The injury to Manny Bates exposed a glaring weakness up front that was pretty painful to watch for most of the season. NC State needs help there whether or not Bates opts to return to college next year and already has reached out to a couple of prominent transfer big men in the portal.
One of them is Lafayette seven-footer Neal Quinn, who has played three seasons in college but I assume can play two more on account of the free COVID-19 year. Quinn averaged 14.7 points and 7.4 rebounds per game for the Leopards in 2022 and not surprisingly has drawn plenty of high-major interest.