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Louisville basketball: Post NBA Draft deadline ACC power rankings

By Jacob Lane

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - FEBRUARY 12: Darius Perry #2 and Jordan Nwora #33 of the Louisville Cardinals celebrate at the end of the first half against the Duke Blue Devils at KFC YUM! Center on February 12, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - FEBRUARY 12: Darius Perry #2 and Jordan Nwora #33 of the Louisville Cardinals celebrate at the end of the first half against the Duke Blue Devils at KFC YUM! Center on February 12, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – JANUARY 24: Dwayne Sutton #24 and Malik Williams #5 of the Louisville Cardinals battle with Torin Dorn #2 and Wyatt Walker #33 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack for a rebound at KFC YUM! Center on January 24, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – JANUARY 24: Dwayne Sutton #24 and Malik Williams #5 of the Louisville Cardinals battle with Torin Dorn #2 and Wyatt Walker #33 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack for a rebound at KFC YUM! Center on January 24, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

5. North Carolina State

Departing: Torin Dorn, Wyatt Walker, Eric Lockett

Notable returnees: Markell Johnson, C.J. Bryce, Devon Daniels, Braxton Beverly

Newcomers: Sacha Kileya-Jones (Transfer – Kentucky), Pat Andree (Grad transfer – Lehigh)

After missing the 2019 NCAA Tournament, NC State and Kevin Keatts will look to bounce back, and that is exactly what I believe they’ll do in 2019-2020.

Even though they lose Torin Dorn, the teams leading scorer (14.0 ppg) a year ago, they will return six of their top seven scorers and will add former five-star recruit Sacha Kileya-Jones as a transfer from Kentucky as well as two more graduate transfers in Pat Andree and Danny Dixon.

Markell Johnson and C.J. Bryce will be two of the most prolific guards in the ACC and will be complemented well with DJ Funderburk, Kileya-Jones, and Jericole Hellems inside. Surprisingly, the Wolfpack will be one of the most experienced teams across the board in the ACC.

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