# 2021–22 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 2021–22 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by fifth-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 11–21 overall and 4–16 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Clemson in the first round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Wolfpack finished the 2020–21 season 14–11, 9–8 in ACC play, to finish in ninth place. In the ACC tournament, they lost to Syracuse in the first round. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as the third seed in the Colorado State bracket. The Wolfpack defeated Davidson in the first round before losing to Colorado State in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| D. J. Funderburk | 0 | F | 6'10" | 225 | RS Senior | Cleveland, OH | Graduated |
| Shakeel Moore | 2 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Freshman | Greensboro, NC | Transferred to Mississippi State |
| Braxton Beverly | 10 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | Hazard, KY | Graduate transferred to Eastern Kentucky |
| Max Farthing | 22 | G | 6'7" | 210 | Sophomore | Raleigh, NC | Walk-on; transferred to Grand Valley State |
| Devon Daniels | 24 | G | 6'5" | 200 | RS Senior | Battle Creek, MI | Graduated |
| Nick Farrar | 30 | F | 6'6" | 260 | Freshman | Apex, NC | Transferred to College of Charleston |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Casey Morsell | 14 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Junior | Fort Washington, MD | Virginia |
| Greg Gantt | 23 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Junior | Fayetteville, NC | Providence |

### 2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ernest Ross #17 PF | Alachua, FL | Santa Fe High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Apr 26, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| Terquavion Smith #24 SG | Farmville, NC | Farmville Central High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Feb 18, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Breon Pass #51 PG | Reidsville, NC | Reidsville High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Sep 26, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 ||||||
| 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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | Elizabeth City State | W 87–68 | – | 16 – Hellems | 6 – Seabron | 5 – Hayes | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Bucknell | W 88–70 | 1–0 | 22 – Hellems | 12 – Seabron | 4 – Hayes | PNC Arena (13,131) Raleigh, NC |
| November 13, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Colgate | W 77–74 | 2–0 | 22 – Morsell | 10 – Seabron | 4 – Seabron | PNC Arena (11,949) Raleigh, NC |
| November 16, 2021* 8:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Central Connecticut Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase | W 79–65 | 3–0 | 24 – Seabron | 9 – Seabron | 5 – Smith | Mohegan Sun Arena (1,000) Uncasville, CT |
| November 17, 2021* 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Oklahoma State Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase | L 68–74 | 3–1 | 19 – Seabron | 10 – Seabron | 3 – Seabron | Mohegan Sun Arena (1,500) Uncasville, CT |
| November 21, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACC RSN | | Texas Southern | W 65–57 | 4–1 | 21 – Seabron | 11 – Seabron | 5 – Hayes | PNC Arena (11,806) Raleigh, NC |
| November 27, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | W 90–81 | 5–1 | 31 – Hellems | 7 – Seabron | 5 – Tied | PNC Arena (10,919) Raleigh, NC |
| December 1, 2021* 7:15 p.m., ESPNU | | Nebraska ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 104–100 $^{4OT}$ | 6–1 | 39 – Seabron | 18 – Seabron | 4 – Hellems | PNC Arena (11,562) Raleigh, NC |
| December 4, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Louisville | L 68–73 | 6–2 (0–1) | 18 – Hellems | 9 – Seabron | 5 – Hellems | PNC Arena (13,029) Raleigh, NC |
| December 9, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ACC RSN | | Bethune–Cookman | W 65–48 | 7–2 | 16 – Seabron | 13 – Seabron | 5 – Hellems | Reynolds Coliseum (5,429) Raleigh, NC |
