First-year NC State basketball head coach Will Wade now boasts a top-10 transfer collection.
When Lubin, a 6-foot-8, 230-pound power forward, entered the transfer portal in late April after one season with UNC, he assured Tar Heel fans on social media that he intended to return to Chapel Hill for his final year of college eligibility. However, about six weeks later, he has now committed to NC State, a rival program on Tobacco Road.
On3’s Joe Tipton was the first to report on Sunday afternoon that Ven-Allen Lubin had committed to join the NC State Wolfpack.
With Lubin’s addition, NC State’s upcoming roster will mark the second straight year the program features a former Tar Heel—though last season’s example, Dontrez Styles, made a stop at Georgetown before arriving in Raleigh after his stint at UNC.
Lubin, who previously played one season each at Notre Dame and Vanderbilt before transferring to UNC last year, is currently ranked No. 141 overall and No. 23 among power forwards in the transfer portal.
Across 37 outings for the Tar Heels last season, Lubin averaged 8.7 points and 5.5 rebounds while shooting 68.4 percent from the field and 71.1 percent at the charity stripe.
He becomes Will Wade & Co.’s eighth NC State basketball transfer addition, all but guaranteeing the first-year Wolfpack leader and his crew finish the offseason cycle with a top-10 portal haul.
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