2017-2018 NC State Wolfpack

2017-2018 NC State Wolfpack Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
0 Abdul-Malik Abu Sr F 6-8 240 Sep 16, 1995 Boston (MA) United States / Nigeria Kimball Union Academy
3 Lavar Batts, Jr. Fr PG 6-3 185 Dec 25, 1998 Concord (NC) United States Jay M. Robinson High School
10 Braxton Beverly Fr PG 5-10 185 Feb 18, 1997 Hazard (KY) United States Hargrave Military Academy
2 Torin Dorn Jr G 6-5 205 Nov 12, 1995 Charlotte (NC) United States Vance High School
12 Allerik Freeman Sr SG 6-3 200 Oct 30, 1994 Charlotte (NC) United States Findlay College Prep
1 Lennard Freeman Sr F 6-8 265 Dec 10, 1995 Washington (DC) United States Oak Hill Academy
5 Darius Hicks So PF 6-8 235 Mar 26, 1997 Quitman (MS) United States 22ft Basketball Academy
15 Sam Hunt Sr PG 6-2 185 Feb 20, 1995 Greensboro (NC) United States James B. Dudley High School
11 Markell Johnson So PG 6-1 175 Aug 25, 1998 Cleveland (OH) United States East Technical High School
22 Shaun Kirk Jr SF 6-8 200 Sep 12, 1997 Whiteville (NC) United States Whiteville High School
31 Spencer Newman Fr G 6-3 185 Jul 9, 1997 Daphne (AL) United States Bayside Academy
42 Tucker Thompson Sr F 6-10 250 - Huntersville (NC) United States William A. Hough High School
14 Omer Yurtseven So C 6-11 275 Jun 19, 1998 Tashkent Uzbekistan / Turkey N/A

NC State Transfers Sitting Out 2017-2018

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
13 C.J. Bryce Jr SG 6-5 210 Oct 30, 1996 Huntersville (NC) United States UNC Wilmington
24 Devon Daniels So SG 6-5 200 Jul 18, 1998 Kalamazoo (MI) United States Utah

Recent NC State Wolfpack History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 22-14 (9-11) 10th (ACC) Champion N/A
2022-2023 23-11 (12-8) 6th (ACC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 11-21 (4-16) 15th (ACC) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 14-11 (9-8) 8th (ACC) 2nd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2019-2020 20-12 (10-10) 6th (ACC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 24-12 (9-9) 8th (ACC) 3rd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2017-2018 21-12 (11-7) 3rd (ACC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2016-2017 15-17 (4-14) 13th (ACC) 1st Rnd N/A
2015-2016 16-17 (5-13) 13th (ACC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 22-14 (10-8) 6th (ACC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2013-2014 22-14 (9-9) 7th (ACC) 4th Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2012-2013 24-11 (11-7) 4th (ACC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2011-2012 24-13 (9-7) 4th (ACC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2010-2011 15-16 (5-11) 10th (ACC) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 20-16 (5-11) 9th (ACC) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2008-2009 16-14 (6-10) 10th (ACC) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 15-16 (4-12) 11th (ACC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 20-16 (5-11) 10th (ACC) Runner Up NIT 3rd Rnd
2005-2006 22-10 (10-6) 4th (ACC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2004-2005 21-14 (7-9) 6th (ACC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2003-2004 21-10 (11-5) 2nd (ACC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2002-2003 16-15 (7-9) 5th (ACC) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd

2017-2018 NC State Wolfpack Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Omer Yurtseven ACC All-Third Team
Allerik Freeman ACC All-Honorable Mention Team
Markell Johnson ACC All-Honorable Mention Team
Allerik Freeman ACC Player of the Week (Feb 26, 2018)
Allerik Freeman ACC Player of the Week (Jan 29, 2018)
Omer Yurtseven ACC Player of the Week (Jan 22, 2018)

2017-2018 NC State Wolfpack Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters B. Beverly M. Johnson A. Freeman T. Dorn O. Yurtseven
Rotation S. Hunt     L. Freeman  
Lim PT L. Batts, Jr. S. Newman T. Thompson A. Abu  
Lim PT   C. Bryce S. Kirk D. Hicks  

2017-2018 NC State Wolfpack Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Allerik Freeman 33 34.4 16.1 4.2 2.6 1.2 0.0 2.5
Torin Dorn 33 28.7 13.9 6.3 1.4 1.0 0.4 2.0
Omer Yurtseven 33 23.8 13.5 6.7 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.2
Braxton Beverly 31 32.4 9.5 2.4 3.9 1.0 0.0 1.2
Markell Johnson 26 29.1 8.9 3.4 7.3 1.7 0.2 3.2
Lennard Freeman 33 17.2 7.9 4.3 0.1 0.9 0.8 0.7
Sam Hunt 33 16.1 5.5 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3
Abdul-Malik Abu 27 14.9 5.2 3.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.0
Darius Hicks 4 8.5 4.2 3.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
Lavar Batts, Jr. 30 13.2 3.7 1.2 1.5 0.8 0.1 0.6
Shaun Kirk 5 11.0 2.2 2.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4
Spencer Newman 6 1.8 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

2017-2018 NC State Wolfpack Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Kevin Keatts Head Coach 2017-2018 Head Coach (UNC Wilmington, 2014 to 2017)
A.W. Hamilton Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Head Coach (2014 to 2015)
James Johnson Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Director of Basketball Operations (Miami (FL), 2015 to 2017)
Takayo Siddle Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (UNC Wilmington, 2014 to 2017)
Travis Hackert Director of Scouting 2017-2018 Director of Basketball Operations (UNC Wilmington, 2016 to 2017)
Maggie Burge Director of Men's Basketball Administration 2013-2014 N/A
Hunter Henderson Director of Video Operations 2017-2018 Video Coordinator (UNC Wilmington, 2016 to 2017)
Deborah A. Yow Athletic Director 2010-2011 N/A
Kirk Brown Equipment Manager 2015-2016 N/A
Anthony Wright Director of Player Personnel 2017-2018 Director of Academic Services (Louisville, 2007 to 2017)
Thomas Carr Director of Basketball Operations 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (UNC Wilmington, 2014 to 2017)
Fred Demarest Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2014-2015 N/A
Ryan Holleman Athletic Trainer 2011-2012 N/A
Drew Moore Assistant Athletic Trainer 2017-2018 Assistant Athletic Trainer (UNC Wilmington, 2014 to 2017)
Craig Hammel Director of Communications 2016-2017 N/A