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
UNC beating Clemson. While I hate to see UNC win, I think Clemson has a tough stretch coming and them dropping out of top 4 I think is our best chance of getting that 4 spot.
Beat them by 20! Wow. UNC’s close out looks as tough as ours. Miami, State, ND, UVA, FSU, Dook.
I think ND and FSU could be cake walks for the holes. Doesn’t matter. What matters is State beating Cuse. I hate that fing zone.
Someone posted on Twitter that Keatts has gone .500 or better in the ACC in 5 of 6 of his seasons, Everett Case is the only other Pack coach to do that. Ever.
We won ‘the most important game of the season.’ Now on to ‘the most important game of the season.’ (etc x5) In the post game Clark said he felt great and had stayed in pretty good condition during his missed games. Really good news. You could see why he was a starter, played well on both ends of the court in his 10 minutes. 6 pts, 4 reb, 1 asst. 100% from the field.Great to see Jarkel get it going again. 26 pts, 6 reb, 6 assists, 5 steals. Most would be happy with any one of those.Double double for… Read more »
Didn’t see that blowout coming. A 1 pt win on the road would have been OK, but this win was great for us. And got to see Clark get some minutes and shoot well.
The only downside was DJ making unnecessary fouls.
Glad to take care of business and win one we should win. Hope we can shoot well again at Cuse.
A couple of DJ’s fouls were the guard’s fault. They let their man get by and DJ was stuck trying to cover a much quicker player at the rim.
Agree he was left on an island, but keep those arms up, let them score if need be. Don’t drop your arms down over top of them. He gets 2 fouls a game it seems just from that lack of discipline.
Easy for me to say though! love what DJ brings.
Loved to see Clark back and now I’m greedy and want to see Dusan back in the mix as well. Wishful thinking, I’m sure.
You may not be disappointed. Someone posted on Twitter that they heard Giminski say Keatts told the TV guys he thought Dussn might get minutes yesterday. ( IF TRUE, then why didn’t he in a 30 point blowout?)
Rumors flying around that Dusan “had a set back in his recovery”. Also saw that, “Dusan has not been traveling to away games” because someone posted he was “not even on the bench” for BC. I cannot triangulate this info but it is a bummer.