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2021–22 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

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2021–22 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record11–21 (4–16 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPNC Arena
Seasons
2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
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

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).

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.

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Wolfpack finished the 2020–21 season 14–11, 9–8 in ACC play, to finish in ninth place. In the ACC tournament, they lost to Syracuse in the first round.[1] They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as the third seed in the Colorado State bracket.[2] The Wolfpack defeated Davidson in the first round[3] before losing to Colorado State in the quarterfinals.[4]

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
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

Incoming transfers

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Incoming transfers
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]

2021 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college 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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Breon Pass
#51 PG
Reidsville, NC Reidsville High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 26, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2021–22 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Terquavion Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Farmville Central Greenville, NC
G 1 Dereon Seabron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Lake Taylor Norfolk, VA
G 3 Cam Hayes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Greensboro Day School Greensboro, NC
F 4 Jericole Hellems 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Chaminade St. Louis, MO
G 5 Thomas Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Brewster Academy Raleigh, NC
G 10 Breon Pass 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Reidsville Reidsville, NC
F 11 Jaylon Gibson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Grace Christian Zebulon, NC
G 12 Chase Graham (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Athens Drive Raleigh, NC
G 14 Casey Morsell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. John's College
Virginia
Fort Washington, MD
F 15 Manny Bates Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Northwood Temple Academy Fayetteville, NC
G 20 Alex Nunnally (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Cary Academy Cary, NC
F 21 Ebenezer Dowuona 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So The Heritage School (GA) Accra, Ghana
F 23 Greg Gantt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Trinity Christian School
Providence
Fayetteville, NC
F 24 Ernest Ross 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Santa Fe Alachua, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2024-05-17

Schedule and results

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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.

Source[7][8]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APNot released
Coaches

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

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  1. ^ McAllister, Mike (March 10, 2021). "Five Takeaways from Syracuse's ACC Tournament Win Over NC State". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Henderson, James (March 19, 2019). "NIT bid can pay off for the 'Pack". WRALSportsFan.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "NC State vs. Davidson - Game Recap - March 18, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "NC State vs. Colorado State - Game Recap - March 25, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  5. ^ Muma, Steven (April 9, 2021). "NC State lands UVA transfer shooting guard Casey Morsell". Backing The Pack. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  6. ^ Smith, R. Cory (April 1, 2021). "Providence transfer Greg Gantt Jr. commits to NC State". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021-22 Schedule". North Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "2021-22 NC State Wolfpack Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 23, 2021.