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.
They did help me earn some money tonight. I bet on the points and won. Good job, coach, but there are some concerns. We were out-rebounded by nine, and it seems the coach lacks understanding of substitution patterns and utilizing big players. Middlebrooks and Diarra should get more playing time.
They did make me some money tonight. I took the points and won. Great job coach, you loser. Out rebounded by nine thanks to a Coach that knows nothing about substitution patterns and using bigs. Middlebrooks needs more playing time as well as Diarra.
KKIAL. Everyone knows what that means. Tie to cut him loose. How much is his buy out? Let’s start a Go Fund Me account to pay him to leave. Tired of no offensive schemes. Just roll the ball out there. Any monkey can do that.