# 2020–21 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 2020–21 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by fourth-year head coach Kevin Keatts and played their home games at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
The Wolfpack finished the season 14–11, and 9–8 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Syracuse in the first round. They earned an at-large bid to the NIT. As the third seed in the Colorado State bracket, they defeated Davidson in the first round, before losing to Colorado State in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the 2019–20 season 20–12, 10–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. The Wolfpack had earned the fifth seed in the 2020 ACC tournament before the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Roster

Roster Source:

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | Charleston Southern Mako Medical Wolfpack Invitational | W 95–61 | 1–0 | 29 – Daniels | 10 – Daniels | 4 – Tied | Reynolds Coliseum (25) Raleigh, NC |
| November 27, 2020* 5:30 p.m., ACCRSN | | North Florida Mako Medical Wolfpack Invitational | W 86–51 | 2–0 | 17 – Hellems | 8 – Bates | 6 – Hayes | Reynolds Coliseum (25) Raleigh, NC |
| November 30, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | William & Mary | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| December 3, 2020* 4:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. UMass Lowell Bubbleville | W 90–59 | 3–0 | 18 – Daniels | 6 – Bates | 6 – Hayes | Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT |
| December 5, 2020* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Connecticut Bubbleville | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| December 9, 2020* 7:15 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Michigan ACC–Big Ten Challenge | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 12, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Florida Atlantic | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| December 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 23 Louisville | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY |
| December 17, 2020* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis | L 69–80 | 3–1 | 20 – Bates | 9 – Hellems | 3 – Tied | Chaifetz Arena (0) St. Louis, MO |
| December 19, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | Campbell | W 69–50 | 4–1 | 19 – Hellems | 7 – Tied | 5 – Hellems | PNC Arena (0) Raleigh, NC |
| December 22, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 17 North Carolina Rivalry | W 79–76 | 5–1 (1–0) | 21 – Daniels | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | PNC Arena (0) Raleigh, NC |
| December 30, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | Boston College | W 79–76 | 6–1 (2–0) | 21 – Funderburk | 6 – Tied | 5 – Daniels | PNC Arena (0) Raleigh, NC |
| January 5, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 19 Clemson | L 70–74 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 (2–1) | 20 – Funderburk | 10 – Tied | 3 – Moore | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,867) Clemson, SC |
| January 9, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Miami (FL) | L 59–64 | 6–3 (2–2) | 14 – Allen | 10 – Bates | 3 – Tied | PNC Arena (0) Raleigh, NC |
| January 13, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Florida State | L 73–105 | 6–4 (2–3) | 16 – Allen | 6 – Hellems | 5 – Hayes | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,837) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 16, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Georgia Tech | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| January 23, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN | | at North Carolina Rivalry | L 76–86 | 6–5 (2–4) | 21 – Daniels | 7 – Hellems | 4 – Beverly | Dean Smith Center (0) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 27, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | Wake Forest Rivalry | W 72–67 | 7–5 (3–4) | 20 – Daniels | 10 – Daniels | 4 – Hayes | PNC Arena (25) Raleigh, NC |
| January 31, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Syracuse | L 73–76 | 7–6 (3–5) | 24 – Hellems | 14 – Bates | 4 – Tied | Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY |
| February 3, 2021 9:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 14 Virginia | L 57–64 | 7–7 (3–6) | 23 – Hellems | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | PNC Arena (25) Raleigh, NC |
| February 6, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Boston College | W 81–65 | 8–7 (4–6) | 19 – Moore | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 9, 2021 6:30 p.m., ACCN | | Syracuse | L 68–77 | 8–8 (4–7) | 17 – Allen | 7 – Bates | 5 – Beverly | PNC Arena (25) Raleigh, NC |
| February 13, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN | | Duke Rivalry | L 53–69 | 8–9 (4–8) | 13 – Moore | 7 – Bates | 4 – Allen | PNC Arena (25) Raleigh, NC |
| February 17, 2021 4:30 p.m., ACCN | | at Pittsburgh | W 74–73 | 9–9 (5–8) | 17 – Hellems | 8 – Funderburk | 9 – Hayes | Petersen Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 20, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Wake Forest Rivalry | W 80–62 | 10–9 (6–8) | 14 – Tied | 9 – Seabron | 5 – Hayes | LJVM Coliseum (116) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 24, 2021 6:30 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 15 Virginia | W 68–61 | 11–9 (7–8) | 16 – Hayes | 8 – Hellems | 3 – Tied | John Paul Jones Arena (0) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 28, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | Pittsburgh | W 65–62 | 12–9 (8–8) | 15 – Hellems | 10 – Hellems | 5 – Hellems | PNC Arena (500) Raleigh, NC |
| March 3, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Notre Dame | W 80–69 | 13–9 (9–8) | 20 – Hayes | 13 – Seabron | 3 – Tied | Edmund P. Joyce Center (497) South Bend, IN |
| March 6, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | No. 22 Virginia Tech | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| ACC Tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCN | (9) | vs. (8) Syracuse Second Round | L 68–89 | 13–10 | 14 – Funderburk | 8 – Seabron | 4 – Beverly | Greensboro Coliseum (2,820) Greensboro, NC |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 18, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN | (3) | vs. (2) Davidson First Round – Colorado State bracket | W 75–61 | 14–10 | 21 – Funderburk | 8 – Bates | 5 – Beverly | The Super Pit Denton, TX |
| March 25, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN | (3) | vs. (1) Colorado State Quarterfinals – Colorado State bracket | L 61–65 | 14–11 | 15 – Hellems | 9 – Funderburk | 5 – Hellems | Comerica Center Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Schedule Source:

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | RV | — | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.