NC State Wolfpack basketball coach

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The NC State Wolfpack is a men's basketball team representing North Carolina State University. The Wolfpack have won two NCAA Championships in 1974 and 1983 and earned 13 ACC Tournament championships. Throughout the years, they made 27 appearances in the NCAA Tournament and have helped players like Caleb Martin and Cody Martin along with many others to the NBA. The program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference and plays its home game at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Wolfpack's all-time record until the 2023-24 season is 1,820-1,134.

NC State Wolfpack Basketball Head Coach 2024-2025

Kevin Keatts is the head coach of the NC State Wolfpack for the 2024–2025 season. Keatts joined the Wolfpack in 2017. Throughout his tenure, Keatts' record is 139–94, as of 2025. Under his leadership, the team made three NCAA Tournament appearances and also made it to the Final Four in 2024. Prior to NC State, Keatts was the head coach at UNC Wilmington, where he won three CAA titles and qualified for the NCAA Tournament twice.

Kevin Keatts Physical Attributes

Age52 years old (July 28, 1972 )

Kevin Keatts Age

As of January 2025, Kevin Keatts is 52 years old and was born on July 28, 1972.

NC State Wolfpack basketball Head Coach year by year

Here is the list of NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team head coaches year by year:

TenureCoachRecord
1910–1912Piggy Hargrove1–7
1912–1913,Chuck Sandborn11–13
1913–1914Jack Hegarty5–8
1914–1915H. S. Tucker5–5
1916–1918,Harry Hartsell32–32
1918–1919Tal Stafford11–3
1919–1921Richard Crozier24–35
1923–1924Richard Crozier24–35
1924–1930Gus Tebell79–36
1930–1940R. R. Sermon111–74
1940–1942Bob Warren21–16
1942–1946Leroy Jay28–45
1946–1964Everett Case377–134
1964–1966Press Maravich38–13
1966–1980Norm Sloan266–127
1980–1990Jim Valvano209–114
1990–1996Les Robinson78–98
1996–2006Herb Sendek191–132
2006–2011Sidney Lowe71–62
2011–2017Mark Gottfried123–86
2017–presentKevin Keatts139–94

NC State Wolfpack Men’s Basketball coaching staff 2024-2025

Here is the list of all the coaching staff of the NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team for the 2024-2025 season, according to NC State's official website:

PositionName
Head CoachKevin Keatts
Associate Head CoachKareem Richardson
Assistant CoachLevi Watkins
Assistant CoachBrett Nelson
Assistant CoachLarry Dixon
Assistant CoachSteve Snell

Assistant Coach

Kareem Richardson, Levi Watkins, Brett Nelson, Larry Dixon and Steve Snell are appointed as the assistant coaches of the NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team as of January 2025.

Kareem Richardson and Levi Watkins joined in 2022, Brett Nelson joined in 2024, Larry Dixon joined in 2023 and Steve Snell joined in 2020.

NC State Wolfpack Men’s Basketball support staff 2024-2025

Here is the list of all the support staff of the NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team for the 2024-2025 season, according to NC State's official website:

NamePosition
Chris ZupkoDirector of MBB Operations
John JanovskyDirector of Scouting/Quality Control
Anthony WrightDirector of Player Personnel
Pat MurphyHead Strength & Conditioning Coach
Jackson HayzlettVideo Coordinator
Patrick HartAssistant Director of Creative Media
Ben MedlandAssistant Director of Creative Brand
Rudy MaysAssistant Director of Operations
Ron CooperHead Athletic Trainer

FAQs on NC State Wolfpack

A. The NC State Wolfpack program was established in 1910.

A. NC State has won two national championships, in 1974 and 1983.

A. NC State plays home games at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina.

A. Kevin Keatts is the head coach of the NC State Wolfpack.

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