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.

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.

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

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

Just a year after leading the Wolfpack to an improbable ACC tournament title and Final Four run, eighth-year coach Kevin Keatts has been fired.

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. In a statement, athletic director Boo Corrigan said a national search for Keatts' successor would begin immediately.

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