The Wolfpack failed to make the ACC tournament and dropped three of their last four games to close the regular season.

Keatts was on the hot seat prior to reaching the Final Four in 2024, so his dismissal should not be a surprise

Less than a calendar year after leading the North Carolina State University men’s basketball team on a historic Cinderella run to the Final Four, Kevin Keatts has been relieved of his duties as head coach.

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The firing comes less than a year after the Wolfpack’s improbable run to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship and the Final Four.

The Wolfpack failed to make the ACC Tournament and had their season end with a loss on Saturday to lowly Miami

NC State basketball head coach Kevin Keatts was fired Sunday. Here are 10 candidates to replace Keatts in Raleigh.

As has happened too often this season, NC State squandered a double-digit lead in the second half and lost to last-place Miami to close a disappointing men’s basketball season.

Kevin Keatts guided the NC State Wolfpack to an improbable ACC tournament title and four wins in the NCAAs a year ago, but was just 12-19 this season.

Just a year after leading the Wolfpack to an improbable ACC tournament title and Final Four run, eighth-year coach Kevin Keatts has been fired.

Kevin Keatts’ dismissal comes after the Wolfpack missed the 2025 ACC Tournament, one season removed from winning the conference championship and advancing to the Final Four.