2017–18 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2018 ACC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
2017–18 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2017–18 record	21–12 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach	Kevin Keatts (1st season);
Assistant coaches	James Johnson; Takayo Siddle; A. W. Hamilton;
Home arena	PNC Arena

The 2017–18 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack, led by first-year head coach Kevin Keatts, played its home games at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the second round of the ACC Tournament to Boston College. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Seton Hall.

Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the 2016–17 season 15–17, 4–14 in ACC play to finish in 13th place. They lost to Clemson in the first round of the ACC Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Terry Henderson	3	G	6'5"	190	Senior	Raleigh, NC	Graduated
Dennis Smith Jr.	4	G	6'3"	195	Freshman	Fayetteville, NC	Declared for 2017 NBA Draft
Cameron Gottfried	12	G	6'3"	183	Junior	Raleigh, NC	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Chris Corchiani Jr.	13	G	6'0"	180	Junior	Raleigh, NC	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Chris Brickhouse	15	F	6'5"	205	Senior	Raleigh, NC	Walk-on; graduated
BeeJay Anya	21	F	6'9"	320	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Graduated
Ted Kapita	23	F	6'2"	219	Freshman	Kinshasa, DR Congo	Declared for 2017 NBA Draft
Maverick Rowan	24	G/F	6'7"	220	Sophomore	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Turned pro
Tucker Thompson	42	F/C	6'10"	248	Junior	Huntersville, North Carolina	Walk-on; left the team to focus on academics

Class of 2017 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Lavar Batts PG	Concord, NC	J.M. Robinson High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Apr 1, 2017
Lavar Batts PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Braxton Beverly PG	Hazard, KY	Hargrave Military Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 28, 2017
Braxton Beverly PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Al Freeman	12	G	6'3"	200	RS Senior	Charlotte, NC	Transferred from Baylor. Will be eligible to play immediately since Freeman graduated from Baylor.
Sam Hunt	15	G	6'2"	185	RS Senior	Greensboro, NC	Transferred from NC A&T. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hunt graduated from NC A&T.
C. J. Bryce	13	G	6'5"	185	Junior	Huntersville, NC	Transferred from UNC Wilmington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bryce will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Devon Daniels	24	G	6'5"	200	Sophomore	Battle Creek, MI	Transferred from Utah. Under NCAA transfer rules, Daniels will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Future recruits

2018–19 team recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Immanuel Bates PF	Fayetteville, NC	Northwood Temple Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 15, 2017
Immanuel Bates PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ian Steere PF	Fayetteville, NC	Northwood Temple Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	261 lb (118 kg)	Oct 6, 2017
Ian Steere PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jericole Hellems SF	St. Louis, MO	Chaminade College Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 20, 2017
Jericole Hellems SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Saddiq Bey SF	Washington, DC	Sidwell Friends School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 2, 2017
Saddiq Bey SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2017–18 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Abdul-Malik Abu	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Boston, Massachusetts
F	1	Lennard Freeman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	267 lb (121 kg)	RS Sr	Washington, D.C.
G/F	2	Torin Dorn	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	RS Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	3	Lavar Batts Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Concord, North Carolina
F	5	Darius Hicks	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	So	Quitman, Mississippi
G	10	Braxton Beverly	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Hazard, Kentucky
G	11	Markell Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	So	Cleveland, Ohio
G	12	Allerik Freeman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	13	CJ Bryce	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
F/C	14	Ömer Yurtseven	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Istanbul, Turkey
G	15	Sam Hunt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	24	Devon Daniels	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Battle Creek, Michigan
G	31	Spencer Newman (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Daphne, Alabama

