# 2019–20 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 2019–20 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by third-year head coach Kevin Keatts and played its home games at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). After winning its second round match-up with Pittsburgh in the 2020 ACC men's basketball tournament and before its quarterfinal match-up with Duke, the tournament was canceled due to concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic. Later that afternoon, the NCAA announced that all Winter and Spring championships would be canceled, including the NCAA tournament. They finished the season 20–12, 10–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

## Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the 2018–19 season 24–12, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to Virginia. They received a bid to the NIT where they lost in the quarterfinals to Lipscomb.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Sacha Killeya-Jones | 1 | F | 6'11" | 220 | Junior | Chapel Hill, NC | Turned pro |
| Torin Dorn | 2 | G | 6'5" | 210 | RS Senior | Charlotte, NC | Graduated |
| Eric Lockett | 5 | G | 6'5" | 193 | RS Senior | Warner Robins, GA | Graduated |
| Wyatt Walker | 33 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Senior | Jacksonville, FL | Graduated |
| Blake Harris | 55 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Chapel Hill, NC | Transferred to North Carolina A&T |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Atticus Taylor | 3 | G/F | 6'7" | 205 | RS Sophomore | Davenport, IA | Junior college transferred from SW Mississippi CC. |
| Thomas Allen | 5 | G | 6'1" | 184 | Junior | Garner, NC | Transferred from Nebraska. Under NCAA transfer rules, Allen will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Danny Dixon | 21 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Graduate Student | Grosse Pointe Park, MI | Transferred from Kansas City after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately. |
| Pat Andree | 31 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Graduate Student | Colts Neck, NJ | Transferred from Lehigh after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately. |

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dereon Seabron SG | Norfolk, VA | Massanutten Military Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jan 14, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||
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### 2020 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Nick Farrar PF | Apex, NC | Apex Friendship High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Aug 7, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Cam Hayes PG | Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Day School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Sep 13, 2019 |
| Recruiting 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||
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## Roster

