Latest ACC Portal Update: One In, One Out for NC State (Plus Other Key Moves)

Latest ACC Portal Update: One In, One Out for NC State (Plus Other Key Moves)

A curious bit of Biz in the ACC portal today: NC State sees one player in, one player out — a quiet shift with potential impact.

🐺 NC State

OUT:

• Dontrez Styles – ?
• Ismael Diouf – ?
• Marcus Hill – Texas A&M
• Bryce Heard – Dayton
• Mike James – Vanderbilt
• Dennis Parker – ?
• Ben Middlebrooks – ?
• Trey Parker – ?

IN:

• Scottie Ebube – 6’10 SR – Wyoming
• Ven-Allen Lubin – 6’8 SR – UNC
• Darrion Williams – 6’6 JR – Texas Tech
• Jerry Deng – 6’7 SO – Florida State
• Colt Langdon – 6’6 SO – Butler
• Terrence Arceneaux – 6’6 SO – Houston
• Tre Holloman – 6’2 JR – Michigan State
• Quadir Copeland – 6’6 JR – McNeese
• Alyn Breed – 6’3 SR – McNeese

Freshmen:

• Mikey Wilkins – 6’9
• Matthew Able – 6’5
• Paul Mbiya – 6’11 – Decommitted

🐏 North Carolina

OUT:

• Ian Jackson – St. John’s
• Cade Tyson – ?
• Jalen Washington – Vanderbilt
• Elliot Cadeau – Michigan
• Ven-Allen Lubin – NC State

IN:

• Luka Bogavac – 6’5 – Montenegro
• Jaydon Young – 6’4 SO – Virginia Tech
• Jarin Stevenson – 6’11 SO – Alabama
• Jonathan Powell – 6’6 FR – West Virginia
• Henri Veesaar – 7’0 SO – Arizona
• Kyan Evans – 6’1 SO – Colorado State

Freshmen:

• Caleb Wilson – 6’9
• Isaiah Denis – 6’3
• Derek Dixon – 6’3

🔵 Duke

OUT:

• Stanley Borden – UTSA

IN:

• Jack Scott – 6’6 SR – Princeton
• Iffy Ufochukwu – 6’11 JR – Rice
• Cedric Coward – 6’6 GR – Washington State (Stayed in NBA Draft)

Freshmen:

• Cameron Boozer – 6’9
• Cayden Boozer – 6’5
• Nikolas Khamenia – 6’8
• Shelton Henderson – Decommitted

🐯 Clemson

OUT:

• Del Jones – Radford
• Chauncey Wiggins – Florida State
• Christian Reeves – Charleston
• Jake Heidbreder – ?
• Asa Thomas – Furman
• Ian Schieffelin – Clemson Football

IN:

• Jestin Porter – 6’1 SR – MTSU
• Jake Wahlin – 6’7 SO – Utah
• Efrem Johnson – 6’4 JR – UAB
• RJ Godfrey – 6’7 JR – Georgia
• Nick Davidson – 6’10 JR – Nevada
• Carter Welling – 6’10 SO – Utah Valley

Freshmen:

• Chase Thompson – 6’7
• Trent Steinour – 6’10
• Zac Foster – 6’4

🦅 Boston College

OUT:

• Dion Brown – DePaul
• Chas Kelley – ?
• Joshua Beadle – ?
• Elijah Strong – South Carolina

IN:

• Chase Forte – 6’4 JR – South Dakota
• Jason Asemota – 6’8 FR – Baylor
• Boden Kapke – 6’11 SO – Butler
• Aidan Shaw – 6’8 JR – Missouri

Freshmen:

• Akbar Waheed – 6’6
• Caleb Steger – 6’4
• Jack Bailey – 6’9

Other Noteworthy Moves in the ACC

Boston College

 

In: Chase Forte (JUCO), Jason Asemota (Baylor), Boden Kapke (Butler), Aidan Shaw (Missouri), plus freshmen additions

 

Out: Dion Brown (to DePaul), Elijah Strong (to South Carolina)

 

Clemson

 

In: Seven transfers including Jake Wahlin (Utah) and RJ Godfrey (Georgia); fresh faces like Chase Thompson

 

Out: Dan Jones (Radford), Chauncey Wiggins (Florida St), Christian Reeves (Charleston)

 

Duke

 

In: Jack Scott (Princeton), Iffy Ufochukwu (Rice)

 

Out: None listed — but Cedric Coward remains in the NBA draft

 

North Carolina

 

Net gain of six new faces, highlighted by Luka Bogavac (6’5″ Montenegrin) and sophomores Jarin Stevenson (Alabama) and Henri Veesaar (Arizona)

 

🔍 Fast Take

The ACC’s portal shuffle is crowded — especially at Boston College and Clemson — but NC State’s move is the most intriguing due to its surgical simplicity: one high-impact transfer in, one out. Could Ebube’s interior presence help the Pack make a bigger leap next season?

 

Meanwhile, UNC’s haul — including Bogavac — could shake up future rotations, while Duke adjusts to Coward’s unexpected NBA decision.

 

Your thoughts? Can NC State’s frontcourt be a surprise this year with this one move?