Keatts was on the hot seat prior to reaching the Final Four in 2024, so his dismissal should not be a surprise

It was less than a year ago that Kevin Keatts and N.C. State took over March, taking a wild ride to the program's first Atlantic Coast Conference title in nearly 38 years followed by an improbable run to its first Final Four in even longer.

The Wolfpack failed to make the ACC tournament and dropped three of their last four games to close the regular season.