# 2024–25 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 2024–25 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by eighth-year head coach Kevin Keatts and played their home games at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

## Previous season

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 |
| MJ Rice | 3 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Sophomore | Henderson, North Carolina | Stepped away from basketball |
| LJ Thomas | 4 | G | 6'2" | 205 | Sophomore | Plant City, Florida | Entered transfer portal |
| 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 |
| Mohamed Diarra | 23 | F | 6'10" | 215 | Junior | Paris, France | Signed professional contract with Los Angeles Lakers |
| 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 | Junior | Orlando, Florida | Louisville |
| Brandon Huntley-Hatfield | 1 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Senior | Clarksville, Tennessee | Louisville |
| Dontrez Styles | 3 | G/F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Kinston, North Carolina | Georgetown |
| Marcus Hill | 10 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Junior | Rockford, Illinois | Bowling Green |

### 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: 247Sports: ESPN: 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: 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | 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 Rivalry | L 59–77 | 8–6 (1–2) | 14 – Hill | 10 – Styles | 3 – Tied | LJVM Coliseum (9,633) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | Notre Dame | W 66–65 | 9–6 (2–2) | 15 – Hill | 7 – Styles | 4 – Tied | Lenovo Center (13,515) Raleigh, NC |
| January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN | North Carolina Rivalry | L 61–63 | 9–7 (2–3) | 20 – Hill | 14 – Middlebrooks | 4 – O'Connell | Lenovo Center (19,500) Raleigh, NC |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Virginia Tech | L 76–79 | 9–8 (2–4) | 17 – Taylor | 5 – Tied | 5 – O'Connell | Cassell Coliseum (5,634) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN | California | L 62–65 | 9–9 (2–5) | 18 – Taylor | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Lenovo Center (12,881) Raleigh, NC |
| January 25, 2025 12:00 p.m., The CW | SMU | L 57–63 | 9–10 (2–6) | 14 – Hill | 6 – Taylor | 3 – McNeil Jr. | Lenovo Center (12,728) Raleigh, NC |
| January 27, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN | at No. 2 Duke | L 64–74 | 9–11 (2–7) | 18 – Styles | 6 – Hill | 3 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 1, 2025 1:30 p.m., The CW | Clemson | L 58–68 | 9–12 (2–8) | 24 – Styles | 7 – Taylor | 4 – Taylor | Lenovo Center (15,299) Raleigh, NC |
| February 5, 2025 11:00 p.m., ACCN | at California | L 62–74 | 9–13 (2–9) | 20 – Hill | 10 – Styles | 3 – O'Connell | Haas Pavilion (3,139) Berkley, CA |
| February 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | at Stanford | L 73–74 | 9–14 (2–10) | 19 – Parker | 7 – Styles | 5 – Parker | Maples Pavilion (4,841) Stanford, CA |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | Louisville | L 66–91 | 9–15 (2–11) | 13 – Parker | 10 – Huntley-Hatfield | 4 – Huntley-Hatfield | Lenovo Center (10,029) Raleigh, NC |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN | Boston College | W 70–62 | 10–15 (3–11) | 19 – Taylor | 6 – Hill | 6 – O'Connell | Lenovo Center (13,190) Raleigh, NC |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN | at North Carolina Rivalry | L 73–97 | 10–16 (3–12) | 19 – Taylor | 5 – Styles | 3 – Middlebrooks | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | Wake Forest Rivalry | W 85–73 | 11–16 (4–12) | 24 – McNeil Jr. | 10 – Styles | 13 – O'Connell | Lenovo Center (15,118) Raleigh, NC |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Syracuse | L 60–74 | 11–17 (4–13) | 17 – Styles | 8 – Huntley-Hatfield | 2 – Tied | JMA Wireless Dome (19,404) Syracuse, NY |
| March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCN | at Georgia Tech | L 62–87 | 11–18 (4–14) | 13 – Tied | 6 – Middlebrooks | 4 – Tied | McCamish Pavilion (4,491) Atlanta, GA |
| March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPNews | Pittsburgh | W 71–63 | 12–18 (5–14) | 15 – O'Connell | 13 – Styles | 8 – O'Connell | Lenovo Center (11,538) Raleigh, NC |
| March 8, 2025 2:15 p.m., The CW | at Miami (FL) | L 70–72 | 12–19 (5–15) | 24 – Styles | 7 – Hill | 4 – O'Connell | Watsco Center (2,541) Coral Gables, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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