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2024–25 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record12–19 (5–15 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLenovo Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Duke † 19 – 1   .950 35 – 4   .897
No. 21 Louisville 18 – 2   .900 27 – 8   .771
No. 22 Clemson 18 – 2   .900 27 – 7   .794
Wake Forest 13 – 7   .650 21 – 11   .656
North Carolina 13 – 7   .650 23 – 14   .622
SMU 13 – 7   .650 24 – 11   .686
Stanford 11 – 9   .550 21 – 14   .600
Georgia Tech 10 – 10   .500 17 – 17   .500
Virginia 8 – 12   .400 15 – 17   .469
Virginia Tech 8 – 12   .400 13 – 19   .406
Florida State 8 – 12   .400 17 – 15   .531
Notre Dame 8 – 12   .400 15 – 18   .455
Pittsburgh 8 – 12   .400 17 – 15   .531
Syracuse 7 – 13   .350 14 – 19   .424
California 6 – 14   .300 14 – 19   .424
NC State 5 – 15   .250 12 – 19   .387
Boston College 4 – 16   .200 12 – 19   .387
Miami (FL) 3 – 17   .150 7 – 24   .226
† 2025 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by eighth-year head coach Kevin Keatts and played their home games at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

The Wolfpack started the season well with five straight wins over non-Power 4 opponents before traveling to San Diego, California to participate in the Rady Children's Invitational. They faced their first Power-4 team there in thirteenth-ranked Purdue. They lost 71–61 and moved to the third place game where they faced BYU. The Wolfpack lost this game 72–61 to finish fourth in the tournament. They returned home to face Texas in the ACC–SEC Challenge when they lost 63–59. They ended their losing streak with a win in their ACC opener over Florida State in overtime. The Wolfpack went 2–1 in their final non-conference games, defeating Coppin State and Rider but losing at tenth-ranked Kansas. The Wolfpack lost their next two ACC games, one by three points at Virginia and by eighteen points to rival Wake Forest. They ended the losing streak with a one point win over Notre Dame. The Wolfpack couldn't gather any momentum from that win as they went on to lose their next nine games. They only faced one ranked team during the stretch, number two Duke. The team had numerous close losses during the run, only losing a rivalry game against North Carolina by two points, losing to Virginia Tech and California by three, and losing by just one at Stanford. The Wolfpack would slightly recover in the home stretch, going 3–4 over their last seven games. They defeated Wake Forest, Boston College and Pittsburgh. However, they lost to North Carolina, Syracuse, Georgia Tech, and by just two points to Miami on the final day of the season.

The Wolfpack finished the season 12–19 and 5–15 in ACC play to finish in sixteenth place. Under the new ACC tournament rules, they did not qualify for the 2025 ACC tournament and were unable to defend their tournament title. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT. After the season, head coach Kevin Keatts was fired just one year after leading the team to the Final Four.[1]

Previous season

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Main article: 2023–24 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The Wolfpack finished the 2023–24 season 26–15, 9–11 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. miraculous run in the ACC tournament, winning five games in the span of five days (including a victory over ACC regular season champion and rival North Carolina) to win their first ACC tournament since 1987. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the South region. There they defeated #6 Texas Tech in the first round, #14 Oakland in overtime in the second round, #2 Marquette in the Sweet Sixteen, and their ACC rivals #4 Duke in the Elite Eight. The Wolfpack made their first Final Four appearance since 1983 as a result, having won nine straight games since the end of the regular season. They became the sixth #11 seed to reach the Final Four and the first since UCLA in 2021. Their miraculous run came to an end with a Final Four loss to Purdue.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
DJ Horne 0 G 6'2" 180 Graduate Student Raleigh, North Carolina Graduated
Kam Woods 2 G 6'2" 185 Junior Bessemer, Alabama Entered transfer portal[2]
MJ Rice 3 G 6'5" 215 Sophomore Henderson, North Carolina Stepped away from basketball[3]
LJ Thomas 4 G 6'2" 205 Sophomore Plant City, Florida Entered transfer portal[4]
Casey Morsell 14 G 6'3" 200 Graduate Student Fort Washington, Maryland Graduated
Alex Nunnally 20 G 6'2" 180 Junior Cary, North Carolina Entered transfer portal[5]
Mohamed Diarra 23 F 6'10" 215 Junior Paris, France Signed professional contract
with Los Angeles Lakers[6]
D. J. Burns 30 F 6'9" 275 Graduate Student Rock Hill, South Carolina Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Mike James 0 G/F 6'6" 220 Redshirt Junior Orlando, Florida Louisville[7]
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield 1 F 6'10" 240 Senior Clarksville, Tennessee Louisville[8]
Dontrez Styles 3 G/F 6'6" 210 Senior Kinston, North Carolina Georgetown[9]
Marcus Hill 10 G 6'4" 185 Junior Rockford, Illinois Bowling Green[10]

