# 2017–18 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 2017–18 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack, led by first-year head coach Kevin Keatts, played its home games at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the second round of the ACC tournament to Boston College. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Seton Hall.

## Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the 2016–17 season 15–17, 4–14 in ACC play to finish in 13th place. They lost to Clemson in the first round of the ACC tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Terry Henderson | 3 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Raleigh, NC | Graduated |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 4 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Freshman | Fayetteville, NC | Declared for 2017 NBA draft |
| Cameron Gottfried | 12 | G | 6'3" | 183 | Junior | Raleigh, NC | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Chris Corchiani Jr. | 13 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Junior | Raleigh, NC | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Chris Brickhouse | 15 | F | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Raleigh, NC | Walk-on; graduated |
| BeeJay Anya | 21 | F | 6'9" | 320 | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Graduated |
| Ted Kapita | 23 | F | 6'2" | 219 | Freshman | Kinshasa, DR Congo | Declared for 2017 NBA Draft |
| Maverick Rowan | 24 | G/F | 6'7" | 220 | Sophomore | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Turned pro |
| Tucker Thompson | 42 | F/C | 6'10" | 248 | Junior | Huntersville, North Carolina | Walk-on; left the team to focus on academics |

### Class of 2017 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Lavar Batts PG | Concord, NC | J.M. Robinson High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Apr 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Braxton Beverly PG | Hazard, KY | Hargrave Military Academy | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jul 28, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Al Freeman | 12 | G | 6'3" | 200 | RS Senior | Charlotte, NC | Transferred from Baylor. Will be eligible to play immediately since Freeman graduated from Baylor. |
| Sam Hunt | 15 | G | 6'2" | 185 | RS Senior | Greensboro, NC | Transferred from NC A&T. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hunt graduated from NC A&T. |
| C. J. Bryce | 13 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Junior | Huntersville, NC | Transferred from UNC Wilmington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bryce will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Devon Daniels | 24 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Sophomore | Battle Creek, MI | Transferred from Utah. Under NCAA transfer rules, Daniels will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

