2024–25 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

2024–25 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–5 (1–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLenovo Center
Seasons
2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Duke 3 – 0   1.000 11 – 2   .846
Clemson 3 – 0   1.000 11 – 3   .786
Pittsburgh 2 – 0   1.000 11 – 2   .846
SMU 2 – 0   1.000 11 – 2   .846
Wake Forest 2 – 1   .667 10 – 4   .714
Louisville 2 – 1   .667 9 – 5   .643
Stanford 1 – 1   .500 9 – 4   .692
NC State 1 – 1   .500 8 – 5   .615
Virginia 1 – 1   .500 8 – 5   .615
North Carolina 1 – 1   .500 8 – 6   .571
Notre Dame 1 – 1   .500 7 – 6   .538
Boston College 1 – 2   .333 9 – 5   .643
Georgia Tech 1 – 2   .333 7 – 7   .500
Florida State 0 – 2   .000 9 – 4   .692
California 0 – 2   .000 7 – 6   .538
Syracuse 0 – 2   .000 6 – 7   .462
Virginia Tech 0 – 2   .000 5 – 8   .385
Miami (FL) 0 – 2   .000 4 – 9   .308
† 2025 ACC tournament winner
As of January 1, 2025
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

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

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 Redshirt 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

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 7, 2024

Schedule and results

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       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		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

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
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References

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