The Wolfpacker basketball mailbag: What will Ismaël Diouf’s impact be for NC State?

NC State basketball raised two banners and earned a pair of victories in its first week of the 2024-25 season last week. Not a bad way to follow up the Wolfpack’s run to the Final Four this past March (and April).  Now, it’s a new campaign for the Pack, which has put its nine-game postseason winning streak in the rearview mirror. The team is focused on this season — and after all, only five players returned from last year’s roster. There are eight new faces in Raleigh, many of whom will be impactful as the Wolfpack looks to defend its ACC Tournament title.  TheWolfpacker.com will have a weekly basketball mailbag throughout the entire season as NC State looks to create new history with this year’s squad. This week, subscribers asked about what to watch as the season goes on, what Ismaël Diouf’s impact will be now that he’s eligible to play and the Pack’s Class of 2025 recruiting moving forward.