless out there. He played timid. I feel bad for Lacey because he’s the only one that showed up for the entire game. Why Gott didn’t play Kyle more in the 2nd half I do not know? I thought Gott just got out coached and didn’t use the proper rotations. His team settled too often for the long jump shot and didn’t attack the… Read more »