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CBS‘ 7 College Basketball experts have turned in their preseason ACC rankings, and they ranked NC State 6th in the conference heading into the season.  Here is what they had to say about the Wolfpack.

Cat Barber should have a great season and could be one of the best point guards in the league by the end of the year. With two Sweet 16s in the past four years, Mark Gottfried has established an expectation of postseason appearances and this team should be able to be right back in the mix. Whether the Wolfpack can reach the expectations that were set before Trevor Lacey went pro lies on the interior, where Abdul-Malik Abu looks to build on a productive freshman season and vets BeeJay Anya and Lennard Freeman hope to turn flashes of potential into a consistent 2015-16 campaign. (CBS)

Here is CBS’ Preseason ACC rankings:

  1. UNC
  2. UVA
  3. Duke
  4. Miami
  5. Notre Dame
  6. NC State
  7. FSU
  8. Louisville
  9. Syracuse
  10. Pittsburgh
  11. Virginia Tech
  12. Wake Forest
  13. Clemson
  14. Boston College

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NC State Makes Top-4 for Georgia Transfer Center Frank Anselem-Ibe, Decision Coming Tuesday

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This past week, NC State hosted Georgia Center Transfer Frank Anselem-Ibe (6’10″/215) for an Official Visit. According to Jeff Borzello, Anselem-Ibe is down to NC State, Georgia Tech, Louisville and Wisconsin, and he will be announcing his decision on Tuesday.

Anselem-Ibe was at Georgia the past two seasons, and was at Syracuse the two before that.

Back in 2020, Anselem-Ibe was a 4-Star prospect out of Prolific Prep in Georgia. 247Sports ranked him as the #18 player in the state of Georgia.

Anselem-Ibe hit the Portal on April 30th.

NC State has one scholarship available.

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Former NC State Forward Ernest Ross Commits to UTSA

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Former NC State Forward Ernest Ross has committed to UTSA for his final year of eligibility.

 

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Ross played in 14 games this year, 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 the 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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Georgia Center Transfer Frank Anselem-Ibe Visited NC State this Week

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Georgia Transfer Center Frank Anselem-Ibe (6’10″/215) was in for a visit to NC State yesterday, according to a source.

Anselm-Ibe was at Georgia the past two seasons, and was at Syracuse the two before that.

Back in 2020, Anselm-Ibe was a 4-Star prospect out of Prolific Prep in Georgia. 247Sports ranked him as the #18 player in the state of Georgia.

Anselm-Ibe hit the Portal on April 30th.

ECU Power Forward Transfer Ezra Ausar took an Official Visit to NC State a little over a week ago, and while things were looking good at first, at this point, it seems like things have reached a point of radio silence. From what I’m hearing, NC State would definitely take Ausar, but they aren’t going to wait for him either.

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NC State Women’s Basketball Ranks 8th in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early 2024-25 Preseason Top-25

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ESPN released their updated Way-Too-Early Preseason Top-25 for the 2024-25 Women’s Basketball season, and NC State ranked 8th.

8. NC State Wolfpack

The dynamic backcourt that took the Wolfpack to their first Final Four since 1998 returns. Aziaha James (16.8 PPG), Saniya Rivers (12.5 PPG) and Zoe Brooks (9.0 PPG) are enough to keep NC State near the top of a highly competitive ACC. How well a new mix of bigs fits in will determine if the Wolfpack are good enough to win the conference and contend for a trip to Tampa. The experience of River Baldwin and Mimi Collins can’t be replaced, so how well 6-5 recruit Lorena Awou adapts to the college game and 6-4 Boston University transfer Caitlin Weimar, the Patriot League player of the year and two-time defensive player of the year, adjusts to the upgrade in competition will have a big impact on NC State’s season. Previous ranking: 8

(ESPN)

ACC Teams in the Top-25

4. Notre Dame

8. NC State

11. Duke

12. Louisville

17. UNC

18. FSU

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