2021–22 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
2021–22 record | 11–21 (4–16 ACC) |
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Home arena | PNC Arena |
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No. 9 Duke | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech † | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 ACC Tournament winner As of March 12, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2021–22 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by fifth-year head coach Kevin Keatts and played their home games at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Previous season[]
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Wolfpack finished the 2020–21 season 14–11, 9–8 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. In the ACC Tournament, they lost to Syracuse in the first round.[1] They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as the third seed in the Colorado State bracket.[2] The Pack defeated Davidson in the first round[3] before losing to Colorado State in the quarterfinals.[4]
Offseason[]
Departures[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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D. J. Funderburk | 0 | F | 6'10" | 225 | RS Senior | Cleveland, OH | Graduated |
Shakeel Moore | 2 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Freshman | Greensboro, NC | Transferred to Mississippi State |
Braxton Beverly | 10 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | Hazard, KY | Graduate transferred to Eastern Kentucky |
Max Farthing | 22 | G | 6'7" | 210 | Sophomore | Raleigh, NC | Walk-on; transferred to Grand Valley State |
Devon Daniels | 24 | G | 6'5" | 200 | RS Senior | Battle Creek, MI | Graduated |
Nick Farrar | 30 | F | 6'6" | 260 | Freshman | Apex, NC | Transferred to College of Charleston |
Incoming transfers[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Casey Morsell | 14 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Junior | Fort Washington, MD | Virginia[5] |
Greg Gantt | 23 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Junior | Fayetteville, NC | Providence[6] |
2021 Recruiting class[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Ernest Ross #17 PF |
Alachua, FL | Santa Fe High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Apr 26, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 | ||||||
Terquavion Smith #24 SG |
Farmville, NC | Farmville Central High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Feb 18, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Breon Pass #51 PG |
Reidsville, NC | Reidsville High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Sep 26, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m. |
Elizabeth City State | W 87–68 | – |
16 – Hellems | 6 – Seabron | 5 – Hayes | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ |
Bucknell | W 88–70 | 1–0 |
22 – Hellems | 12 – Seabron | 4 – Hayes | PNC Arena (13,131) Raleigh, NC | ||||
November 13, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ |
Colgate | W 77–74 | 2–0 |
22 – Morsell | 10 – Seabron | 4 – Seabron | PNC Arena (11,949) Raleigh, NC | ||||
November 16, 2021* 8:00 p.m., FloSports |
vs. Central Connecticut Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase |
W 79–65 | 3–0 |
24 – Seabron | 9 – Seabron | 5 – Smith | Mohegan Sun Arena (1,000) Uncasville, CT | ||||
November 17, 2021* 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Oklahoma State Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase |
L 68–74 | 3–1 |
19 – Seabron | 10 – Seabron | 3 – Seabron | Mohegan Sun Arena (1,500) Uncasville, CT | ||||
November 21, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
Texas Southern | W 65–57 | 4–1 |
21 – Seabron | 11 – Seabron | 5 – Hayes | PNC Arena (11,806) Raleigh, NC | ||||
November 27, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ |
Louisiana Tech | W 90–81 | 5–1 |
31 – Hellems | 7 – Seabron | 5 – Tied | PNC Arena (10,919) Raleigh, NC | ||||
December 1, 2021* 7:15 p.m., ESPNU |
Nebraska ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
W 104–100 4OT | 6–1 |
39 – Seabron | 18 – Seabron | 4 – Hellems | PNC Arena (11,562) Raleigh, NC | ||||
December 4, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Louisville | L 68–73 | 6–2 (0–1) |
18 – Hellems | 9 – Seabron | 5 – Hellems | PNC Arena (13,029) Raleigh, NC | ||||
December 9, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ACCRSN |
Bethune–Cookman | W 65–48 | 7–2 |
16 – Seabron | 13 – Seabron | 5 – Hellems | Reynolds Coliseum (5,429) Raleigh, NC | ||||
December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m., BTN |
vs. No. 1 Purdue Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational |
L 72–82 OT | 7–3 |
21 – Smith | 6 – Seabron | 4 – Seabron | Barclays Center (0) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
December 17, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ACCN |
vs. Richmond Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout |
L 74–83 | 7–4 |
21 – Seabron | 13 – Seabron | 3 – Tied | Spectrum Center (0) Charlotte, NC | ||||
