JUST IN: NC State Basketball confirm player departures

NC State basketball intel for next season now includes players’ heights, weights, and jersey numbers. The eighth NC State basketball team under Kevin Keatts’ command faces the tall order of following the generationally memorable 2023-24 Wolfpack. Fortunately, some familiar faces from that magical Final Four squad are returning, joined by promising new pieces.

On Wednesday evening, the NC State basketball social media team announced the confirmed jersey numbers for all 13 players on the 2024-25 roster:

Here is the complete roster with officially listed heights and weights:

• 0 – Mike James, 6-foot-5, 200-pound redshirt junior guard

• 1 – Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, 6-foot-10, 240-pound senior forward

• 2 – Paul McNeil, 6-foot-5, 180-pound freshman guard

• 3 – Dontrez Styles, 6-foot-6, 210-pound senior guard/forward

• 4 – Breon Pass, 6-foot, 175-pound senior guard

• 5 – Trey Parker, 6-foot-1, 165-pound freshman guard

• 8 – Jayden Taylor, 6-foot-4, 195-pound senior guard

• 10 – Marcus Hill, 6-foot-4, 185-pound senior guard

• 11 – Dennis Parker Jr., 6-foot-6, 205-pound sophomore guard

• 12 – Michael O’Connell, 6-foot-2, 195-pound graduate guard

• 13 – KJ Keatts, 5-foot-10, 165-pound junior guard

• 22 – Jordan Snell, 6-foot-2, 165-pound junior guard

• 34 – Ben Middlebrooks, 6-foot-10, 240-pound senior forward

 

RELATED: NC State Basketball Pro Tallies First Field Goals in NBA Jersey

A pair of NC State basketball products combined for 25 points in the Lakers-Hawks Summer League battle.

At last week’s California Classic, a tune-up for the ongoing NBA 2K25 Summer League action in Las Vegas, 2023-24 NC State basketball forward Mohamed Diarra saw action only once across the Los Angeles Lakers’ three outings. The undrafted 23-year-old knocked down one free throw in that contest.

Diarra arrived in Las Vegas without any made field goals for the Lakers, who signed him to an Exhibit 10 deal for Summer League play. He did not come off the bench in Los Angeles’ first two games.

However, on Wednesday night, Diarra played 11 minutes in the Lakers’ 87-86 win over the Atlanta Hawks. He made the most of the opportunity, recording his first made field goals as a pro. The Frenchman, a key player in NC State’s miraculous Final Four run last season after transferring from Missouri, finished with eight points, three rebounds, and one assist. He shot 3-for-5 from the field, 1-for-2 from three, and 1-for-2 at the line.

Mohamed Diarra and the Los Angeles Lakers (1-2) next face Wolfpack great DJ Burns and the Cleveland Cavaliers (1-2) at 9 p.m. ET Thursday (ESPN).

Jarkel Joiner and the Atlanta Hawks (0-3) square off against 2020-22 NC State guard Dereon Seabron and the Chicago Bulls (1-2) at 6 p.m. Friday (NBA TV).

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