2018–19 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Virginia	16	–	2	.889	35	–	3	.921
No. 3 North Carolina	16	–	2	.889	29	–	7	.806
No. 1 Duke †	14	–	4	.778	32	–	6	.842
No. 10 Florida State	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
No. 16 Virginia Tech	12	–	6	.667	26	–	9	.743
Syracuse	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Louisville	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
NC State	9	–	9	.500	24	–	12	.667
Clemson	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Georgia Tech	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
Boston College	5	–	13	.278	14	–	17	.452
Miami (FL)	5	–	13	.278	14	–	18	.438
Wake Forest	4	–	14	.222	11	–	20	.355
Pittsburgh	3	–	15	.167	14	–	19	.424
Notre Dame	3	–	15	.167	14	–	19	.424

† 2019 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack, led by second-year head coach Kevin Keatts, played its home games at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the 2017–18 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Abdul-Malik Abu	0	F	6'8"	240	Senior	Boston, MA	Graduated
Lennard Freeman	1	F	6'8"	267	RS Senior	Washington, D.C.	Graduated
Lavar Batts Jr.	3	G	6'2"	170	Freshman	Concord, NC	Transferred to UNC Asheville
Darius Hicks	5	F	6'7"	231	Sophomore	Quitman, MS	Transferred to Eastern Kentucky
Allerik Freeman	12	G	6'3"	210	RS Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduated
Ömer Yurtseven	14	F/C	7'0"	245	Sophomore	Istanbul, Turkey	Transferred to Georgetown
Sam Hunt	15	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Greensboro, NC	Graduated
Spencer Newman	31	G	6'3"	186	RS Freshman	Daphne, AL	Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Derek Funderburk	0	F	6'9"	205	RS Sophomore	Cleveland, OH	Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College
Sacha Killeya-Jones	1	F	6'10"	221	Junior	Chapel Hill, NC	Transferred from Kentucky. Under NCAA transfer rules, Killeya-Jones will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Eric Lockett	5	G	6'5"	193	RS Senior	Atlanta, GA	Transferred from FIU. Will be eligible to play immediately since Lockett graduated from Florida International.
Wyatt Walker	33	C	6'9"	240	Senior	Jacksonville, FL	Transferred from Samford. Will be eligible to play immediately since Walker graduated from Samford.
Blake Harris	55	G	6'3"	195	Sophomore	Chapel Hill, NC	Transferred from Missouri. Under NCAA transfer rules, Harris has to sit out until January and will be eligible to start in January during the 2018–19 season. Harris has two and a half years of remaining eligibility.

Class of 2018 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
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

2018–19 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)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Cleveland, Ohio
F	1	Sacha Killeya-Jones	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
G	2	Torin Dorn	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	4	Jericole Hellems	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Fr	St. Louis, Missouri
G	5	Eric Lockett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Warner Robins, Georgia
G	10	Braxton Beverly	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Hazard, Kentucky
G	11	Markell Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Cleveland, Ohio
F	12	Manny Bates	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Fayetteville, North Carolina
G	13	C. J. Bryce	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	21	Ian Steere	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	261 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Sanford, North Carolina
G	24	Devon Daniels	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Battle Creek, Michigan
F	33	Wyatt Walker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Jacksonville, Florida
G	55	Blake Harris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Chapel Hill, NC

Head coach

Kevin Keatts (Ferrum)

Assistant coach(es)

James Johnson (Ferrum)
Roy Roberson (Lynchburg College)
Takayo Siddle (Gardner–Webb)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 28, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Chowan	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Mount St. Mary's	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Nov 10, 2018* 12:00 pm, ACCRSN	Maryland Eastern Shore Wolfpack Classic	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	UNC Asheville	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Nov 17, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Maine Wolfpack Classic	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Nov 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCRSN	Saint Peter's Wolfpack Classic	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Mercer Wolfpack Classic	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Nov 27, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	at Wisconsin ACC–Big Ten Challenge	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Dec 1, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. Vanderbilt HoopHall Miami Invitational	American Airlines Arena Miami, FL
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Western Carolina	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Dec 15, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Penn State Basketball Hall of Fame Boardwalk Classic	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
Dec 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	Auburn	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Dec 22, 2018* 12:00 pm, ACCRSN	USC Upstate	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Dec 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Loyola (MD)	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
ACC regular season
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPNU	at Miami (FL)	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Jan 8, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	North Carolina Rivalry	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Jan 12, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom	Pittsburgh	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Jan 15, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom	at Wake Forest Rivalry	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, Raycom	at Notre Dame	Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
Jan 24, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom	at Louisville	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, Raycom	Clemson	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Jan 29, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Virginia	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Feb 2, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom	Virginia Tech	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Feb 5, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom	at North Carolina Rivalry	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm, Raycom	at Pittsburgh	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 13, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom	Syracuse	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Feb 16, 2019 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2	at Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN	Boston College	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Feb 24, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU	Wake Forest Rivalry	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Mar 2, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Florida State	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Mar 6, 2019 9:00 pm, Raycom	Georgia Tech	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Mar 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCRSN	at Boston College	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Tournament
Mar 12–16, 2019	vs.	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "2018–2019 Schedule". Go Pack.

[1] "2018–2019 Schedule". Go Pack.

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