Anya likely to return; what’s next for N.C. State?

Rising senior center BeeJay Anya has entered his name into the NBA Draft, but the reality is it is only a mild public relations hit.

Some will pile onto the fact that Anya adds to an offseason that saw two new assistant coaches, a star player (junior point guard Anthony “Cat” Barber) leaving with certainty for the NBA, the second-best player (sophomore forward Abdul-Malik Abu) putting his name into the process and two valuable contributors (sophomore wings and twins Caleb and Cody Martin) announce their transfer.

That’s a lot of turmoil. Anya though has already indicated…