Final Four, Kevin Keatts and NC State

Kevin Keatts' eight-year run as the head coach of the N.C. State men's basketball team has come to an abrupt end. On Sunday, the university announced its decision to part ways with Keatts.
What a difference a year makes. N.C. State fired head basketball coach Kevin Keatts on Sunday — just one season after he led the Wolfpack to their first Final Four appearance since 1983.
RALEIGH, N.C. — N.C. State fired men’s basketball coach Kevin Keatts on Sunday, an abrupt end to an eight-year tenure coming less than a year after the Wolfpack’s improbable run to the ...