Keatts was on the hot seat prior to reaching the Final Four in 2024, so his dismissal should not be a surprise

The Wolfpack failed to make the ACC tournament and dropped three of their last four games to close the regular season.

The firing comes less than a year after the Wolfpack’s improbable run to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship and the Final Four.

The Wolfpack failed to make the ACC Tournament and had their season end with a loss on Saturday to lowly Miami

Even if Saturday’s loss to miserable Miami was a fireable offense all by itself, there were reasons for N.C. State to give Kevin Keatts another year to build on a historic postseason run.

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North Carolina State University has announced that Kevin Keatts will not return as the men’s basketball head coach next season. Keatts, who led the NC State Wolfpack to the Final Four last season, has not replicated that success this year.

Kevin Keatts’ dismissal comes after the Wolfpack missed the 2025 ACC Tournament, one season removed from winning the conference championship and advancing to the Final Four.

Kevin Keatts guided the NC State Wolfpack to an improbable ACC tournament title and four wins in the NCAAs a year ago, but was just 12-19 this season.

Kevin Keatts was dismissed Sunday as head coach at North Carolina State, a year after leading his team on a magical run to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.