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 were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 24–12, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to Virginia. They received a bid to the NIT where they lost in the quarterfinals to Lipscomb.
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 Transferred
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School D. J. Funderburk 0 F 6'9" 205 RS Sophomore Cleveland, OH Northwest Florida State College Sacha Killeya-Jones 1 F 6'10" 221 Junior Chapel Hill, NC Kentucky Eric Lockett 5 G 6'5" 193 RS Senior Atlanta, GA FIU Wyatt Walker 33 C 6'9" 240 Senior Jacksonville, FL Samford Blake Harris 55 G 6'3" 195 Sophomore Chapel Hill, NC Missouri Under NCAA transfer rules, Killeya-Jones will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. 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
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=|Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
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Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings ^AP rankings not released for Week 1 'Coaches rankings not released for Week 1 or Week 2
References