NC State basketball gains one, loses another in offseason roster shakeup
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- NC State added Wyoming transfer Scottie Ebube to bolster its frontcourt depth.
- Center Paul Mbiya decommitted less than an hour after Ebube announced his move.
- First-year coach Will Wade continues reshaping the roster before the 2025 season.
Just when N.C. State men’s basketball thought its roster was set, a pair of changes took place Wednesday.
The Wolfpack snagged the commitment of Wyoming transfer Scottie Ebube, while African center Paul Mbiya decommitted from N.C. State in the span of an hour.
Ebube played one season with the Cowboys after three at Southern Illinois.
He averaged five points and 2.7 rebounds on 67.6% field goal shooting in 23 appearances for Wyoming. Ebube scored a career-high 22 points against San Jose State in January. The big man also pulled down a season-high seven boards in the Mountain West tournament.
Prior to his stint in Laramie, Ebube played two seasons for the Salukis after redshirting his true freshman year. He averaged six points and 3.6 rebounds in just under 12 minutes per game during the 2023-24 season. In his redshirt freshman season, he contributed 3.2 points and 1.8 rebounds per game.
Ebube was a two-time All-State honoree and three-time All-Area selection in high school. He helped Mundelein (Illinois) High School to a North Suburban Conference title during his senior year for the first time since 1994.
Originally from Mundelein, outside Chicago, Ebube is listed at 6-foot-10 and 275 pounds. He is expected to add size in the frontcourt, along with fellow transfers Jerry Deng and Ven-Allen Lubin and freshman Zymicah Wilkins.
Meanwhile, On3 reported Mbiya decommitted from the Wolfpack less than an hour after Ebube shared news of his move to Raleigh.
First-year head coach Will Wade said when the Pack signed Mbiya that he felt the big man could be one of the top big men in college basketball.
Mbiya, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, averaged 15.5 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game for the ASVEL U21 team, which is part of the top-tier French professional league. He played in the ASVEL for two seasons. Prior to playing in France, Mbiya participated in the NBA Academy Africa and was a Basketball Without Borders All-Star selection.
The Wolfpack started summer preparations at the beginning of June. Most of its players are already on campus and preparing for the upcoming season.
This story was originally published June 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM with the headline "NC State basketball gains one, loses another in offseason roster shakeup."
