#40 North Carolina State Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
North Carolina State Wolfpack

2025-2026 Overall Rank: #40
 
Conference Rank: #5 ACC
 
 
2024-25 Record: 12-19, 5-15
2024-25 Postseason: None
Coach: Will Wade
Coach Record: 0-0 at North Carolina State, 246-105 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Marcus Hill, Guard, 11.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.6 apg
Dontrez Styles, Forward, 11.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 0.5 apg
Jayden Taylor, Guard, 10.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.6 apg
Ben Middlebrooks, Forward, 7.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.0 apg
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, Forward, 7.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.1 apg
Michael O’Connell, Guard, 6.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.6 apg
Trey Parker, Guard, 4.6 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.1 apg
Breon Pass, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.1 apg
Dennis Parker, 2.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.7 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Paul McNeil, Sophomore, Guard, 4.2 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.8 apg
 
Key New Players:
Matt Able, Freshman, Guard
Terrance Arceneaux, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Houston
Alyn Breed, Senior, Guard, Transfer from McNeese
Quadir Copeland, Senior, Guard, Transfer from McNeese
Jerry Deng, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Florida State
Scottie Ebube, Senior, Center, Transfer from Wyoming
Tre Holloman, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Michigan State
Ven-Allen Lubin, Senior, Forward, Transfer from North Carolina
Zymicah Wilkins, Freshman, Forward
Darrion Williams, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Texas Tech
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.6 (289th in nation, 16th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.4 (127, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.5 (296, 17)
Field-Goal Defense: 45.4 (263, 13)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.7 (279, 14)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.2 (280, 14)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.6 (158, 12)
Rebound Margin: -3.8 (322, 18)
Assists Per Game: 12.7 (241, 13)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.5 (13, 2)