NC State to introduce new coach Kevin Keatts on Sunday
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State will introduce new basketball coach Kevin Keatts on Sunday.
School officials say Keatts' introductory news conference will be held at 1 p.m. from Reynolds Coliseum. N.C. State hired Keatts from UNC Wilmington on Friday to replace fired Mark Gottfried.
The 44-year-old Keatts is a former assistant to Rick Pitino at Louisville and two-time Colonial Athletic Association coach of the year. He led UNC Wilmington to a 72-28 record and two NCAA Tournaments in three seasons in his first head coaching job.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Gottfried took the Wolfpack to the NCAA Tournament four times in his six years at the school but was fired in February during a 15-17 finish.