Exactly 345 days ago, NC State was celebrating its first ACC tournament championship in decades, the precursor to a miraculous Final Four run. That postseason surge earned Kevin Keatts a contract extension and an automatic raise, seemingly setting him up for future success in Raleigh.

North Carolina State University has announced that Kevin Keatts will not return as the men’s basketball head coach next season. Keatts, who led the NC State Wolfpack to the Final Four last season, has not replicated that success this year.

In the eyes of many Wolfpack faithful on social media, McNeese State's Will Wade is the candidate of choice when it comes to the active NC State basketball search for a new head coach. The 42-year-old has won over 70 percent of his games across a combined 11 years leading four programs.