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2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Virginia †	17	–	1	.944	31	–	3	.912
No. 9 Duke	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
No. 22 Miami (FL)	11	–	7	.611	22	–	10	.688
No. 20 Clemson	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
NC State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
No. 10 North Carolina	11	–	7	.611	26	–	11	.703
Virginia Tech	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Florida State	9	–	9	.500	23	–	12	.657
Louisville	9	–	9	.500	22	–	14	.611
Notre Dame	8	–	10	.444	21	–	15	.583
Syracuse	8	–	10	.444	23	–	14	.622
Boston College	7	–	11	.389	19	–	16	.543
Georgia Tech	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Wake Forest	4	–	14	.222	11	–	20	.355
Pittsburgh	0	–	18	.000	8	–	24	.250

† 2018 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team will represent 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, will play 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 2016–17 season 15–17, 4–14 in ACC play to finish in 13th place. They lost to Wake Forest 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 Freeman 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/F	22	Shaun Kirk	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Whiteville, North Carolina
G	24	Devon Daniels	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Battle Creek, Michigan
F	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)

James Johnson (Ferrum)
Takayo Siddle (Gardner–Webb)
A.W. Hamilton (Marshall)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 14 November 2017

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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 (N/A) 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 Raleigh, NC
Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	Presbyterian Battle 4 Atlantis On Campus Site						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	vs. Arizona Battle 4 Atlantis First Round						Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas
Nov 23, 2017* 3:30 PM or 9:30 PM, ESPN2/ESPN3	vs. Northern Iowa/SMU Battle 4 Atlantis						Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas
Nov 24, 2017* TBD, TBD	vs. TBD Battle 4 Atlantis						Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas
Nov 29, 2017* 7:15 PM, ESPNU	Penn State ACC–Big Ten Challenge						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Dec 2, 2017* 12:00 PM, RSN	South Carolina State						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Dec 9, 2017* 2:00 PM, ACCN Extra	UMKC Heritage Game						Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Dec 16, 2017* 12:00 PM, RSN	UNC Greensboro						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	Robert Morris						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 PM, RSN	Jacksonville						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
ACC regular season
Dec 30, 2017 TBD, RSN	at Clemson						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Jan 3, 2018 9:00 PM, ACCN	at Notre Dame						Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
Jan 6, 2018 2:00 PM OR 8:00 PM, ESPN	Duke						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Jan 11, 2018 9:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	Clemson						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Jan 14, 2018 6:00 PM, ESPNU	at Virginia						John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 18, 2018 8:00 PM, ACCN	Wake Forest						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Jan 21, 2018 12:00 PM, ACCN	Miami (FL)						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Jan 24, 2018 9:00 PM, RSN	at Pittsburgh						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 27, 2018 12:00 PM, CBS	at North Carolina Carolina–State Game						Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 3, 2018 12:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	Notre Dame						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Feb 7, 2018 9:00 PM, RSN	at Virginia Tech						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Feb 10, 2018 2:00 PM, ACCN	North Carolina Carolina–State Game						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Feb 14, 2018 9:00 PM, ACCN	at Syracuse						Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Feb 17, 2018 4:00 PM, ACCN	at Wake Forest						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 20, 2018 7:00 PM, RSN	Boston College						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Feb 25, 2018 6:00 PM, ESPNU	Florida State						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Mar 1, 2018 8:00 pm, ACCN	at Georgia Tech						Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
Mar 3, 2018 6:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	Louisville						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 6–10, 2018	vs.						Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^[1]

^ "2017-2018 Schedule". Go Pack. Retrieved 15 October 2017.

[1] "2017-2018 Schedule". Go Pack. Retrieved 15 October 2017.

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 | Al Freeman || 12 || G || 6'3" || 200 || RS Senior || [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]] || Transferred from [[Baylor Bears basketball|Baylor]]. Will be eligible to play immediately since Freeman graduated from [[Baylor University|Baylor]].
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+| Sam Hunt || 15 || G || 6'2" || 185 || RS Senior || [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC]] || Transferred from [[NC A&T Basketball|NC A&T]]. Will be eligible to play immediately since Freeman graduated from [[NC A&T University|NC A&T]].
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 | C. J. Bryce || 13 || G || 6'5" || 185 || Junior || [[Huntersville, North Carolina|Huntersville, NC]] || Transferred from [[UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball|UNC Wilmington]]. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bryce will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

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