2020–21 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2021 ACC Tournament winner ; As of February 2, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
2020–21 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2020–21 record	7–7 (3–6 ACC)
Head coach	Kevin Keatts (4th season);
Assistant coaches	James Johnson; Roy Roberson; Mike Summey;
Home arena	PNC Arena

The 2020–21 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represents North Carolina State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack are led by fourth-year head coach Kevin Keatts and play its home games at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the 2019–20 season 20–12, 10–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. The Wolfpack had earned the fifth seed in the 2020 ACC Tournament before the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2020–21 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	D. J. Funderburk	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Cleveland, Ohio
G	1	Dereon Seabron	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Norfolk, Virginia
G	2	Shakeel Moore	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	3	Cam Hayes	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Greensboro, North Carolina
F	4	Jericole Hellems	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	St. Louis, Missouri
G	5	Thomas Allen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	10	Braxton Beverly	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Hazard, Kentucky
F	11	Jaylon Gibson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Zebulon, North Carolina
G	12	Chase Graham (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Raleigh, North Carolina
F	15	Manny Bates	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Fayetteville, North Carolina
F	21	Ebenezer Dowuona	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Accra, Ghana
G	22	Max Farthing (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	24	Devon Daniels	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Battle Creek, Michigan
F	30	Nick Farrar	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Apex, North Carolina

Head coach

Kevin Keatts (Ferrum)

Assistant coach(es)

James Johnson (Ferrum)
Roy Roberson (Lynchburg College)
Mike Summey (North Carolina State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster Source:[1]

Schedule and results

Source:[2]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Charleston Southern Mako Medical Wolfpack Invitational	W 95–61	1–0	29 – Daniels	10 – Daniels	4 – Tied	Reynolds Coliseum (25) Raleigh, NC
November 27, 2020* 5:30 p.m., ACCRSN	North Florida Mako Medical Wolfpack Invitational	W 86–51	2–0	17 – Hellems	8 – Bates	6 – Hayes	Reynolds Coliseum (25) Raleigh, NC
November 30, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	William & Mary	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[3]					Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
December 3, 2020* 4:30 p.m., ESPNU	vs. UMass Lowell Bubbleville	W 90–59	3–0	18 – Daniels	6 – Bates	6 – Hayes	Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT
December 5, 2020* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Connecticut Bubbleville	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[4]					Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
December 9, 2020* 7:15 p.m., ESPN2	at Michigan ACC–Big Ten Challenge	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[5]					Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
December 12, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Florida Atlantic	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[6]					Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
December 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN	at No. 23 Louisville	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[7]					KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
December 17, 2020* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Louis	L 69–80	3–1	20 – Bates	9 – Hellems	3 – Tied	Chaifetz Arena (0) St. Louis, MO
December 19, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Campbell	W 69–50	4–1	19 – Hellems	7 – Tied	5 – Hellems	PNC Arena (0) Raleigh, NC
December 22, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 17 North Carolina Rivalry	W 79–76	5–1 (1–0)	21 – Daniels	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	PNC Arena (0) Raleigh, NC
December 30, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Boston College	W 79–76	6–1 (2–0)	21 – Funderburk	6 – Tied	5 – Daniels	PNC Arena (0) Raleigh, NC
January 5 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at No. 19 Clemson	L 70–74 ^OT	6–2 (2–1)	20 – Funderburk	10 – Tied	3 – Moore	Littlejohn Coliseum (1,867) Clemson, SC
January 9, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Miami (FL)	L 59–64	6–3 (2–2)	14 – Allen	10 – Bates	3 – Tied	PNC Arena (0) Raleigh, NC
January 13, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Florida State	L 73–105	6–4 (2–3)	16 – Allen	6 – Hellems	5 – Hayes	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,837) Tallahassee, FL
January 16, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Georgia Tech	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[8]					PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at No. 13 Virginia	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[9]					John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 23, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN	at North Carolina Rivalry	L 76–86	6–5 (2–4)	21 – Daniels	7 – Hellems	4 – Beverly	Dean Smith Center (0) Chapel Hill, NC
January 27, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Wake Forest Rivalry	W 72–67	7–5 (3–4)	20 – Daniels	10 – Daniels	4 – Hayes	PNC Arena (25) Raleigh, NC
January 31, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at Syracuse	L 73–76	7–6 (3–5)	24 – Hellems	14 – Bates	4 – Tied	Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY
February 3, 2021 9:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 14 Virginia	L 57–64	7–7 (3–6)	23 – Hellems	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	PNC Arena (25) Raleigh, NC
February 6, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCN	at Boston College						Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 9, 2021 6:30 p.m., ACCN	Syracuse						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
February 13, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN	Duke Rivalry						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
February 17, 2021 4:30 p.m., ACCN	at Pittsburgh						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 20, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN	at Wake Forest Rivalry						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 24, 2021 6:30 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia						John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 28, 2021 4:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
March 3, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Notre Dame						Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
March 6, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Virginia Tech						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
March 9–13, 2021	vs.						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[10]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR												Not released
Coaches	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

"2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster". GoPack.com. NC State Athletics. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
"NC State Game Versus William & Mary Canceled". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. November 29, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
"Update on NC State men's basketball team". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
Sang, Orion (December 7, 2020). "Michigan basketball's game with North Carolina State has been postponed". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
"NC State to Pause Basketball Activities". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
"Men's Basketball Game at Louisville Postponed". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
"Georgia Tech at NC State Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
"NC State at Virginia Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
"2020–2021 Schedule". Go Pack. North Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

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[1] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster". GoPack.com. NC State Athletics. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[3] "NC State Game Versus William & Mary Canceled". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. November 29, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.

[4] "Update on NC State men's basketball team". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.

[5] Sang, Orion (December 7, 2020). "Michigan basketball's game with North Carolina State has been postponed". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 7, 2020.

[6] "NC State to Pause Basketball Activities". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.

[7] "Men's Basketball Game at Louisville Postponed". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

[8] "Georgia Tech at NC State Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[9] "NC State at Virginia Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.

[10] "2020–2021 Schedule". Go Pack. North Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Venues	Thompson Gym (1925–1949) Reynolds Coliseum (1949–1999) PNC Arena (1999–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina Wake Forest
Culture & lore	History Dixie Classic/Big Four Tobacco Road 2018 corruption scandal
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