# 2022–23 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 2022–23 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by sixth-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). They finished the season 23–11, 12–8 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Virginia Tech before losing to Clemson in the ACC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the South region. There they lost to Creighton in the first round.

## Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the 2021–22 season 11–21, 4–16 in ACC play to finish in 15th place. In the ACC tournament, they lost to Clemson in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Dereon Seabron | 1 | G | 6'7" | 180 | RS Sophomore | Norfolk, VA | Declare for 2022 NBA draft |
| Cam Hayes | 3 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | Greensboro, NC | Transferred to LSU |
| Jericole Hellems | 4 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | St. Louis, MO | Graduated |
| Thomas Allen | 5 | G | 6'1" | 175 | RS Senior | Raleigh, NC | Graduate & transferred to Ball State |
| Jaylon Gibson | 11 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Sophomore | Zebulon, NC | Transferred to Winston-Salem State |
| Manny Bates | 15 | F | 6'11" | 230 | RS Junior | Fayetteville, NC | Transferred to Butler |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jarkel Joiner | 1 | G | 6'1" | 180 | GS Senior | Oxford, MS | Ole Miss |
| Jack Clark | 5 | G | 6'8" | 200 | RS Junior | Wyncote, PA | La Salle |
| Dusan Mahorcic | 11 | F | 6'10" | 226 | GS Senior | Belgrade, Serbia | Utah |
| D. J. Burns | 30 | F | 6'9" | 275 | RS Senior | Rock Hill, SC | Winthrop |

### 2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| L.J. Thomas #34 PG | Durham, NC | Bull City Prep | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 6, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Scout: 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: "2022 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 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | Lees–McRae | W 107–59 | – | 18 – Smith | 9 – Clark | 7 – Smith | PNC Arena (2,840) Raleigh, NC |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 99–50 | 1–0 | 26 – Smith | 9 – Burns | 8 – Joiner | PNC Arena (11,109) Raleigh, NC |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Campbell | W 73–67 | 2–0 | 19 – Smith | 10 – Clark | 6 – Smith | PNC Arena (12,977) Raleigh, NC |
| November 15, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | FIU | W 107–74 | 3–0 | 26 – Tied | 8 – Mahorcic | 6 – Smith | PNC Arena (5,034) Raleigh, NC |
| November 19, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Elon | W 74–63 | 4–0 | 21 – Clark | 13 – Mahorcic | 5 – Smith | PNC Arena (11,351) Raleigh, NC |
| November 23, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN | | vs. No. 3 Kansas Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals | L 74–80 | 4–1 | 21 – Morsell | 9 – Mahorcic | 3 – Smith | Imperial Arena (1,275) Nassau, BAH |
| November 24, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPNews | | vs. Dayton Battle 4 Atlantis consolation round | W 76–64 | 5–1 | 27 – Joiner | 9 – Clark | 6 – Smith | Imperial Arena (613) Nassau, BAH |
| November 25, 2022* 10:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Butler Battle 4 Atlantis fifth-place game | W 76–61 | 6–1 | 15 – Joiner | 8 – Clark | 5 – Smith | Imperial Arena (385) Nassau, BAH |
| November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | William & Mary | W 85–64 | 7–1 | 23 – Morsell | 9 – Mahorcic | 7 – Smith | PNC Arena (10,029) Raleigh, NC |
| December 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Pittsburgh | L 60–68 | 7–2 (0–1) | 15 – Smith | 9 – Clark | 4 – Smith | PNC Arena (12,798) Raleigh, NC |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Coppin State | W 94–72 | 8–2 | 33 – Smith | 10 – Clark | 7 – Smith | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| December 10, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Miami (FL) | L 73–80 | 8–3 (0–2) | 26 – Joiner | 8 – Burns | 7 – Smith | Watsco Center (4,880) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 13, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ACCN | | Furman | W 92–73 | 9–3 | 24 – Smith | 5 – Tied | 6 – Joiner | PNC Arena (9,996) Raleigh, NC |
