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
fingers crossed for this season…hoping our new bigs show up and we can make some noise
Guard oriented win. What a surprise. I am hoping Burns didn’t get too out of shape while waiting to join the team. Shooting 3 for 3 is still a good sign. Getting used to having more talented players around him might take while.
Great that everyone got a chance to log some minutes. Appears our second group got out scored, but the whole point is to try different line ups and let some guys play.
Anyone else getting an ERROR 404 from the forum?
Yep, the forum seems to be dead – at least for the moment. Hope it’s not permanent, just starting to see some more folks posting.
Yes it’s down for now. We are evaluating our options. As we’ve stated before, the platform we were on was not being updated and it was creating a lot of spam and bot problems. We are working on a fix. For now, just use comments to discuss things, but we hope to have a forum option eventually this season.
Good news, thanks!
Good point on Joiner. Based on his history, definitely more of a SG than PG. Last season he had his career high in assists at 51. For comparison, both Terquavion and Cam Hayes had 67 last season.
You’d love to see Breon step into the role and take a dominant role as a true PG and let JJ, Terquavion and Casey take turns in the other guard roles.
Looks like Clark is SOLID at the 4. LOVE the rebounding!