2021–22 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2022 ACC Tournament winner ; As of December 15, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
2021–22 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2021–22 record	7–3 (0–1 ACC)
Head coach	Kevin Keatts (5th season);
Assistant coaches	James Johnson; Roy Roberson; Mike Summey;
Home arena	PNC Arena

The 2021–22 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represents North Carolina State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack will be led by fifth-year head coach Kevin Keatts and play 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

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
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

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ernest Ross #17 PF	Alachua, FL	Santa Fe High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 26, 2020
Ernest Ross #17 PF	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
Terquavion Smith #24 SG	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
Breon Pass #51 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74
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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2021–22 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Terquavion Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Farmville Central	Greenville, North Carolina
G	1	Dereon Seabron	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Lake Taylor	Norfolk, Virginia
G	3	Cam Hayes	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Greensboro Day School	Greensboro, North Carolina
F	4	Jericole Hellems	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Chaminade	St. Louis, Missouri
G	5	Thomas Allen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	Brewster Academy	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	10	Breon Pass	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Reidsville	Reidsville, North Carolina
F	11	Jaylon Gibson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Grace Christian	Zebulon, North Carolina
G	12	Chase Graham (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Athens Drive	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	14	Casey Morsell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	St. John's College Virginia	Fort Washington, Maryland
F	15	Manny Bates	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Northwood Temple Academy	Fayetteville, North Carolina
G	20	Alex Nunnally (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Cary Academy	Cary, North Carolina
F	21	Ebenezer Dowuona	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	The Heritage School (GA)	Accra, Ghana
F	23	Greg Gantt	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Trinity Christian School Providence	Fayetteville, North Carolina
F	24	Ernest Ross	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Santa Fe	Alachua, Florida

Head coach

Kevin Keatts (Ferrum)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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						Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Wright State						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
December 29, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Miami (FL)						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
January 1, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Florida State						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
January 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia Tech						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 8, 2022 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Clemson						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
January 12, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACCN	at Louisville						KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., ABC	at Duke						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Virginia Tech						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
January 22, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Virginia						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
January 26, 2022 ACCRSN	at Notre Dame						Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN	at North Carolina Rivalry						Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 2, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Syracuse						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
February 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ACCN	Notre Dame						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Wake Forest Rivalry						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
February 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., ACCN	at Pittsburgh						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 15, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN	at Georgia Tech						McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Boston College						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m./4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	North Carolina Rivalry						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
March 2, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACCRSN	at Wake Forest Rivalry						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
March 5, 2022 12:00 p.m./2:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	at Florida State						Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
ACC Tournament
March 8–12, 2022 TBA	vs.						Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[7][8]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
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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[1] 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.

[2] WRAL (2019-03-19). "NIT bid can pay off for the 'Pack :". WRALSportsFan.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.

[3] "NC State vs. Davidson - Game Recap - March 18, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.

[4] "NC State vs. Colorado State - Game Recap - March 25, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.

[5] Muma, Steven (2021-04-09). "NC State lands UVA transfer shooting guard Casey Morsell". Backing The Pack. Retrieved 2021-09-23.

[6] "Providence transfer Greg Gantt Jr. commits to NC State". PackPride.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.

[7] "2021–2022 Schedule". Go Pack. North Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2021.

[8] "2021-22 NC State Wolfpack Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2021-09-23.

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