2023–24 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 2023–24 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by seventh-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).

2023–24 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA tournament South Regional Champions
ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 10
Record26–15 (9–11 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPNC Arena
2023–24 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 North Carolina173 .850298  .784
No. 9 Duke155 .750279  .750
Virginia137 .6502311  .676
Pittsburgh128 .6002211  .667
Wake Forest119 .5502114  .600
No. 14 Clemson119 .5502412  .667
Syracuse119 .5502012  .625
Virginia Tech1010 .5001915  .559
Florida State1010 .5001716  .515
No. 10 NC State911 .4502615  .634
Boston College812 .4002016  .556
Notre Dame713 .3501320  .394
Georgia Tech713 .3501418  .438
Miami (FL)614 .3001517  .469
Louisville317 .150824  .250
2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Wolfpack finished the regular season on an uninspiring four-game losing streak, consequently posting a regular season record of 17–14 (9–11 in conference play) and slumping to the ACC tournament as the 10th seed. They then went on a miraculous run in the ACC tournament, winning five games in the span of five days (including a victory over ACC regular season champion and rival North Carolina) to win their first ACC tournament since 1987. They became the first team to win their conference tournament with five wins in five days since the 2010–11 Connecticut Huskies (of the Big East) and the second team overall to do it since the NCAA tournament began in 1939. This is the first time the Wolfpack made the NCAA tournament in consecutive years since they made the 2014 and 2015 tournament.

Earning an #11 seed in the South region of the NCAA tournament, they continued their Cinderella run from the ACC tournament by defeating #6 Texas Tech in the first round, #14 Oakland in overtime in the second round, #2 Marquette in the Sweet Sixteen, and their ACC rivals #4 Duke in the Elite Eight. The Wolfpack made their first Final Four appearance since 1983 as a result, having won nine straight games since the end of the regular season. They became the sixth #11 seed to reach the Final Four and the first since UCLA in 2021. Their miraculous run came to an end with a Final Four loss to Purdue, closing their season with a 26–15 record.

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