#50 North Carolina State Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
North Carolina State Wolfpack
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #50
 
Conference Rank: #6 ACC
 
 
2022-23 Record: 23-11, 12-8
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Kevin Keatts
Coach Record: 113-79 at NC State, 185-107 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Terquavion Smith, Guard, 17.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 4.1 apg
Jarkel Joiner, Guard, 17.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.6 apg
Jack Clark, Guard, 9.0 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.5 apg
Dusan Mahorcic, Forward, 8.7 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.2 apg
Greg Gantt, Forward, 2.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 0.4 apg
Ebenezer Dowuona, Forward, 1.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.0 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
D.J. Burns Jr., Senior, Forward, 12.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.5 apg
Casey Morsell, Senior, Guard, 11.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 0.9 apg
Ernest Ross, Junior, Forward, 3.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.3 apg
LJ Thomas, Sophomore, Guard, 2.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 0.5 apg
Breon Pass, Junior, Guard, 1.5 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key New Players:
Mohamed Diarra, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Missouri
DJ Horne, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Arizona State
Ben Middlebrooks, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Clemson
Michael O’Connell, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Stanford
Dennis Parker Jr., Freshman, Guard
MJ Rice, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Kansas
Jayden Taylor, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Butler
Kam Woods, Junior, Guard, Transfer from North Carolina A&T
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.7 (41st in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.8 (198, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.0 (155, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.5 (221, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.3 (75, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.7 (148, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.2 (152, 13)
Rebound Margin: 1.7 (144, 5)
Assists Per Game: 12.8 (199, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.4 (7, 3)