basketball

Breon Pass goes up for a jump shot against Louisville in the 2024 ACC Tournament

Apr 24, 2025

An Inspirational Pass

NC State men’s basketball senior Breon Pass overcame a difficult loss as a teenager before he came to play for the Wolfpack. Four years later, he remembers his inspiration for earning a degree in sport management.

Will Wade stands between Chancellor Randy Woodson and Athletic Director Boo Corrigan while holding an NC State basketball jersey

Mar 25, 2025

Confident Wade Introduced as Men’s Basketball Coach

The 42-year-old native of Nashville was introduced Tuesday as the 22nd coach in the history of the men’s program and vowed to be successful immediately. This will be his fifth head coaching job at an NCAA Division I program.

Students walk by a mural depicting men's basketball player DJ Burns at the Free Expression Tunnel

Jul 22, 2024

‘We Stole March’

Check out how NC State’s men’s and women’s basketball coaches are spending their summer, following both teams’ journeys to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.

Side by side photos of the 1983 men's basketball team and the 2024 men's basketball team members celebrating their advance to the Final Four of the NCAA Basketball Tournament

Apr 4, 2024

Writing Their Own Story

There are some similarities between what the current NC State men’s team and the 1983 NCAA championship team experienced along their unlikely journeys, but their stories are different.

A statue of Kay Yow making wolfie sign with her fingers outside of Reynolds Coliseum

Apr 3, 2024

Women’s Basketball Grew Up Here

NC State’s women’s basketball team heads to the Final Four for the second time in program history this weekend, ready to play South Carolina in the national semifinals in Cleveland.

Students in NC State gear pose with wolfies up — and scoops of Howling Cow ice cream.

Mar 27, 2024

Buzzing About Pack Basketball

For the first time since 1989, both NC State’s basketball teams have advanced to the NCAA Championships Sweet 16.

The Kivett family on the sidelines at the 2022 ACC tournament

Mar 20, 2024

Ecstatic — Yet Subdued — Family Celebration

The Kivetts of Lewisville, North Carolina, have five NC State degrees and almost 100 years of volunteering at the Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball tournament between them. None of them, however, had ever seen the Wolfpack win an ACC men’s title until Saturday night.

NC State's men's basketball team earns its ACC Championship trophy on stage after the game

Mar 20, 2024

Spring-Breaking for a Championship

The NC State men’s basketball team won its 11th Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship in Washington, D.C., by winning a remarkable five games in a row for its first title since 1987. It was music to everyone’s ears.

Jim Valvano's wife and daughters on stage at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony

Aug 16, 2023

A Legacy That Lives On

NC State coaches, alumni and families were on hand as Jim Valvano, legendary coach and founder of the V Foundation for Cancer Research, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Chancellor Randy Woodson and Coach Kevin Keatts film an episode of Red Chair Chats.

Jun 10, 2021

Chancellor Woodson Talks Basketball, Hits the Court With Coach Kevin Keatts

In episode one of Red Chair Chats, Chancellor Woodson interviews Wolfpack men’s basketball Coach Kevin Keatts.

Mar 10, 2021

Tournament Time, Title Time

2021 ACC Men’s Bracket | NC State Men’s Basketball Tournament Preview | NC State Women Win Back-to-Back Championships The ACC men’s basketball tournament, born at Reynolds Coliseum 68 years ago, kicked off Tuesday with three games at the Greensboro Coliseum, but the NC State Wolfpack men of Kevin Keatts plays their first game Wednesday, when it faces Syracuse…

A view of the Belltower in spring as seen through an arch of bricks.

Feb 1, 2021

Celebrating Black Alumni

Meet six extraordinary Black alumni from across the decades who found their place at NC State — and in the world.

Five jerseys laid out on the floor of Reynolds Coliseum.

Jun 20, 2019

Reunited

Jerseys worn by NC State's legendary 1974 NCAA Championship basketball team were rescued from a surplus bin three decades ago by alumna Leslie Lewis. They'll soon be back together in Reynolds Coliseum as part of the Athletic Hall of Fame.

Oct 11, 2018

Staff, Faculty Basketball Tickets on Sale

Men's and women's basketball season tickets are now on sale, with significant discounts for faculty and staff. Tickets also are on sale for the annual Primetime with the Pack, with all proceeds going to Hurricane Florence relief efforts.

Jul 19, 2018

Get Discounts on Basketball Season Tickets

Buy season tickets for men's and women's basketball and take advantage of discounted prices for faculty and staff members.