2024–25 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 ACC) |
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Home arena | PNC Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024–25 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team will represent North Carolina State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack will be led by eighth-year head coach Kevin Keatts and will play their home games at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Previous season
[edit]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
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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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[1] |
MJ Rice | 3 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Sophomore | Henderson, North Carolina | Stepped away from basketball[2] |
LJ Thomas | 4 | G | 6'2" | 205 | Sophomore | Plant City, Florida | Entered transfer portal[3] |
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[4] |
Mohamed Diarra | 23 | F | 6'10" | 215 | Junior | Paris, France | Signed professional contract with Los Angeles Lakers[5] |
D. J. Burns | 30 | F | 6'9" | 275 | Graduate Student | Rock Hill, South Carolina | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Mike James | 0 | G/F | 6'6" | 220 | Junior | Orlando, Florida | Louisville[6] |
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield | 1 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Senior | Clarksville, Tennessee | Louisville[7] |
Dontrez Styles | 3 | G/F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Kinston, North Carolina | Georgetown[8] |
Marcus Hill | 10 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Junior | Rockford, Illinois | Bowling Green[9] |
2024 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Paul McNeil #15 SF |
Rockingham, NC | Richmond Senior High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Feb 20, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 | ||||||
Tremayne Parker #26 SG |
Atlanta, GA | Overtime Elite | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 166 lb (75 kg) | Nov 16, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
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PNC Arena Raleigh, NC | ||||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 28, 2024* 3:00 p.m., FS1 |
vs. Purdue Rady Children's Invitational Semifinal |
LionTree Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
November 29, 2024* |
vs. TBA Rady Children's Invitational |
LionTree Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
December 4* TBA |
Texas ACC–SEC Challenge |
PNC Arena Raleigh, NC | |||||||||
ACC tournament | |||||||||||
vs. | Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC | ||||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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References
[edit]- ^ Smith, Cory (April 10, 2024). "NC State guard Kam Woods enters transfer portal". 247Sports. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NC State's Mohamed Diarra Signs a Summer League Deal with the Los Angeles Lakers". packinsider.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew (2024-04-23). "Former Louisville Guard/Forward Mike James Announces Transfer Destination". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew. "Former Louisville Forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield Announces Transfer Destination". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2024–2025 Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2024.