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2022–23 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

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2022–23 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record23–11 (12–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPNC Arena
Seasons
2022–23 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Miami (FL) 15 5   .750 29 8   .784
No. 23 Virginia 15 5   .750 25 8   .758
Clemson 14 6   .700 23 11   .676
No. 18 Duke 14 6   .700 27 9   .750
Pittsburgh 14 6   .700 24 12   .667
NC State 12 8   .600 23 11   .676
North Carolina 11 9   .550 20 13   .606
Wake Forest 10 10   .500 19 14   .576
Syracuse 10 10   .500 17 15   .531
Boston College 9 11   .450 16 17   .485
Virginia Tech 8 12   .400 19 15   .559
Florida State 7 13   .350 9 23   .281
Georgia Tech 6 14   .300 15 18   .455
Notre Dame 3 17   .150 11 21   .344
Louisville 2 18   .100 4 28   .125
2023 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by sixth-year head coach Kevin Keatts and played their home games at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 23–11, 12–8 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Virginia Tech before losing to Clemson in the ACC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the South region. There they lost to Creighton in the first round.

Previous season

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The Wolfpack finished the 2021–22 season 11–21, 4–16 in ACC play to finish in 15th place. In the ACC tournament, they lost to Clemson in the first round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Dereon Seabron 1 G 6'7" 180 RS Sophomore Norfolk, VA Declare for 2022 NBA draft
Cam Hayes 3 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Greensboro, NC Transferred to LSU
Jericole Hellems 4 F 6'7" 200 Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated
Thomas Allen 5 G 6'1" 175 RS Senior Raleigh, NC Graduate & transferred to Ball State
Jaylon Gibson 11 F 6'10" 220 Sophomore Zebulon, NC Transferred to Winston-Salem State
Manny Bates 15 F 6'11" 230 RS Junior Fayetteville, NC Transferred to Butler

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jarkel Joiner 1 G 6'1" 180 GS Senior Oxford, MS Ole Miss
Jack Clark 5 G 6'8" 200 RS Junior Wyncote, PA La Salle
Dusan Mahorcic 11 F 6'10" 226 GS Senior Belgrade, Serbia Utah
D. J. Burns 30 F 6'9" 275 RS Senior Rock Hill, SC Winthrop

