#71 North Carolina State Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
North Carolina State Wolfpack
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #71
 
Conference Rank: #11 ACC
 
 
2023-24 Record: 26-15, 9-11
2023-24 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Kevin Keatts
Coach Record: 139-94 at NC State, 211-122 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
DJ Horne, Guard, 16.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.1 apg
DJ Burns, Forward, 12.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.9 apg
Casey Morsell, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.6 apg
Mohamed Diarra, Forward, 6.3 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 1.0 bpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Jayden Taylor, Senior, Guard, 11.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.3 apg
Michael O’Connell, Senior, Guard, 5.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.2 apg
Ben Middlebrooks, Senior, Forward, 5.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Dennis Parker Jr., Sophomore, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Breon Pass, Senior, Guard, 1.3 ppg
 
Key New Players:
Marcus Hill, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Bowling Green
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Louisville
Mike James, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Louisville
Paul McNeil, Freshman, Guard
Trey Parker, Freshman, Guard
Dontrez Styles, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Georgetown
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.6 (107th in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.8 (167, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.0 (153, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.3 (150, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.0 (222, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.5 (154, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.3 (107, 9)
Rebound Margin: -0.9 (238, 12)
Assists Per Game: 13.1 (175, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.6 (12, 3)