2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Paul McNeil
#15 SF 		Rockingham, NC Richmond Senior High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 20, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (87)
Tremayne Parker
#26 SG 		Atlanta, GA Overtime Elite 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Nov 16, 2022 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (82)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

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2023–24 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Mike James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Oak Ridge
Louisville 		Orlando, FL
F 1 Brandon Huntley-Hatfield 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Scotland Campus Prep (PA)
Louisville 		Clarksville, TN
G 2 Paul McNeil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Richmond Senior Rockingham, NC
G/F 3 Dontrez Styles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Kinston
Georgetown 		Kinston, NC
G 4 Breon Pass 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Reidsville Reidsville, NC
G 5 Trey Parker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Overtime Elite Fayetteville, NC
G 8 Jayden Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Perry Meridian
Butler 		Indianapolis, IN
G 10 Marcus Hill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Rockford Christian
Bowling Green 		Rockford, IL
G 11 Dennis Parker Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So John Marshall Richmond, VA
G 12 Michael O'Connell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Blair Academy
Stanford 		Mineola, NY
G 13 KJ Keatts (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Grace Christian School Cary, NC
G 22 Jordan Snell (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Panther Creek Cary, NC
F 24 Ernest Ross 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Santa Fe Alachua, FL
F 34 Ben Middlebrooks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Westminster Academy
Clemson 		Fort Lauderdale, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 7, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
7:00 p.m. 		Lees–Mcrae W 79–75  –
  12 – Taylor   9 – Styles   5 – Taylor  Lenovo Center 
Raleigh, NC
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		USC Upstate W 97–66  1–0
  14 – Tied   10 – Middlebrooks   6 – O’Connell  Lenovo Center 
Raleigh, NC
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Presbyterian W 81–72  2–0
  19 – Taylor   7 – Styles   8 – O'Connell  Lenovo Center (12,949)
Raleigh, NC
November 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina W 82–70  3–0
  22 – Taylor   6 – Styles   3 – Huntley-Hatfield  Lenovo Center (12,425)
Raleigh, NC
November 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Colgate W 72–49  4–0
  19 – Middlebrooks   11 – Styles   4 – O'Connell  Lenovo Center (11,692)
Raleigh, NC
November 22, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		William & Mary W 84–61  5–0
  19 – Hill   9 – Huntley-Hatfield   3 – Tied  Lenovo Center (13,219)
Raleigh, NC
November 28, 2024*
3:00 p.m., FS1 		vs. No. 13 Purdue
Rady Children's Invitational Semifinal 		L 61–71  5–1
  15 – Taylor   8 – Huntley-Hatfield   6 – O'Connell  LionTree Arena (4,000)
San Diego, CA
November 29, 2024*
3:30 p.m., FOX 		vs. BYU
Rady Children's Invitational 3rd place game 		L 61–72  5–2
  16 – Tied   9 – Huntley-Hatfield   2 – Tied  LionTree Arena (4,000)
San Diego, CA
December 4, 2024*
9:15 p.m., ESPN2 		Texas
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 59–63  5–3
  17 – Styles   6 – O'Connell   7 – O'Connell  Lenovo Center (13,396)
Raleigh, NC
December 7, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Florida State W 84–74 OT 6–3
(1–0) 		 23 – Hill   6 – Hill   4 – O'Connell  Lenovo Center (12,577)
Raleigh, NC
December 10, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Coppin State W 66–56  7–3
  16 – Hill   7 – Styles   2 – Tied  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
December 14, 2024*
3:15 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 10 Kansas L 60–75  7–4
  14 – Middlebrooks   8 – Middlebrooks   3 – Huntley-Hatfield  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 22, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Rider W 89–63  8–4
  16 – Taylor   5 – Parker Jr.   6 – Hill  Lenovo Center (14,289)
Raleigh, NC
December 31, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Virginia L 67–70  8–5
(1–1) 		 14 – Taylor   8 – Hill   5 – Taylor  John Paul Jones Arena (13,875)
Charlottesville, VA
January 4, 2025
12:00 p.m., The CW 		at Wake Forest
Rivalry 		L 59–77  8–6
(1–2) 		 14 – Hill   10 – Styles   3 – Tied  LJVM Coliseum (9,633)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Notre Dame W 66–65  9–6
(2–2) 		 15 – Hill   7 – Styles   4 – Tied  Lenovo Center (13,515)
Raleigh, NC
January 11, 2025
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		North Carolina
Rivalry 		L 61–63  9–7
(2–3) 		 20 – Hill   14 – Middlebrooks   4 – O'Connell  Lenovo Center (19,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Virginia Tech L 76–79  9–8
(2–4) 		 17 – Taylor   5 – Tied   5 – O'Connell  Cassell Coliseum (5,634)
Blacksburg, VA
January 18, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		California L 62–65  9–9
(2–5) 		 18 – Taylor   5 – Tied   2 – Tied  Lenovo Center (12,881)
Raleigh, NC
January 25, 2025
12:00 p.m., The CW 		SMU L 57–63  9–10
(2–6) 		 14 – Hill   6 – Taylor   3 – McNeil Jr.  Lenovo Center (12,728)
Raleigh, NC
January 27, 2025
8:30 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 2 Duke L 64–74  9–11
(2–7) 		 18 – Styles   6 – Hill   3 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 1, 2025
1:30 p.m., The CW 		Clemson L 58–68  9–12
(2–8) 		 24 – Styles   7 – Taylor   4 – Taylor  Lenovo Center (15,299)
Raleigh, NC
February 5, 2025
11:00 p.m., ACCN 		at California L 62–74  9–13
(2–9) 		 20 – Hill   10 – Styles   3 – O'Connell  Haas Pavilion (3,139)
Berkley, CA
February 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Stanford L 73–74  9–14
(2–10) 		 19 – Parker   7 – Styles   5 – Parker  Maples Pavilion (4,841)
Stanford, CA
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Louisville L 66–91  9–15
(2–11) 		 13 – Parker   10 – Huntley-Hatfield   4 – Huntley-Hatfield  Lenovo Center (10,029)
Raleigh, NC
February 15, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		Boston College W 70–62  10–15
(3–11) 		 19 – Taylor   6 – Hill   6 – O'Connell  Lenovo Center (13,190)
Raleigh, NC
February 19, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		at North Carolina
Rivalry 		L 73–97  10–16
(3–12) 		 19 – Taylor   5 – Styles   3 – Middlebrooks  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Wake Forest
Rivalry 		W 85–73  11–16
(4–12) 		 24 – McNeil Jr.   10 – Styles   13 – O'Connell  Lenovo Center (15,118)
Raleigh, NC
February 26, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Syracuse L 60–74  11–17
(4–13) 		 17 – Styles   8 – Huntley-Hatfield   2 – Tied  JMA Wireless Dome (19,404)
Syracuse, NY
March 1, 2025
3:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Georgia Tech L 62–87  11–18
(4–14) 		 13 – Tied   6 – Middlebrooks   4 – Tied  McCamish Pavilion (4,491)
Atlanta, GA
March 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPNews 		Pittsburgh W 71–63  12–18
(5–14) 		 15 – O'Connell   13 – Styles   8 – O'Connell  Lenovo Center (11,538)
Raleigh, NC
March 8, 2025
2:15 p.m., The CW 		at Miami (FL) L 70–72  12–19
(5–15) 		 24 – Styles   7 – Hill   4 – O'Connell  Watsco Center (2,541)
Coral Gables, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[11]