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
L.J. Thomas
#34 PG
Durham, NC Bull City Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 6, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2022–23 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Terquavion Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Farmville Central Greenville, North Carolina
G 1 Jarkel Joiner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Oxford
Ole Miss
Oxford, Mississippi
F 3 Isaiah Miranda 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Southern California Academy Pawtucket, Rhode Island
G 4 LJ Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Bull Durham Prep (NC) Plant City, Florida
G 5 Jack Clark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Cheltenham
La Salle
Wyncote, Pennsylvania
G 10 Breon Pass 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Reidsville Reidsville, North Carolina
F 11 Dusan Mahorcic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Notre Dame College Prep
Utah
Belgrade, Serbia
G 12 Chase Graham (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Athens Drive Raleigh, North Carolina
G 13 KJ Keatts (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Grace Christian School Cary, North Carolina
G 14 Casey Morsell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr St. John's College
Virginia
Fort Washington, Maryland
G 20 Alex Nunnally (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Cary Academy Cary, North Carolina
F 21 Ebenezer Dowuona 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr The Heritage School (GA) Accra, Ghana
G 22 Jordan Snell (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Panther Creek Cary, North Carolina
F 23 Greg Gantt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Trinity Christian School
Providence
Fayetteville, North Carolina
F 24 Ernest Ross 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Santa Fe Alachua, Florida
F 30 D. J. Burns 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) RS Sr York Preparatory Academy
Winthrop
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
Lees–McRae W 107–59 
 18  Smith   9  Clark   7  Smith  PNC Arena (2,840)
Raleigh, NC
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Austin Peay W 99–50  1–0
 26  Smith   9  Burns   8  Joiner  PNC Arena (11,109)
Raleigh, NC
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Campbell W 73–67  2–0
 19  Smith   10  Clark   6  Smith  PNC Arena (12,977)
Raleigh, NC
November 15, 2022*
9:00 p.m., ACCRSN
FIU W 107–74  3–0
 26  Tied   8  Mahorcic   6  Smith  PNC Arena (5,034)
Raleigh, NC
November 19, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Elon W 74–63  4–0
 21  Clark   13  Mahorcic   5  Smith  PNC Arena (11,351)
Raleigh, NC
November 23, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ESPN
vs. No. 3 Kansas
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals
L 74–80  4–1
 21  Morsell   9  Mahorcic   3  Smith  Imperial Arena (1,275)
Nassau, BAH
November 24, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPNews
vs. Dayton
Battle 4 Atlantis consolation round
W 76–64  5–1
 27  Joiner   9  Clark   6  Smith  Imperial Arena (613)
Nassau, BAH
November 25, 2022*
10:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Butler
Battle 4 Atlantis fifth-place game
W 76–61  6–1
 15  Joiner   8  Clark   5  Smith  Imperial Arena (385)
Nassau, BAH
November 29, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
William & Mary W 85–64  7–1
 23  Morsell   9  Mahorcic   7  Smith  PNC Arena (10,029)
Raleigh, NC
December 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Pittsburgh L 60–68  7–2
(0–1)
 15  Smith   9  Clark   4  Smith  PNC Arena (12,798)
Raleigh, NC
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Coppin State W 94–72  8–2
 33  Smith   10  Clark   7  Smith  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
December 10, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Miami (FL) L 73–80  8–3
(0–2)
 26  Joiner   8  Burns   7  Smith  Watsco Center (4,880)
Coral Gables, FL
December 13, 2022*
6:30 p.m., ACCN
Furman W 92–73  9–3
 24  Smith   5  Tied   6  Joiner  PNC Arena (9,996)
Raleigh, NC
December 17, 2022*
10:30 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Vanderbilt
Legends of Basketball Showcase
W 70–66  10–3
 18  Burns   9  Burns   5  Smith  United Center (5,578)
Chicago, IL
December 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Louisville W 76–64  11–3
(1–2)
 17  Burns   9  Clark   6  Clark  PNC Arena (12,446)
Raleigh, NC
December 30, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN
at Clemson L 64–78  11–4
(1–3)
 21  Smith   11  Clark   5  Joiner  Littlejohn Coliseum (5,969)
Clemson, SC
January 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 16 Duke W 84–60  12–4
(2–3)
 24  Smith   9  Morsell   9  Joiner  PNC Arena (15,188)
Raleigh, NC
January 7, 2023
7:30 p.m., ACCRSN
at Virginia Tech W 73–69  13–4
(3–3)
 22  Smith   9  Gantt   3  Smith  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
January 14, 2023
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 16 Miami (FL) W 83–81 OT 14–4
(4–3)
 20  Smith   9  Tied   7  Burns  PNC Arena (16,819)
Raleigh, NC
January 17, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Georgia Tech W 78–66  15–4
(5–3)
 25  Smith   9  Morsell   5  Smith  McCamish Pavilion (4,242)
Atlanta, GA
January 21, 2023
5:00 p.m., ACCN
at North Carolina
Rivalry
L 69–80  15–5
(5–4)
 18  Tied   5  Gantt   3  Joiner  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 24, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Notre Dame W 85–82  16–5
(6–4)
 28  Joiner   6  Joiner   6  Smith  PNC Arena (15,144)
Raleigh, NC
January 28, 2023
1:00 p.m., ACCN
at Wake Forest
Rivalry
W 79–77  17–5
(7–4)
 31  Burns   10  Gantt   4  Joiner  LJVM Coliseum (11,092)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 1, 2023
9:00 p.m., ACCN
Florida State W 94–66  18–5
(8–4)
 32  Smith   7  Morsell   3  Tied  PNC Arena (12,206)
Raleigh, NC
February 4, 2023
1:00 p.m., ACCN
Georgia Tech W 72–64  19–5
(9–4)
 24  Burns   8  Burns   10  Smith  PNC Arena (15,473)
Raleigh, NC
February 7, 2023
9:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 22 at No. 8 Virginia L 50–63  19–6
(9–5)
 19  Smith   9  Gantt   6  Joiner  John Paul Jones Arena (14,070)
Charlottesville, VA
February 11, 2023
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 22 at Boston College W 92–62  20–6
(10–5)
 26  Joiner   10  Burns   6  Smith  Conte Forum (6,764)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 14, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 23 at Syracuse L 72–75  20–7
(10–6)
 15  Tied   10  Joiner   11  Joiner  JMA Wireless Dome (18,957)
Syracuse, NY
February 19, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 23 North Carolina
Rivalry
W 77–69  21–7
(11–6)
 29  Joiner   8  Clark   3  Smith  PNC Arena (19,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 22, 2023
9:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Wake Forest
Rivalry
W 90–74  22–7
(12–6)
 29  Joiner   6  Burns   3  Smith  PNC Arena (15,728)
Raleigh, NC
February 25, 2023
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Clemson L 71–96  22–8
(12–7)
 24  Burns   6  Tied   5  Smith  PNC Arena (19,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at Duke L 67–71  22–9
(12–8)
 26  Joiner   8  Joiner   2  Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
ACC tournament
March 8, 2023
9:30 p.m., ESPN2
(6) vs. (11) Virginia Tech
Second round
W 97–77  23–9
 30  Smith   8  Smith   10  Joiner  Greensboro Coliseum (17,685)
Greensboro, NC
March 9, 2023
9:30 p.m., ESPN
(6) vs. (3) Clemson
Quarterfinals
L 54–80  23–10
 12  Burns   7  Tied   3  Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (17,722)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2023*
4:00 pm, TNT
(11 S) vs. (6 S) Creighton
First Round
L 63–72  23–11
 32  Smith   10  Clark   2  Joiner  Ball Arena (19,149)
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVRV2223RVRVNot released
CoachesRVRVRV222224RVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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  1. ^ "2022–2023 Schedule". Go Pack. North Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved August 25, 2022.