Kevin Keatts has a new gig. What the former NC State coach is doing now
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- Kevin Keatts joins ESPN and ACC Network as a studio analyst this season.
- ESPN adds four other contributors and pairs Keatts with ACC veterans.
- Keatts posted 151-113 at N.C. State, won ACC title and reached Final Four.
A former N.C. State head coach is headed to ESPN in a new broadcasting role, the network announced on Monday.
Kevin Keatts, who coached the N.C. State men’s basketball program for eight seasons, is one of five new broadcasters making their debut for ESPN. He will be a studio analyst on ESPN and ACC Network this season, starting Friday when No. 19 Kansas travels to No. 25 North Carolina.
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He will work alongside Seth Greenberg, Tom Crean and Malcolm Huckaby, all of whom played or coached at an ACC institution during their careers. Greenberg was the head coach at Virginia Tech from 2003-12 and made three assistant coaching stops at ACC schools prior to his stint with the Hokies. Crean was an assistant at Pittsburgh and Huckaby played at Boston College.
Emeka Okafor, Dennis Scott, Miles Simon and Rodney Terry are joining Keatts as new ESPN contributors. Scott is a former Georgia Tech All-American and 1990 ACC Player of the Year.
In the offseason, Keatts traveled to various college basketball programs and provided evaluations.
N.C. State fired Keatts in March after the team finished 12-19 overall and failed to make the ACC Tournament. It finished 5-15 in league play and lost a program-record nine consecutive games.
A year prior, he helped guide the Wolfpack to its first ACC Championship title since 1987 and first Final Four appearance since 1983. The team won nine elimination games, including five games in five days during the conference tournament, as part of its run.
During his tenure, N.C. State went 151-113 and made three NCAA Tournament appearances. Keatts also dealt with the repercussions of NCAA violations committed by former coach Mark Gottfried, which included significant recruiting limitations, scholarship reduction and $5,000 fine.
Keatts came to N.C. State after three seasons at UNC-Wilmington, where he compiled a 72-28 overall record and went 41-13 in the then-Colonial Athletic Conference.
This story was originally published November 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM.