December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Wright State | L 70–84 | 7–5 |
27 – Smith | 8 – Dowuona | 3 – Tied | PNC Arena (11,344) Raleigh, NC | ||||
December 29, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Miami (FL) | L 83–91 | 7–6 (0–2) |
24 – Hellems | 11 – Seabron | 6 – Seabron | Watsco Center (3,014) Coral Gables, FL | ||||
January 1, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
Florida State | L 81–83 | 7–7 (0–3) |
32 – Seabron | 7 – Seabron | 7 – Seabron | PNC Arena (12,529) Raleigh, NC | ||||
January 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Virginia Tech | W 68–63 | 8–7 (1–3) |
21 – Seabron | 10 – Seabron | 3 – Tied | Cassell Coliseum (5,148) Blacksburg, VA | ||||
January 8, 2022 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
Clemson | L 65–70 | 8–8 (1–4) |
27 – Seabron | 7 – Tied | 3 – Seabron | PNC Arena (13,425) Raleigh, NC | ||||
January 12, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Louisville | W 79–63 | 9–8 (2–4) |
24 – Smith | 7 – Seabron | 5 – Seabron | KFC Yum! Center (11,973) Louisville, KY | ||||
January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., ABC |
at No. 8 Duke | L 73–88 | 9–9 (2–5) |
19 – Smith | 10 – Seabron | 3 – Allen | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||
January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
Virginia Tech | L 59–62 | 9–10 (2–6) |
15 – Hellems | 5 – Tied | 4 – Seabron | PNC Arena (13,286) Raleigh, NC | ||||
January 22, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
Virginia | W 77–63 | 10–10 (3–6) |
21 – Hellems | 7 – Morsell | 5 – Seabron | PNC Arena (12,811) Raleigh, NC | ||||
January 26, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
at Notre Dame | L 65–73 | 10–11 (3–7) |
21 – Seabron | 8 – Seabron | 2 – 3 tied | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,881) South Bend, IN | ||||
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
at North Carolina Rivalry |
L 80–100 | 10–12 (3–8) |
34 – Smith | 7 – Hellems | 3 – Hayes | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||
February 2, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Syracuse | L 82–89 | 10–13 (3–9) |
25 – Smith | 8 – Seabron | 5 – Seabron | PNC Arena (12,634) Raleigh, NC | ||||
February 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ACCN |
Notre Dame | L 57–69 | 10–14 (3–10) |
19 – Smith | 9 – Seabron | 3 – Seabron | PNC Arena (13,690) Raleigh, NC | ||||
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
Wake Forest Rivalry |
L 51–69 | 10–15 (3–11) |
22 – Seabron | 11 – Gibson | 4 – Smith | PNC Arena (11,635) Raleigh, NC | ||||
February 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Pittsburgh | L 69–71 | 10–16 (3–12) |
17 – Seabron | 7 – Smith | 6 – Smith | Petersen Events Center (8,027) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
February 15, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Georgia Tech | W 76–61 | 11–16 (4–12) |
26 – Smith | 10 – Seabron | 3 – Smith | McCamish Pavilion (4,568) Atlanta, GA | ||||
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
Boston College | L 61–69 | 11–17 (4–13) |
21 – Smith | 7 – Tied | 2 – 3 tied | PNC Arena (11,282) Raleigh, NC | ||||
February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN |
North Carolina Rivalry |
L 74–84 | 11–18 (4–14) |
20 – Smith | 5 – Smith | 2 – 3 tied | PNC Arena (16,704) Raleigh, NC | ||||
March 2, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
at Wake Forest Rivalry |
L 76–101 | 11–19 (4–15) |
22 – Smith | 7 – Morsell | 4 – Smith | LJVM Coliseum (6,917) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Florida State | L 76–89 | 11–20 (4–16) |
30 – Smith | 8 – Gibson | 5 – Seabron | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (8,845) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 8, 2022 4:30 p.m., ACCN |
(15) | vs. (10) Clemson First round |
L 64–70 | 11–21 |
19 – Seabron | 12 – Seabron | 6 – Seabron | Barclays Center (6,222) Brooklyn, NY | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings[]
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches |
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
References[]
- ^ McAllister, Mike. "Five Takeaways from Syracuse's ACC Tournament Win Over NC State". Sports Illustrated Syracuse Orange News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ WRAL (2019-03-19). "NIT bid can pay off for the 'Pack :". WRALSportsFan.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ "NC State vs. Davidson - Game Recap - March 18, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ "NC State vs. Colorado State - Game Recap - March 25, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ Muma, Steven (2021-04-09). "NC State lands UVA transfer shooting guard Casey Morsell". Backing The Pack. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ "Providence transfer Greg Gantt Jr. commits to NC State". PackPride.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ "2021–2022 Schedule". Go Pack. North Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 NC State Wolfpack Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
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