By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
The North Carolina State Wolfpack men’s basketball head coach Kevin Keatts has been fired. He has been fired one year after guiding the team to the Final Four.
According to the school, a national search will begin to find their new head coach.
“I want to thank Coach Keatts for his contributions to NC State and for always representing the university with class,” Director of Athletics Boo Corrigan said. “He will always have a treasured place in Wolfpack history for the accomplishments of his 2023-24 squad and I appreciate the passion he brought to this role. We wish him and his family the best in the future.”
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This past season, the Wolfpack had the third-worst record within the Atlantic Coast Conference. Only the Boston College Eagles and the Miami (Florida) Hurricanes had worse records in conference play.
The Wolfpack went 5-15 within the ACC. The Eagles went 4-16 and the Hurricanes went 3-17 overall in conference play.
North Carolina State finished 16th overall within the ACC. They had a 12-19 record, which was actually tied with the Eagles. But Boston College had a worse record within the ACC.
Like the Hurricanes and the Eagles, the Wolfpack failed to win a road game this past season. They were 0-11. The Eagles and Hurricanes went 0-10 on the road.
Keatts had been at the school for eight years before his departure. At the Raleigh, North Carolina-based school, Keatts was 151-113, including 69-84 within the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The 52-year-old had been the Wolfpack’s head coach since the 2017 season. Before coming to North Carolina State, he spent several seasons at UNC Wilmington.
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Overall as a head coach, he has gone 223-141. He was 72-28 with the Seahawks.
“I am extremely proud of what we accomplished during my time here,” Keatts said on social media, noting his tenure started with an NCAA investigation from the previous staff. “… As we enter this new era of college sports, I wholeheartedly believe that I am leaving the program in a better position to succeed than when I started — and that the basketball program will continue to thrive when supported to the level necessary to compete.”
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