Brandon Costner (pictured), Ben McCauley, J.J. Hickson, Gavin Grant

During last season's ACC tournament, in which the Wolfpack made a miraculous run to the title game as a No. 10 seed, Costner and McCauley showed the potential to be a dominant front line. The addition of Hickson, a five-star forward from Georgia who can take care of the dirty work in the paint, only makes NC State an even better darkhorse pick in the ACC.