References

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  1. ^ Smith, R. Cory (March 9, 2025). "BREAKING: NC State has announced Kevin Keatts will not return after 2024-25 season". 247Sports. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  2. ^ Smith, Cory (April 10, 2024). "NC State guard Kam Woods enters transfer portal". 247Sports. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Watson-Fisher, Jadyn (September 19, 2023). "NC State basketball transfer player MJ Rice explains his notable absences this summer". The News & Observer. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  4. ^ Watson-Fisher, Jadyn (March 19, 2024). "NC State sophomore LJ Thomas enters transfer portal after missing ACC Tournament". The News & Observer. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  5. ^ Watson-Fisher, Jadyn (April 10, 2024). "Pair of backup guards for NC State enter transfer portal, making it three overall". The News & Observer. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "NC State's Mohamed Diarra Signs a Summer League Deal with the Los Angeles Lakers". packinsider.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  7. ^ McGavic, Matthew (April 23, 2024). "Former Louisville Guard/Forward Mike James Announces Transfer Destination". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  8. ^ McGavic, Matthew. "Former Louisville Forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield Announces Transfer Destination". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  9. ^ Watson-Fisher, Jadyn (April 19, 2024). "Dontrez Styles rode transfer portal from UNC to Georgetown. Now he's off to NC State". The News & Observer. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  10. ^ Baxley, Rodd (April 30, 2024). "Has NC State basketball found its next star guard in Bowling Green transfer Marcus Hill?". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  11. ^ "2024–2025 Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
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