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after that season and found himself with
multiple Power Five options. He chose
Utah, but it was not a smooth transi-
tion. Mahorcic averaged 5.5 points and
4.1 rebounds in 13 games, shooting 42.1
percent.
Mahorcic, Joiner and Clark will help
offset the losses of redshirt junior cen-
ter Manny Bates, sophomore guard Cam
Hayes and sophomore forward Jaylon
Gibson to the transfer portal. Hayes
signed with LSU, while Gibson is headed
to Winston-Salem State.
Fifth-year senior guard Thomas Allen
is also in the portal, having elected to try
to use a super senior year elsewhere.
Furthermore, All-ACC guard Dereon
Seabron, a redshirt sophomore, and ACC
All-Freshman guard Terquavion Smith
each have entered their names into the
NBA Draft while maintaining their eligi-
bility for a potential return to NC State.
Seabron has received an invite to the
NBA Draft combine, while ESPN.com's
mock draft has Smith going in the second
round. ■
NC State Men's Basketball Roster For 2022-23
Name Year Ht. Wt. Hometown
Jack Clark R-Sr. 6-8 200 Cheltenham Pa.
Ebenezer Dowuona Jr. 6-11 225 Accra, Ghana
Greg Gantt R-Jr. 6-8 215 Fayetteville, N.C.
Jarkel Joiner R-Sr. 6-1 181 Oxford, Miss.
Dusan Mahorcic R-Sr. 6-10 226 Belgrade, Serbia
Casey Morsell Sr. 6-3 200 Ft. Washington, Md.
Breon Pass Soph. 6-0 175 Reidsville, N.C.
Ernest Ross Soph. 6-9 190 Alachua, Fla.
Dereon Seabron* R-Jr. 6-7 180 Norfolk, Va.
Terquavion Smith* Soph. 6-4 160 Greenville, N.C.
LJ Thomas Fr. 6-2 185 Stone Mountain, Ga.
* Seabron and Smith have entered their names into the NBA Draft but are maintaining their eligibility.
Small forward Jack Clark will have two years
of eligibility after arriving from La Salle, where
he averaged 12.0 points and 5.8 rebounds last
season.
PHOTO COURTESY LA SALLE UNIVERSITY