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## Schedule and results

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| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Mount Olive | W 113–73 | – | 26 – Johnson | 10 – Bryce | 9 – Johnson | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019 8:30 p.m., ACCN | | Georgia Tech | L 81–82 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 (0–1) | 24 – Bryce | 11 – Bryce | 5 – Tied | PNC Arena (17,133) Raleigh, NC |
| November 10, 2019* 4:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Detroit Mercy | W 84–65 | 1–1 (0–1) | 23 – Beverly | 7 – Johnson | 10 – Johnson | PNC Arena (13,430) Raleigh, NC |
| November 13, 2019* 9:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | FIU | W 86–77 | 2–1 (0–1) | 16 – Bryce | 7 – Tied | 4 – Johnson | PNC Arena (14,024) Raleigh, NC |
| November 16, 2019* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | St. Francis Brooklyn Barclays Classic | W 95–64 | 3–1 (0–1) | 22 – Bryce | 11 – Bryce | 9 – Johnson | Reynolds Coliseum (4,774) Raleigh, NC |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Alcorn State Barclays Classic | W 87–64 | 4–1 (0–1) | 23 – Daniels | 6 – 3 tied | 8 – Johnson | Reynolds Coliseum (4,624) Raleigh, NC |
| November 23, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Little Rock Barclays Classic | W 74–58 | 5–1 (0–1) | 18 – Bryce | 6 – Tied | 6 – Hellems | PNC Arena (14,078) Raleigh, NC |
| November 28, 2019* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. No. 16 Memphis Barclays Classic | L 78–83 | 5–2 (0–1) | 22 – Johnson | 5 – 3 tied | 6 – Johnson | Barclays Center (1,778) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 4, 2019* 9:15 p.m., ESPN2 | | Wisconsin ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 69–54 | 6–2 (0–1) | 23 – Hellems | 4 – 4 tied | 2 – Tied | PNC Arena (16,035) Raleigh, NC |
| December 7, 2019 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Wake Forest Rivalry | W 91–82 | 7–2 (1–1) | 18 – Bryce | 7 – Tied | 7 – Johnson | LJVM Coliseum (6,118) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 15, 2019* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | W 80–77 | 8–2 (1–1) | 19 – Johnson | 5 – Bryce | 7 – Johnson | Greensboro Coliseum (7,469) Greensboro, NC |
| December 19, 2019* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 12 Auburn | L 73–79 | 8–3 (1–1) | 21 – Bryce | 11 – Bryce | 10 – Johnson | Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL |
| December 22, 2019* 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | The Citadel | W 83–63 | 9–3 (1–1) | 18 – Daniels | 10 – Johnson | 10 – Johnson | PNC Arena (15,501) Raleigh, NC |
| December 29, 2019* 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | Appalachian State | W 72–60 | 10–3 (1–1) | 22 – Funderburk | 11 – Tied | 6 – Johnson | PNC Arena (17,592) Raleigh, NC |
| January 4, 2020 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Clemson | L 70–81 | 10–4 (1–2) | 14 – Funderburk | 7 – Bates | 7 – Johnson | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,908) Clemson, SC |
| January 8, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Notre Dame | W 73–68 | 11–4 (2–2) | 27 – Johnson | 9 – Funderburk | 7 – Johnson | PNC Arena (16,825) Raleigh, NC |
| January 11, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Virginia Tech | L 58–72 | 11–5 (2–3) | 18 – Funderburk | 9 – Funderburk | 9 – Johnson | Cassell Coliseum (9,275) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Miami (FL) | W 80–63 | 12–5 (3–3) | 19 – Funderburk | 8 – Funderburk | 5 – Bryce | PNC Arena (15,801) Raleigh, NC |
| January 18, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Clemson | W 60–54 | 13–5 (4–3) | 13 – 3 tied | 9 – Funderburk | 5 – Johnson | PNC Arena (16,553) Raleigh, NC |
| January 20, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | at Virginia | W 53–51 | 14–5 (5–3) | 14 – Funderburk | 5 – 3 tied | 5 – Johnson | John Paul Jones Arena (14,163) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 25, 2020 4:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Georgia Tech | L 58–64 | 14–6 (5–4) | 21 – Johnson | 8 – Daniels | 4 – Johnson | Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,794) Atlanta, GA |
| January 27, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | North Carolina Rivalry | L 65–75 | 14–7 (5–5) | 18 – Funderburk | 8 – Funderburk | 6 – Johnson | PNC Arena (19,533) Raleigh, NC |
| February 1, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 6 Louisville | L 57–77 | 14–8 (5–6) | 15 – Bryce | 8 – Funderburk | 5 – Johnson | PNC Arena (18,197) Raleigh, NC |
| February 5, 2020 8:30 p.m., ACCN | | at Miami (FL) | W 83–72 | 15–8 (6–6) | 22 – Bryce | 11 – Bryce | 12 – Johnson | Watsco Center (5,164) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 11, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Syracuse | W 79–74 | 16–8 (7–6) | 23 – Daniels | 7 – Hellems | 8 – Johnson | Carrier Dome (22,137) Syracuse, NY |
| February 16, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Boston College | L 68–71 | 16–9 (7–7) | 15 – 3 tied | 10 – Daniels | 4 – Bryce | Conte Forum (6,304) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 19, 2020 9:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 6 Duke Rivalry | W 88–66 | 17–9 (8–7) | 28 – Johnson | 10 – Bryce | 4 – Johnson | PNC Arena (19,515) Raleigh, NC |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 8 Florida State | L 61–67 | 17–10 (8–8) | 18 – Daniels | 9 – Daniels | 5 – Johnson | PNC Arena (17,444) Raleigh, NC |
| February 25, 2020 9:00 p.m., ESPN | | at North Carolina Rivalry | L 79–85 | 17–11 (8–9) | 21 – Johnson | 9 – Funderburk | 10 – Johnson | Dean Smith Center (21,338) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 29, 2020 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | Pittsburgh | W 77–73 | 18–11 (9–9) | 16 – Bryce | 10 – Bates | 6 – Johnson | PNC Arena (15,818) Raleigh, NC |
| March 2, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 12 Duke Tobacco Road | L 69–88 | 18–12 (9–10) | 14 – 3 tied | 9 – Daniels | 7 – Johnson | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| March 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Wake Forest Rivalry | W 84–64 | 19–12 (10–10) | 19 – Funderburk | 7 – Funderburk | 10 – Johnson | PNC Arena (15,824) Raleigh, NC |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN | (5) | vs. (13) Pittsburgh Second round | W 73–58 | 20–12 | 23 – Daniels | 10 – Bryce | 11 – Johnson | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 12, 2020 2:30 p.m., ESPN | (5) | vs. (4) No. 10 Duke Quarterfinals | canceled | canceled | canceled | canceled | canceled | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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