NC State Hires UNC Wilmington's Kevin Knotts

It was announced that NC State has hired UNC Wilmington's, Kevin Knotts Friday.

Kevin Knotts replaces Mark Gottfried who was fired. Gottfried took the Wolfpack to the NCAA tournament in each of his first four seasons, but the program failed to live up to expectations the past two years and finished 13th in the ACC each season. "according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/18935743/nc-state-wolfpack-hire-

Prior to taking the job at UNC Wilmington, Keatts was an assistant under Rick Pitino at Louisville from 2011 to 2014. He was the head coach at Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia from 2003 to 2011 before being hired by Pitino. "according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/18935743/nc-state-wolfpack-hire-kevin-keatts-coach

Keatts' career mark in three seasons at UNC Wilmington is 72-28. He improved the win total of the Seahawks in each of his three seasons, including a program-record 29 victories this season. The team won CAA regular-season titles all three seasons under Keatts, who became the first coach in conference history to win back-to-back Coach of the Year accolades. "according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/18935743/nc-state-wolfpack-hire-kevin-keatts-coach