2024–25 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

2024–25 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
2024–25 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Kevin Keatts (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Kareem Richardson; Levi Watkins; Brett Nelson; Larry Dixon; Steve Snell;
Home arena	Lenovo Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stanford	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
NC State	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Florida State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
California	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Boston College	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Clemson	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
No. 11 Duke	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Louisville	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
No. 12 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
SMU	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Virginia	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of November 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 Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Previous season

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

Departures

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^[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

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	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
Paul McNeil #15 SF	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
Tremayne Parker #26 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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.com.

Roster

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

Kevin Keatts (Ferrum)

Assistant coach(es)

Kareem Richardson (Evansville)
Levi Watkins (NC State)
Brett Nelson (Florida)
Larry Dixon (Johnson C. Smith)
Steve Snell (Radford)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 7, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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						LionTree Arena San Diego, CA
November 29, 2024* FOX/FS1	vs. TBA Rady Children's Invitational						LionTree Arena San Diego, CA
December 4, 2024* 9:15 p.m., ESPN2	Texas ACC–SEC Challenge						Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
December 7, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPNU	Florida State						Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Coppin State						Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
December 14, 2024* 3:15 p.m., ESPN	at Kansas						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 22, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Rider						Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
December 31, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Virginia						John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., The CW	at Wake Forest						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/U	Notre Dame						Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN	North Carolina Rivalry						Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Virginia Tech						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN	California						Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
January 25, 2025 12:00 p.m., The CW	SMU						Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
January 27, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN	at Duke						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 1, 2025 1:30 p.m., The CW	Clemson						Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
February 5, 2025 11:00 p.m., ACCN	at California						Haas Pavilion Berkley, CA
February 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Stanford						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Louisville						Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN	Boston College						Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	at North Carolina Rivalry						Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	Wake Forest						Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Syracuse						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCN	at Georgia Tech						McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Pittsburgh						Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
March 8, 2025 2:15 p.m., The CW	at Miami (FL)						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
ACC tournament
	vs.						Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[10]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—

References

^ 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.

[1] Smith, Cory (April 10, 2024). "NC State guard Kam Woods enters transfer portal". 247Sports. Retrieved August 7, 2024.

[2] 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.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] "NC State's Mohamed Diarra Signs a Summer League Deal with the Los Angeles Lakers". packinsider.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

[6] 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.

[7] McGavic, Matthew. "Former Louisville Forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield Announces Transfer Destination". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-04-25.

[8] 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.

[9] 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.

[10] "2024–2025 Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2024.

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