2020–21 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 2020–21 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represents North Carolina State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack are led by fourth-year head coach Kevin Keatts and play its home games at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

2020–21 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2020–21 record7–7 (3–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPNC Arena
2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 Virginia81 .889  123  .800
No. 20 Florida State62 .750  103  .769
No. 16 Virginia Tech73 .700  134  .765
Louisville63 .667  114  .733
North Carolina64 .600  116  .647
Pittsburgh54 .556  95  .643
Duke54 .556  76  .538
Clemson55 .500  115  .688
Syracuse44 .500  105  .667
Georgia Tech44 .500  86  .571
Notre Dame46 .400  79  .438
NC State36 .333  77  .500
Miami (FL)39 .250  710  .412
Wake Forest28 .200  58  .385
Boston College16 .143  310  .231
2021 ACC Tournament winner
As of February 2, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the 2019–20 season 20–12, 10–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. The Wolfpack had earned the fifth seed in the 2020 ACC Tournament before the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2020–21 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 D. J. Funderburk 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Cleveland, Ohio
G 1 Dereon Seabron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Norfolk, Virginia
G 2 Shakeel Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Greensboro, North Carolina
G 3 Cam Hayes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Greensboro, North Carolina
F 4 Jericole Hellems 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri
G 5 Thomas Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Raleigh, North Carolina
G 10 Braxton Beverly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Hazard, Kentucky
F 11 Jaylon Gibson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Zebulon, North Carolina
G 12 Chase Graham (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Raleigh, North Carolina
F 15 Manny Bates 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS So Fayetteville, North Carolina
F 21 Ebenezer Dowuona 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) Fr Accra, Ghana
G 22 Max Farthing (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Raleigh, North Carolina
G 24 Devon Daniels 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Battle Creek, Michigan
F 30 Nick Farrar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)260 lb (118 kg) Fr Apex, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster Source:[1]

Schedule and results

Source:[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Charleston Southern
Mako Medical Wolfpack Invitational
W 95–61  1–0
 29  Daniels  10  Daniels  4  Tied  Reynolds Coliseum (25)
Raleigh, NC
November 27, 2020*
5:30 p.m., ACCRSN
North Florida
Mako Medical Wolfpack Invitational
W 86–51  2–0
 17  Hellems  8  Bates  6  Hayes  Reynolds Coliseum (25)
Raleigh, NC
November 30, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
William & Mary Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[3] Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
December 3, 2020*
4:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. UMass Lowell
Bubbleville
W 90–59  3–0
 18  Daniels  6  Bates  6  Hayes  Mohegan Sun Arena (0)
Uncasville, CT
December 5, 2020*
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Connecticut
Bubbleville
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[4] Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
December 9, 2020*
7:15 p.m., ESPN2
at Michigan
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[5] Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
December 12, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Florida Atlantic Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[6] Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
December 16, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 23 Louisville Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[7] KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
December 17, 2020*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Louis L 69–80  3–1
 20  Bates  9  Hellems  3  Tied  Chaifetz Arena (0)
St. Louis, MO
December 19, 2020*
4:00 p.m., ACCN
Campbell W 69–50  4–1
 19  Hellems  7  Tied  5  Hellems  PNC Arena (0)
Raleigh, NC
December 22, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 17 North Carolina
Rivalry
W 79–76  5–1
(1–0)
 21  Daniels  7  Tied  3  Tied  PNC Arena (0)
Raleigh, NC
December 30, 2020
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Boston College W 79–76  6–1
(2–0)
 21  Funderburk  6  Tied  5  Daniels  PNC Arena (0)
Raleigh, NC
January 5 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 19 Clemson L 70–74 OT 6–2
(2–1)
 20  Funderburk  10  Tied  3  Moore  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,867)
Clemson, SC
January 9, 2021
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Miami (FL) L 59–64  6–3
(2–2)
 14  Allen  10  Bates  3  Tied  PNC Arena (0)
Raleigh, NC
January 13, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Florida State L 73–105  6–4
(2–3)
 16  Allen  6  Hellems  5  Hayes  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,837)
Tallahassee, FL
January 16, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Georgia Tech Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[8] PNC Arena 
Raleigh, NC
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 13 Virginia Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[9] John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
January 23, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN
at North Carolina
Rivalry
L 76–86  6–5
(2–4)
 21  Daniels  7  Hellems  4  Beverly  Dean Smith Center (0)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 27, 2021
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Wake Forest
Rivalry
W 72–67  7–5
(3–4)
 20  Daniels  10  Daniels  4  Hayes  PNC Arena (25)
Raleigh, NC
January 31, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Syracuse L 73–76  7–6
(3–5)
 24  Hellems  14  Bates  4  Tied  Carrier Dome (0)
Syracuse, NY
February 3, 2021
9:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 14 Virginia L 57–64  7–7
(3–6)
 23  Hellems  5  Tied  3  Tied  PNC Arena (25)
Raleigh, NC
February 6, 2021
12:00 p.m., ACCN
at Boston College     Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 9, 2021
6:30 p.m., ACCN
Syracuse     PNC Arena 
Raleigh, NC
February 13, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN
Duke
Rivalry
    PNC Arena 
Raleigh, NC
February 17, 2021
4:30 p.m., ACCN
at Pittsburgh     Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 20, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Wake Forest
Rivalry
    LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 24, 2021
6:30 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia     John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
February 28, 2021
4:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh     PNC Arena 
Raleigh, NC
March 3, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Notre Dame     Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
March 6, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Virginia Tech     PNC Arena 
Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
March 9–13, 2021
vs.      Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[10]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV NR Not released 
Coaches NR NR RV NR NR RV RV NR

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

  1. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster". GoPack.com. NC State Athletics. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  3. "NC State Game Versus William & Mary Canceled". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. November 29, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  4. "Update on NC State men's basketball team". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  5. Sang, Orion (December 7, 2020). "Michigan basketball's game with North Carolina State has been postponed". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  6. "NC State to Pause Basketball Activities". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  7. "Men's Basketball Game at Louisville Postponed". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  8. "Georgia Tech at NC State Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  9. "NC State at Virginia Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  10. "2020–2021 Schedule". Go Pack. North Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
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