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

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

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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.

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

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.

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.

Keatts coached the Wolfpack to three NCAA tournament bids during his six seasons in Raleigh and advanced to the Final Four in 2024.

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.

Kevin Keatts was dismissed Sunday as head coach at North Carolina State, a year after leading his team on a magical run to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. In a statement, athletic director Boo Corrigan said a national search for Keatts' successor would begin immediately.