Power Forward Ernest Ross announced this morning that he is returning to NC State for his final year of eligibility.
Last Friday, Ross committed to UTSA after entering the Transfer Portal on April 17th, but it looks like he had a change of heart over the past couple of days.
NC State has been in desperate need to add a Big out of the Portal. They have hosted ECU’s Ezra Ausar and Georgia’s Frank Anselem-Ibe, but neither of them have found a home yet. With the addition of Ross, NC State has added depth in the Frontcourt, and unless something changes, their roster is full with 13 scholarship players.
Ross played in 14 games this past season, averaging 3.4 minutes per contest. After playing in 34 games last season, averaging 11.4 minutes per contest, Ross saw his participation dip to a career low this season, but that didn’t for a second break his infectious personality. On the sideline, you could count on Ross every single game to be the heart and soul of the Wolfpack on the bench. To watch a player who played as little as he did, care as much as he did, makes me super proud that this young man represented NC State so well.
Ross was a consensus 4-star player in NC State’s 2021 recruiting class, with 247Sports ranking him as the #60 overall player nationally. ESPN ranked him as the #5 overall player in the state of Florida.
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I just watch Tennessee and Purdue play as I live in Knoxville. I was surprised to see Jordan Gainey playing for the Vols. What happening when an offspring of former players are not recruited or play for their daddy’s alma mater.
we did recruit him it didn’t work out. Plus his dad is on staff at Tennessee
We need some bigger guys besides point guards. Also what has happened to Rice and Woods?
Rice is getting back in shape after being away from the team due to personal issues. Kam is sitting out still waiting to hear from the ncaa on his waiver. It’s assume he’ll redshirt at this point. Kk will almost always get a big through the portal at the end of the year not through hs
There must be more to it than getting in shape. I played football and basketball in high school and it took about two weeks to be in full basketball shape. He is a young man and it should not take a month to get there.
he missed like 2.5 months of practices. He has to work his way back.