We thought it would be a good time to re-assess the projected roster and scholarship configuration of the Wolfpack basketball program after Saturday’s announcement that Top 50 high school basketball player, Abdul Malik Abu will be playing in Raleigh (click here).
As you can see from the projected roster below, the recent additions of Desmond Lee and Trevor Lacy have helped re-balance the Wolfpack’s scholarship spacing in the coming cycle of scholarships. We are still heavy on the inexperienced end of the spectrum, but are gradually improving. The expected early departure of TJ Warren after this season won’t help the spacing much, and would serve to leave State with only four upperclassmen in 2014-2015; but the significant playing time that this year’s freshmen will have received will help. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to look at the stockpiling of young talent in the post at the forward position and wonder if there is ultimately room for everyone to get the kind of playing time that (unfortunately) kids now expect to make themselves happy. One thing we don’t have to worry about is any defections near the top of the ladder as Ralston Turner, Desmond Lee and Trevor Lacy have already ‘shot their bullet’ with transferring into the program.
Current 2013-2014-2015 NC State Basketball Program Configuration
Senior Class
(1) Jordan Vandenberg (C)
Junior Class
(2) Ralston Turner (Wing) – transfer from LSU sat out 2012-2103
(3) Desmond Lee (2G) – JUCO transfer from New Mexico Junior College
Sophomore Class
(4) Tyler Lewis (PG)
(5) TJ Warren (F)
(6) Trevor Lacy (2G) – transfer from Alabama; sitting out 2013-2014; will be a junior in 2014-2015
Freshman Class – 2013 Commits
(7) Anthony Barber (PG)
(8) Kyle Washington (4F/5C)
(9) BeeJay Anya (4F/5C)
(10) Lennard Freeman (4F)
2014 Commits
(11) Caleb Martin (wing)
(12) Cody Martin (wing)
(13) Abdul Malik Abu (PF)
(1) Scheduled departure of Vandenberg
