NC State, Kevin Keatts and Final Four

Kevin Keatts Fired as NC State HC with Rumored $7.8M Buyout after 2024 Final Four Run
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Firing Kevin Keatts now was cold-blooded, but urgently needed by NC State in face of clear deterioration
Keatts was on the hot seat prior to reaching the Final Four in 2024, so his dismissal should not be a surprise
NC State fires Kevin Keatts a year after improbable Final Four run
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.
NC State’s Kevin Keatts Fired Less Than a Year After Surprising Final Four Run
This news came as a bit of a surprise after Keatts led the Wolfpack to a Final Four run just last year. However, NC State posted a 12–19 overall record and 5–15 ACC record to
College basketball buy or sell: Did NC State make the right move to can Kevin Keatts after Final Four run?
Does North Carolina have the most on the line entering the next wave of conference tournaments? Should there be a bigger debate for the top overall seed? We answer those questions and more with nuggets on Baylor,
Kevin Keatts’ struggles wasted some Final Four momentum. His firing wiped out the rest
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.
NC State fires Kevin Keatts after missing ACC tournament, 1 year after Final Four run
The Wolfpack failed to make the ACC tournament and dropped three of their last four games to close the regular season.
Kevin Keatts out as NC State hoops coach, one year after Final Four run
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.
NC State fires basketball coach Kevin Keatts after historic fall from Final Four run
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.
NC State fires coach Kevin Keatts year after Final Four run
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.
NC State Fires Head Coach Kevin Keatts After Disastrous 12-19 Season
In an unexpected turn of events, North Carolina State University has parted ways with head men’s basketball coach Kevin Keatts, bringing an end to an eight-year stint that saw the program’s collapse this year prove too daunting to overcome,
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Why did NC State fire Kevin Keatts one year after making the Final Four?
RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — Less than a calendar year after leading the North Carolina State University men’s basketball team on a historic Cinderella run to the Final Four, Kevin Keatts has been ...
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One year after Final Four run, NC State fires men's basketball coach Kevin Keatts
RALEIGH, N.C. — Kevin Keatts, who led NC State to ... the ACC Tournament and did not win a single road game. Keatts, who coached the team for eight years, was fired with five years remaining ...