Head coach

Kevin Keatts (Ferrum)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 14 January 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2017* 7:00 pm		Mars Hill	W 109–66	–	19 – Dorn	10 – L. Freeman	12 – Johnson	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		VMI	W 102–67	1–0	17 – A. Freeman	8 – Tied	9 – Johnson	PNC Arena (14,805) Raleigh, NC
Nov 12, 2017* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Charleston Southern	W 78–56	2–0	18 – A. Freeman	8 – L. Freeman	9 – Johnson	PNC Arena (13,602) Raleigh, NC
Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Bryant	W 95–72	3–0	26 – Dorn	5 – 5 tied	11 – Johnson	PNC Arena (10,472) Raleigh, NC
Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Presbyterian Battle 4 Atlantis campus site game	W 86–68	4–0	23 – L. Freeman	9 – Dorn	7 – Johnson	PNC Arena (13,422) Raleigh, NC
Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. No. 2 Arizona Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	W 90–84	5–0	24 – A. Freeman	8 – Tied	8 – Johnson	Imperial Arena (2,850) Paradise Island, Bahamas
Nov 23, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Northern Iowa Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals	L 60–64	5–1	17 – Yurtseven	13 – Yurtseven	3 – Johnson	Imperial Arena (892) Paradise Island, Bahamas
Nov 24, 2017* 2:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Tennessee Battle 4 Atlantis third place game	L 58–67	5–2	14 – A. Freeman	9 – A. Freeman	3 – A. Freeman	Imperial Arena (1,329) Paradise Island, Bahamas
Nov 29, 2017* 7:15 pm, ESPNU		Penn State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 85–78	6–2	19 – Yurtseven	12 – Dorn	3 – 3 tied	PNC Arena (15,270) Raleigh, NC
Dec 2, 2017* 12:00 pm, RSN		South Carolina State	W 103–71	7–2	19 – L. Freeman	10 – Dorn	12 – Johnson	PNC Arena (13,842) Raleigh, NC
Dec 9, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		UMKC Heritage Game	W 88–69	8–2	22 – Dorn	17 – Dorn	7 – Beverly	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
Dec 16, 2017* 12:00 pm, RSN		UNC Greensboro	L 76–81	8–3	17 – A. Freeman	7 – L. Freeman	8 – Beverly	PNC Arena (13,957) Raleigh, NC
Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Robert Morris	W 81–69	9–3	17 – Dorn	12 – L. Freeman	4 – Beverly	PNC Arena (13,695) Raleigh, NC
Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, RSN		Jacksonville	W 116–64	10–3	25 – A. Freeman	9 – Tied	11 – Beverly	PNC Arena (14,899) Raleigh, NC
ACC regular season
Dec 30, 2017 4:00 pm, RSN		at Clemson	L 62–78	10–4 (0–1)	15 – Beverly	10 – Tied	3 – Beverly	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC
Jan 3, 2018 9:00 pm, ACCN		at Notre Dame	L 58–88	10–5 (0–2)	13 – A. Freeman	5 – Dorn	5 – Beverly	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,563) South Bend, IN
Jan 6, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN		No. 2 Duke	W 96–85	11–5 (1–2)	16 – Tied	9 – Yurtseven	5 – 3 tied	PNC Arena (19,500) Raleigh, NC
Jan 11, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPN		No. 19 Clemson	W 78–77	12–5 (2–2)	29 – Yurtseven	6 – Dorn	5 – Tied	PNC Arena (17,526) Raleigh, NC
Jan 14, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 3 Virginia	L 51–68	12–6 (2–3)	16 – Dorn	6 – Yurtseven	5 – Johnson	John Paul Jones Arena (14,317) Charlottesville, VA
Jan 18, 2018 8:00 pm, ACCN		Wake Forest Rivalry	W 72–63	13–6 (3–3)	22 – Yurtseven	8 – Yurtseven	9 – Beverly	PNC Arena (15,815) Raleigh, NC
Jan 21, 2018 12:00 pm, ACCN		No. 25 Miami (FL)	L 81–86	13–7 (3–4)	28 – Yurtseven	6 – Yurtseven	14 – Johnson	PNC Arena (17,265) Raleigh, NC
Jan 24, 2018 9:00 pm, RSN		at Pittsburgh	W 72–68	14–7 (4–4)	16 – Yurtseven	9 – Dorn	12 – Johnson	Petersen Events Center (2,566) Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 27, 2018 12:00 pm, CBS		at No. 10 North Carolina Rivalry	W 95–91 ^OT	15–7 (5–4)	29 – A. Freeman	13 – Yurtseven	11 – Johnson	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 3, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN		Notre Dame	W 76–58	16–7 (6–4)	21 – Dorn	10 – Yurtseven	10 – Johnson	PNC Arena (19,500) Raleigh, NC
Feb 7, 2018 9:00 pm, RSN		at Virginia Tech	L 75–85	16–8 (6–5)	20 – Yurtseven	7 – Abu	10 – Johnson	Cassell Coliseum (9,275) Blacksburg, VA
Feb 10, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN		No. 21 North Carolina Carolina–State Game	L 89–96	16–9 (6–6)	21 – Dorn	5 – Yurtseven	9 – Johnson	PNC Arena (19,500) Raleigh, NC
Feb 14, 2018 9:00 pm, ACCN		at Syracuse	W 74–70	17–9 (7–6)	17 – A. Freeman	6 – Yurtseven	5 – Tied	Carrier Dome (21,125) Syracuse, NY
Feb 17, 2018 4:00 pm, ACCN		at Wake Forest Rivalry	W 90–84	18–9 (8–6)	24 – A. Freeman	8 – A. Freeman	10 – Johnson	LJVM Coliseum (13,641) Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 20, 2018 7:00 pm, RSN		Boston College	W 82–66	19–9 (9–6)	20 – A. Freeman	7 – Dorn	8 – Johnson	PNC Arena (15,225) Raleigh, NC
Feb 25, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 25 Florida State	W 92–72	20–9 (10–6)	25 – A. Freeman	5 – Dorn	8 – Beverly	PNC Arena (17,037) Raleigh, NC
Mar 1, 2018 8:00 pm, ACCN		at Georgia Tech	L 75–78	20–10 (10–7)	19 – A. Freeman	9 – Yurtseven	6 – Beverly	Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,907) Atlanta, GA
Mar 3, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN		Louisville	W 76–69	21–10 (11–7)	16 – A. Freeman	8 – Dorn	6 – A. Freeman	PNC Arena (18,975) Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 7, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN	(5)	vs. (12) Boston College Second Round	L 87–91	21–11	21 – A. Freeman	9 – Yurtseven	6 – Johnson	Barclays Center (18,103) Brooklyn, NY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2018* 4:30 pm, TBS	(9 MW)	vs. (8 MW) Seton Hall First Round	L 83–94	21–12	36 – A. Freeman	12 – Dorn	4 – Johnson	Intrust Bank Arena (14,390) Wichita, Kansas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

[1]

"2017-2018 Schedule". Go Pack. Archived from the original on 2011-01-21. Retrieved 15 October 2017.

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[1] "2017-2018 Schedule". Go Pack. Archived from the original on 2011-01-21. Retrieved 15 October 2017.

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