After Head Coach Kevin Keatts, a very successful coach, was fired NC State had to find someone new. Their solution was Will Wade, what can be expected of him?

Late basketball legend Bill Walton's personal collection up for auction Keatts went 151-113 at N.C. State, including 69-84 in ACC play.

Late basketball legend Bill Walton's personal collection up for auction Keatts went 151-113 at N.C. State, including 69-84 in ACC play.

N.C. State played better in the second half than in the first, but the Wolfpack still came up short against ACC newcomer SMU in Raleigh on Saturday.

The Wolfpack offseason has been anything but quiet, and Will Wade hopes to make more moves before classes begin.

RALEIGH — North Carolina State coach Kevin Keatts has sought the abstract in sharpening his team’s collective body and mind here during the early going of the men’s basketball season. “One thing Coach ...

But the NC State basketball recruiters' interest in the 6-foot-8, 225-pound four-star appeared to wane in the final months of Keatts' reign.