Keatts jokingly said he wanted to find a point somewhere that could be awarded to O’Connell for a double-double. “He’s not a scorer. He’s a pass-first guy,” Keatts said.

KEVIN KEATTS: Yeah, Michael is the guy that I recruited. When I recruited him, you talk about a young man who has graduated from Stanford in three years. It's taken him a while to get his voice.

"I'm the same guy," Keatts said. "I recruit the same way. There's been no difference. I'm one of those folks that doesn't like to get patted on the back.

Keatts was on the hot seat prior to reaching the Final Four in 2024, ... So that doesn't mean that this team gets grace, but Michael, man, guy hit a great shot against Virginia and, well, ...

Keatts, a native of Lynchburg, Va., was fine with that. His parents were 45 minutes away. Life was steady. He thought he might even be the next Fletcher Artist, who coached at Fork Union Military ...

“Our players are good friends, coach Keatts, I love the guy, I’m so happy for him,” Moore said. “Even with all his success he comes to our game.

“I'm going to have the best back-to-the-basket post guy,” Keatts said. “He's tough. He's lefty. He can score it in different ways.” After averaging 8.0 points in his first 12 games with ...

Kevin Keatts is taking the heat for NC State basketball's performance last year. ... “I’ve always been the type of guy who has a chip on my shoulder anyways,” Smith said.

Bottom line: UVA is going to get the guy that it wants, but at the same time, it wants a guy who wants to be there. Literally a day ago, the bulls-eye was on Ryan Odom. This Kevin Keatts news ...

NC State head coach Kevin Keatts took time on Thursday to reflect on the team's Final Four run and share how the ... "A lot of people think because he's a mid-major guy that he may not have the ...

"Coach Keatts is a great guy, great coach who obviously brought them to the Final Four with a team people wouldn't expect. And then the players seem like they love him, ...