## Future recruits
### 2018–19 team recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Immanuel Bates PF | Fayetteville, NC | Northwood Temple Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 15, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Ian Steere PF | Fayetteville, NC | Northwood Temple Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 261 lb (118 kg) | Oct 6, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Jericole Hellems SF | St. Louis, MO | Chaminade College Prep | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 20, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| 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: "2018 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 |||||||||
| Nov 3, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Mars Hill | W 109–66 | – | 19 – Dorn | 10 – L. Freeman | 12 – Johnson | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | VMI | W 102–67 | 1–0 | 17 – A. Freeman | 8 – Tied | 9 – Johnson | PNC Arena (14,805) Raleigh, NC |
| Nov 12, 2017* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Charleston Southern | W 78–56 | 2–0 | 18 – A. Freeman | 8 – L. Freeman | 9 – Johnson | PNC Arena (13,602) Raleigh, NC |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Bryant | W 95–72 | 3–0 | 26 – Dorn | 5 – 5 tied | 11 – Johnson | PNC Arena (10,472) Raleigh, NC |
| Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Presbyterian Battle 4 Atlantis campus site game | W 86–68 | 4–0 | 23 – L. Freeman | 9 – Dorn | 7 – Johnson | PNC Arena (13,422) Raleigh, NC |
| Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. No. 2 Arizona Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals | W 90–84 | 5–0 | 24 – A. Freeman | 8 – Tied | 8 – Johnson | Imperial Arena (2,850) Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| Nov 23, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Northern Iowa Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals | L 60–64 | 5–1 | 17 – Yurtseven | 13 – Yurtseven | 3 – Johnson | Imperial Arena (892) Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| Nov 24, 2017* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Tennessee Battle 4 Atlantis third place game | L 58–67 | 5–2 | 14 – A. Freeman | 9 – A. Freeman | 3 – A. Freeman | Imperial Arena (1,329) Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:15 pm, ESPNU | | Penn State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 85–78 | 6–2 | 19 – Yurtseven | 12 – Dorn | 3 – 3 tied | PNC Arena (15,270) Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 2, 2017* 12:00 pm, RSN | | South Carolina State | W 103–71 | 7–2 | 19 – L. Freeman | 10 – Dorn | 12 – Johnson | PNC Arena (13,842) Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 9, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | UMKC Heritage Game | W 88–69 | 8–2 | 22 – Dorn | 17 – Dorn | 7 – Beverly | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 16, 2017* 12:00 pm, RSN | | UNC Greensboro | L 76–81 | 8–3 | 17 – A. Freeman | 7 – L. Freeman | 8 – Beverly | PNC Arena (13,957) Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Robert Morris | W 81–69 | 9–3 | 17 – Dorn | 12 – L. Freeman | 4 – Beverly | PNC Arena (13,695) Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, RSN | | Jacksonville | W 116–64 | 10–3 | 25 – A. Freeman | 9 – Tied | 11 – Beverly | PNC Arena (14,899) Raleigh, NC |
| ACC regular season |||||||||
| Dec 30, 2017 4:00 pm, RSN | | at Clemson | L 62–78 | 10–4 (0–1) | 15 – Beverly | 10 – Tied | 3 – Beverly | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC |
| Jan 3, 2018 9:00 pm, ACCN | | at Notre Dame | L 58–88 | 10–5 (0–2) | 13 – A. Freeman | 5 – Dorn | 5 – Beverly | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,563) South Bend, IN |
| Jan 6, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 2 Duke | W 96–85 | 11–5 (1–2) | 16 – Tied | 9 – Yurtseven | 5 – 3 tied | PNC Arena (19,500) Raleigh, NC |
| Jan 11, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 19 Clemson | W 78–77 | 12–5 (2–2) | 29 – Yurtseven | 6 – Dorn | 5 – Tied | PNC Arena (17,526) Raleigh, NC |
| Jan 14, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 3 Virginia | L 51–68 | 12–6 (2–3) | 16 – Dorn | 6 – Yurtseven | 5 – Johnson | John Paul Jones Arena (14,317) Charlottesville, VA |
| Jan 18, 2018 8:00 pm, ACCN | | Wake Forest Rivalry | W 72–63 | 13–6 (3–3) | 22 – Yurtseven | 8 – Yurtseven | 9 – Beverly | PNC Arena (15,815) Raleigh, NC |
| Jan 21, 2018 12:00 pm, ACCN | | No. 25 Miami (FL) | L 81–86 | 13–7 (3–4) | 28 – Yurtseven | 6 – Yurtseven | 14 – Johnson | PNC Arena (17,265) Raleigh, NC |
| Jan 24, 2018 9:00 pm, RSN | | at Pittsburgh | W 72–68 | 14–7 (4–4) | 16 – Yurtseven | 9 – Dorn | 12 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (2,566) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jan 27, 2018 12:00 pm, CBS | | at No. 10 North Carolina Rivalry | W 95–91 $^{OT}$ | 15–7 (5–4) | 29 – A. Freeman | 13 – Yurtseven | 11 – Johnson | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Feb 3, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN | | Notre Dame | W 76–58 | 16–7 (6–4) | 21 – Dorn | 10 – Yurtseven | 10 – Johnson | PNC Arena (19,500) Raleigh, NC |
| Feb 7, 2018 9:00 pm, RSN | | at Virginia Tech | L 75–85 | 16–8 (6–5) | 20 – Yurtseven | 7 – Abu | 10 – Johnson | Cassell Coliseum (9,275) Blacksburg, VA |
| Feb 10, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN | | No. 21 North Carolina Carolina–State Game | L 89–96 | 16–9 (6–6) | 21 – Dorn | 5 – Yurtseven | 9 – Johnson | PNC Arena (19,500) Raleigh, NC |
| Feb 14, 2018 9:00 pm, ACCN | | at Syracuse | W 74–70 | 17–9 (7–6) | 17 – A. Freeman | 6 – Yurtseven | 5 – Tied | Carrier Dome (21,125) Syracuse, NY |
| Feb 17, 2018 4:00 pm, ACCN | | at Wake Forest Rivalry | W 90–84 | 18–9 (8–6) | 24 – A. Freeman | 8 – A. Freeman | 10 – Johnson | LJVM Coliseum (13,641) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Feb 20, 2018 7:00 pm, RSN | | Boston College | W 82–66 | 19–9 (9–6) | 20 – A. Freeman | 7 – Dorn | 8 – Johnson | PNC Arena (15,225) Raleigh, NC |
| Feb 25, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 25 Florida State | W 92–72 | 20–9 (10–6) | 25 – A. Freeman | 5 – Dorn | 8 – Beverly | PNC Arena (17,037) Raleigh, NC |
| Mar 1, 2018 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Georgia Tech | L 75–78 | 20–10 (10–7) | 19 – A. Freeman | 9 – Yurtseven | 6 – Beverly | Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,907) Atlanta, GA |
| Mar 3, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN | | Louisville | W 76–69 | 21–10 (11–7) | 16 – A. Freeman | 8 – Dorn | 6 – A. Freeman | PNC Arena (18,975) Raleigh, NC |
| ACC Tournament |||||||||
| Mar 7, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN | (5) | vs. (12) Boston College Second Round | L 87–91 | 21–11 | 21 – A. Freeman | 9 – Yurtseven | 6 – Johnson | Barclays Center (18,103) Brooklyn, NY |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| Mar 15, 2018* 4:30 pm, TBS | (9 MW) | vs. (8 MW) Seton Hall First Round | L 83–94 | 21–12 | 36 – A. Freeman | 12 – Dorn | 4 – Johnson | Intrust Bank Arena (14,390) Wichita, Kansas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||