| December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m., BTN | | vs. No. 1 Purdue Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational | L 72–82 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 | 21 – Smith | 6 – Seabron | 4 – Seabron | Barclays Center (0) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 17, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ACCN | | vs. Richmond Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout | L 74–83 | 7–4 | 21 – Seabron | 13 – Seabron | 3 – Tied | Spectrum Center (0) Charlotte, NC |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Wright State | L 70–84 | 7–5 | 27 – Smith | 8 – Dowuona | 3 – Tied | PNC Arena (11,344) Raleigh, NC |
| December 29, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Miami (FL) | L 83–91 | 7–6 (0–2) | 24 – Hellems | 11 – Seabron | 6 – Seabron | Watsco Center (3,014) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 1, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | Florida State | L 81–83 | 7–7 (0–3) | 32 – Seabron | 7 – Seabron | 7 – Seabron | PNC Arena (12,529) Raleigh, NC |
| January 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Virginia Tech | W 68–63 | 8–7 (1–3) | 21 – Seabron | 10 – Seabron | 3 – Tied | Cassell Coliseum (5,148) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 8, 2022 12:00 p.m., ACC RSN | | Clemson | L 65–70 | 8–8 (1–4) | 27 – Seabron | 7 – Tied | 3 – Seabron | PNC Arena (13,425) Raleigh, NC |
| January 12, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Louisville | W 79–63 | 9–8 (2–4) | 24 – Smith | 7 – Seabron | 5 – Seabron | KFC Yum! Center (11,973) Louisville, KY |
| January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., ABC | | at No. 8 Duke | L 73–88 | 9–9 (2–5) | 19 – Smith | 10 – Seabron | 3 – Allen | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Virginia Tech | L 59–62 | 9–10 (2–6) | 15 – Hellems | 5 – Tied | 4 – Seabron | PNC Arena (13,286) Raleigh, NC |
| January 22, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | Virginia | W 77–63 | 10–10 (3–6) | 21 – Hellems | 7 – Morsell | 5 – Seabron | PNC Arena (12,811) Raleigh, NC |
| January 26, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACC RSN | | at Notre Dame | L 65–73 | 10–11 (3–7) | 21 – Seabron | 8 – Seabron | 2 – 3 tied | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,881) South Bend, IN |
| January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at North Carolina Rivalry | L 80–100 | 10–12 (3–8) | 34 – Smith | 7 – Hellems | 3 – Hayes | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 2, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Syracuse | L 82–89 | 10–13 (3–9) | 25 – Smith | 8 – Seabron | 5 – Seabron | PNC Arena (12,634) Raleigh, NC |
| February 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ACCN | | Notre Dame | L 57–69 | 10–14 (3–10) | 19 – Smith | 9 – Seabron | 3 – Seabron | PNC Arena (13,690) Raleigh, NC |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Wake Forest Rivalry | L 51–69 | 10–15 (3–11) | 22 – Seabron | 11 – Gibson | 4 – Smith | PNC Arena (11,635) Raleigh, NC |
| February 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Pittsburgh | L 69–71 | 10–16 (3–12) | 17 – Seabron | 7 – Smith | 6 – Smith | Petersen Events Center (8,027) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 15, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Georgia Tech | W 76–61 | 11–16 (4–12) | 26 – Smith | 10 – Seabron | 3 – Smith | McCamish Pavilion (4,568) Atlanta, GA |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACC RSN | | Boston College | L 61–69 | 11–17 (4–13) | 21 – Smith | 7 – Tied | 2 – 3 tied | PNC Arena (11,282) Raleigh, NC |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN | | North Carolina Rivalry | L 74–84 | 11–18 (4–14) | 20 – Smith | 5 – Smith | 2 – 3 tied | PNC Arena (16,704) Raleigh, NC |
| March 2, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACC RSN | | at Wake Forest Rivalry | L 76–101 | 11–19 (4–15) | 22 – Smith | 7 – Morsell | 4 – Smith | LJVM Coliseum (6,917) Winston-Salem, NC |
| March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Florida State | L 76–89 | 11–20 (4–16) | 30 – Smith | 8 – Gibson | 5 – Seabron | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (8,845) Tallahassee, FL |
| ACC Tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2022 4:30 p.m., ACCN | (15) | vs. (10) Clemson First round | L 64–70 | 11–21 | 19 – Seabron | 12 – Seabron | 6 – Seabron | Barclays Center (6,222) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking movements :
| | Week | Week | 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 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.