The Wolfpack failed to make the ACC tournament and dropped three of their last four games to close the regular season.

The firing comes less than a year after the Wolfpack’s improbable run to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship and the Final Four.

Michigan State Tom Izzo head coach was borderline baffled by the firing of Kevin Keatts at NC State. Keatts was let go less than a year after leading NC State to the Final Four. Izzo maintained the pressure went up for coaches in the NIL era.