James Henderson and Jake McSwain of Inside Pack Sports recorded a YouTube video breaking down the events that led Congolese prep center Paul Mbiya to decommit from NC State. You can watch the video above, but here’s a bulleted summary of what they shared:
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Mbiya’s initial commitment came out of nowhere. He was expected to land at Oregon. He had taken an official visit there, and they even flew overseas to watch him play.
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NC State was expected to land both Gambian forward-center Musa Sagnia and Mbiya. Sagnia was older, and if Mbiya turned out to be raw or not fully ready, the Wolfpack could lean on Sagnia at the five.