2025–26 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
| 2025–26 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (0–0 ACC) |
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| Home arena | Lenovo Center |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Duke | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23т Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 ACC tournament winner As of December 17, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represents North Carolina State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack are led by first-year head coach Will Wade and play their home games at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Wade begins his first season after Kevin Keatts was not retained after the previous season.[1]
Previous season
The Wolfpack finished the season 12–19 and 5–15 in ACC play to finish in sixteenth place. Under the new ACC tournament rules, they did not qualify for the 2025 ACC tournament and were unable to defend their tournament title. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT. After the season, head coach Kevin Keatts was fired just one year after leading the team to the Final Four.[2]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Mike James | 0 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Orlando, Florida | Transferred to Vanderbilt[3] |
| Brandon Huntley-Hatfield | 1 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Senior | Clarksville, Tennessee | Entered transfer portal[4] |
| Dontrez Styles | 3 | G/F | 6'8" | 210 | Senior | Kinston, North Carolina | Entered transfer portal[5] |
| Breon Pass | 4 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Reidsville, North Carolina | Entered transfer portal[6] |
| Trey Parker | 5 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Freshman | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Transferred to Seton Hall[7] |
| Bryce Heard | 7 | G | 6'5" | 170 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois | Transferred to Dayton[8] |
| Jayden Taylor | 8 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Indianapolis, Indiana | Graduated |
| Marcus Hill | 10 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Rockford, Illinois | Transferred to Texas A&M[9] |
| Dennis Parker Jr. | 11 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Sophomore | Richmond, Virginia | Transferred to Radford[10] |
| Michael O'Connell | 12 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Graduate Student | Mineola, New York | Graduated |
| KJ Keats | 13 | G | 5'10" | 165 | Junior | Cary, North Carolina | — |
| Ernest Ross | 24 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Senior | Alachua, Florida | Graduated |
| Ismaël Diouf | 33 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Junior | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec | Transferred to Northern Iowa[11] |
| Ben Middlebrooks | 34 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Senior | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Darrion Williams | 1 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Senior | Sacramento, California | Texas Tech[12] |
| Tre Holloman | 5 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Michigan State[13] |
| Alyn Breed | 7 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | Powder Springs, Georgia | McNeese[14] |
| Quadir Copeland | 11 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | McNeese[15] |
| Scottie Ebube | 12 | C | 6'10" | 280 | Senior | Mundelein, Illinois | Wyoming[16] |
| Jerry Deng | 15 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Junior | Rochester, New York | Florida State[17] |
| Terrance Arceneaux | 21 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Junior | Beaumont, Texas | Houston[18] |
| Ven-Allen Lubin | 22 | F | 6'9" | 250 | Senior | Orlando, Florida | North Carolina[19] |
| Colt Langdon | 45 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Freshman | Raleigh, North Carolina | Butler[20] |
2025 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Matt Able G |
Baltimore, Maryland | Sagemont Prep | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Apr 5, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (89) | ||||||
| Jayme Kontuniemi G |
Helsinki, Finland | Drive Academy Espoo | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | May 23, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR) | ||||||
| Musa Sagnia F |
Bakau, The Gambia | Bàsquet Manresa | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Aug 30, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR) | ||||||
| Zymicah Wilkins F |
Rutherfordton, North Carolina | Christ School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Nov 14, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (85) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 50 Rivals: 13 ESPN: NR | ||||||
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 26, 2025* 4:30 p.m. |
South Carolina | W 88–86 | – |
18 – Lubin | 7 – Williams | 3 – Holloman | First Horizon Coliseum (8,000) Greensboro, NC | ||||
| Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
NC Central | W 114–66 | 1–0 |
19 – Williams | 6 – Tied | 8 – Williams | Lenovo Center (19,119) Raleigh, NC | ||||
| November 7, 2025* 9:00 p.m., ACCN |
UAB | W 94–70 | 2–0 |
18 – Tied | 10 – Sagnia | 5 – Tied | Lenovo Center (15,918) Raleigh, NC | ||||
| November 12, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
UNC Greensboro | W 110–64 | 3–0 |
32 – Williams | 10 – Williams | 6 – Copeland | Lenovo Center (14,516) Raleigh, NC | ||||
| November 17, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 25 | VCU | W 85–79 | 4–0 |
28 – Williams | 9 – Tied | 4 – Copeland | Lenovo Center (14,805) Raleigh, NC | |||
| November 24, 2025* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 23 | vs. Seton Hall Maui Invitational Quarterfinals |
L 74–85 | 4–1 |
16 – Lubin | 9 – Lubin | 6 – Copeland | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI | |||
| November 25, 2025* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 23 | vs. Boise State Maui Invitational Consolation 2nd Round |
W 81–70 | 5–1 |
16 – Williams | 12 – Lubin | 4 – Holloman | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI | |||
| November 26, 2025* 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 23 | vs. Texas Maui Invitational 5th Place Game |
L 97–102 | 5–2 |
28 – Copeland | 9 – Lubin | 6 – Copeland | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI | |||
| December 3, 2025* 9:15 p.m., ESPN |
at No. 20 Auburn ACC–SEC Challenge |
L 73–83 | 5–3 |
22 – Copeland | 4 – McNeil | 4 – Holloman | Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL | ||||
| December 6, 2025* 1:00 p.m., The CW |
UNC Asheville | W 75–63 | 6–3 |
23 – Lubin | 12 – Lubin | 8 – Copeland | Lenovo Center (14,862) Raleigh, NC | ||||
| December 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
Liberty | W 85–45 | 7–3 |
13 – Tied | 8 – Williams | 7 – Copeland | Lenovo Center (14,515) Raleigh, NC | ||||
| December 13, 2025* 5:30 p.m., ESPN |
No. 19 Kansas | L 76–77 OT | 7–4 |
19 – Copeland | 11 – Lubin | 6 – Copeland | Lenovo Center (19,119) Raleigh, NC | ||||
| December 17, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Texas Southern | W 108–72 | 8–4 |
47 – McNeil Jr. | 10 – McNeil Jr. | 9 – Copeland | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC | ||||
| December 21, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN |
vs. Ole Miss | First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, NC | |||||||||
| ACC regular season | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Wake Forest | Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC | |||||||||
| January 3, 2026 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 |
Virginia | Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC | |||||||||
| January 6, 2026 9:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Boston College | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 12:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Florida State | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 12:00 p.m., ACCN |
Georgia Tech | Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC | |||||||||
| January 20, 2026 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Clemson | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN2/U |
at Pittsburgh | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||||
| January 27, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/U |
Syracuse | Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 3:45 p.m., The CW |
at Wake Forest | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||||
| February 3, 2026 9:00 p.m., ESPN2/U |
at SMU | Moody Coliseum University Park, TX | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 1:30 p.m., The CW |
Virginia Tech | Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC | |||||||||
| February 9, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Louisville | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN/2/U |
Miami (FL) | Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC | |||||||||
| February 17, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN/2 |
North Carolina | Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC | |||||||||
| February 24, 2026 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Virginia | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 12:00 p.m., The CW |
at Notre Dame | Joyce Center South Bend, IN | |||||||||
| March 2, 2026 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
Duke | Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC | |||||||||
| March 7, 2026 2:45 p.m., The CW |
Stanford | Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC | |||||||||
| ACC tournament | |||||||||||
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vs. | Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Source[21]
Rankings
| Week | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | RV | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | — | RV | ||||||||||||||
References
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- ^ Giles, Matt (April 23, 2025). "Outbound NC State Basketball Transfer Joining Highlanders". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
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