2021–22 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

2021–22 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
2021–22 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	11–21 (4–16 ACC)
Head coach	Kevin Keatts (5th season);
Assistant coaches	James Johnson; Roy Roberson; Mike Summey;
Home arena	PNC Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by fifth-year head coach Kevin Keatts and played their home games at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference

Record11–21 (4–16 ACC)

Headcoach

Kevin Keatts (5th season)

Assistant coaches

James Johnson
Roy Roberson
Mike Summey

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2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Duke	16	–	4	.800	32	–	7	.821
North Carolina	15	–	5	.750	29	–	10	.744
Notre Dame	15	–	5	.750	24	–	11	.686
Miami (FL)	14	–	6	.700	26	–	11	.703
Wake Forest	13	–	7	.650	25	–	10	.714
Virginia	12	–	8	.600	21	–	14	.600
Virginia Tech †	11	–	9	.550	23	–	13	.639
Florida State	10	–	10	.500	17	–	14	.548
Syracuse	9	–	11	.450	16	–	17	.485
Clemson	8	–	12	.400	17	–	16	.515
Louisville	6	–	14	.300	13	–	19	.406
Boston College	6	–	14	.300	13	–	20	.394
Pittsburgh	6	–	14	.300	11	–	21	.344
Georgia Tech	5	–	15	.250	12	–	20	.375
NC State	4	–	16	.200	11	–	21	.344

† 2022 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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The Wolfpack finished the season 11–21 overall and 4–16 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Clemson in the first round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

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

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]

Name	Hometown	School	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	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (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	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (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	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (74)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	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., ACC RSN		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., ACC RSN		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	L 74–83	7–4	21 – Seabron	13 – Seabron	3 – Tied	Spectrum Center (0) Charlotte, NC
December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Wright State	L 70–84	7–5	27 – Smith	8 – Dowuona	3 – Tied	PNC Arena (11,344) Raleigh, NC
December 29, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Miami (FL)	L 83–91	7–6 (0–2)	24 – Hellems	11 – Seabron	6 – Seabron	Watsco Center (3,014) Coral Gables, FL
January 1, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN		Florida State	L 81–83	7–7 (0–3)	32 – Seabron	7 – Seabron	7 – Seabron	PNC Arena (12,529) Raleigh, NC
January 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at Virginia Tech	W 68–63	8–7 (1–3)	21 – Seabron	10 – Seabron	3 – Tied	Cassell Coliseum (5,148) Blacksburg, VA
January 8, 2022 12:00 p.m., ACC RSN		Clemson	L 65–70	8–8 (1–4)	27 – Seabron	7 – Tied	3 – Seabron	PNC Arena (13,425) Raleigh, NC
January 12, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACCN		at Louisville	W 79–63	9–8 (2–4)	24 – Smith	7 – Seabron	5 – Seabron	KFC Yum! Center (11,973) Louisville, KY
January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., ABC		at No. 8 Duke	L 73–88	9–9 (2–5)	19 – Smith	10 – Seabron	3 – Allen	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Virginia Tech	L 59–62	9–10 (2–6)	15 – Hellems	5 – Tied	4 – Seabron	PNC Arena (13,286) Raleigh, NC
January 22, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN		Virginia	W 77–63	10–10 (3–6)	21 – Hellems	7 – Morsell	5 – Seabron	PNC Arena (12,811) Raleigh, NC
January 26, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACC RSN		at Notre Dame	L 65–73	10–11 (3–7)	21 – Seabron	8 – Seabron	2 – 3 tied	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,881) South Bend, IN
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN		at North Carolina Rivalry	L 80–100	10–12 (3–8)	34 – Smith	7 – Hellems	3 – Hayes	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
February 2, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN2		Syracuse	L 82–89	10–13 (3–9)	25 – Smith	8 – Seabron	5 – Seabron	PNC Arena (12,634) Raleigh, NC
February 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ACCN		Notre Dame	L 57–69	10–14 (3–10)	19 – Smith	9 – Seabron	3 – Seabron	PNC Arena (13,690) Raleigh, NC
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Wake Forest Rivalry	L 51–69	10–15 (3–11)	22 – Seabron	11 – Gibson	4 – Smith	PNC Arena (11,635) Raleigh, NC
February 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., ACCN		at Pittsburgh	L 69–71	10–16 (3–12)	17 – Seabron	7 – Smith	6 – Smith	Petersen Events Center (8,027) Pittsburgh, PA
February 15, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at Georgia Tech	W 76–61	11–16 (4–12)	26 – Smith	10 – Seabron	3 – Smith	McCamish Pavilion (4,568) Atlanta, GA
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACC RSN		Boston College	L 61–69	11–17 (4–13)	21 – Smith	7 – Tied	2 – 3 tied	PNC Arena (11,282) Raleigh, NC
February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN		North Carolina Rivalry	L 74–84	11–18 (4–14)	20 – Smith	5 – Smith	2 – 3 tied	PNC Arena (16,704) Raleigh, NC
March 2, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACC RSN		at Wake Forest Rivalry	L 76–101	11–19 (4–15)	22 – Smith	7 – Morsell	4 – Smith	LJVM Coliseum (6,917) Winston-Salem, NC
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Florida State	L 76–89	11–20 (4–16)	30 – Smith	8 – Gibson	5 – Seabron	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (8,845) Tallahassee, FL
ACC Tournament
March 8, 2022 4:30 p.m., ACCN	(15)	vs. (10) Clemson First round	L 64–70	11–21	19 – Seabron	12 – Seabron	6 – Seabron	Barclays Center (6,222) Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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