| December 17, 2022* 10:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Vanderbilt Legends of Basketball Showcase | W 70–66 | 10–3 | 18 – Burns | 9 – Burns | 5 – Smith | United Center (5,578) Chicago, IL |
| December 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Louisville | W 76–64 | 11–3 (1–2) | 17 – Burns | 9 – Clark | 6 – Clark | PNC Arena (12,446) Raleigh, NC |
| December 30, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Clemson | L 64–78 | 11–4 (1–3) | 21 – Smith | 11 – Clark | 5 – Joiner | Littlejohn Coliseum (5,969) Clemson, SC |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 16 Duke | W 84–60 | 12–4 (2–3) | 24 – Smith | 9 – Morsell | 9 – Joiner | PNC Arena (15,188) Raleigh, NC |
| January 7, 2023 7:30 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Virginia Tech | W 73–69 | 13–4 (3–3) | 22 – Smith | 9 – Gantt | 3 – Smith | Cassell Coliseum (8,925) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 14, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | No. 16 Miami (FL) | W 83–81 $^{OT}$ | 14–4 (4–3) | 20 – Smith | 9 – Tied | 7 – Burns | PNC Arena (16,819) Raleigh, NC |
| January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Georgia Tech | W 78–66 | 15–4 (5–3) | 25 – Smith | 9 – Morsell | 5 – Smith | McCamish Pavilion (4,242) Atlanta, GA |
| January 21, 2023 5:00 p.m., ACCN | | at North Carolina Rivalry | L 69–80 | 15–5 (5–4) | 18 – Tied | 5 – Gantt | 3 – Joiner | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Notre Dame | W 85–82 | 16–5 (6–4) | 28 – Joiner | 6 – Joiner | 6 – Smith | PNC Arena (15,144) Raleigh, NC |
| January 28, 2023 1:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Wake Forest Rivalry | W 79–77 | 17–5 (7–4) | 31 – Burns | 10 – Gantt | 4 – Joiner | LJVM Coliseum (11,092) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 1, 2023 9:00 p.m., ACCN | | Florida State | W 94–66 | 18–5 (8–4) | 32 – Smith | 7 – Morsell | 3 – Tied | PNC Arena (12,206) Raleigh, NC |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., ACCN | | Georgia Tech | W 72–64 | 19–5 (9–4) | 24 – Burns | 8 – Burns | 10 – Smith | PNC Arena (15,473) Raleigh, NC |
| February 7, 2023 9:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 22 | at No. 8 Virginia | L 50–63 | 19–6 (9–5) | 19 – Smith | 9 – Gantt | 6 – Joiner | John Paul Jones Arena (14,070) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 11, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 22 | at Boston College | W 92–62 | 20–6 (10–5) | 26 – Joiner | 10 – Burns | 6 – Smith | Conte Forum (6,764) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 23 | at Syracuse | L 72–75 | 20–7 (10–6) | 15 – Tied | 10 – Joiner | 11 – Joiner | JMA Wireless Dome (18,957) Syracuse, NY |
| February 19, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 23 | North Carolina Rivalry | W 77–69 | 21–7 (11–6) | 29 – Joiner | 8 – Clark | 3 – Smith | PNC Arena (19,500) Raleigh, NC |
| February 22, 2023 9:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Wake Forest Rivalry | W 90–74 | 22–7 (12–6) | 29 – Joiner | 6 – Burns | 3 – Smith | PNC Arena (15,728) Raleigh, NC |
| February 25, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Clemson | L 71–96 | 22–8 (12–7) | 24 – Burns | 6 – Tied | 5 – Smith | PNC Arena (19,500) Raleigh, NC |
| February 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | at Duke | L 67–71 | 22–9 (12–8) | 26 – Joiner | 8 – Joiner | 2 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2023 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (6) | vs. (11) Virginia Tech Second round | W 97–77 | 23–9 | 30 – Smith | 8 – Smith | 10 – Joiner | Greensboro Coliseum (17,685) Greensboro, NC |
| March 9, 2023 9:30 p.m., ESPN | (6) | vs. (3) Clemson Quarterfinals | L 54–80 | 23–10 | 12 – Burns | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Greensboro Coliseum (17,722) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 17, 2023* 4:00 pm, TNT | (11 S) | vs. (6 S) Creighton First Round | L 63–72 | 23–11 | 32 – Smith | 10 – Clark | 2 – Joiner | Ball Arena (19,149) Denver, CO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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 | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 23 | RV | RV | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 22 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | — |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.