Here are a few numbers breaking down NC State’s hire of UNC Wilmington head coach Kevin Keatts:
• .939: Winning percentage at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va., in two different stints — the first from 1999-2001 and then 2003-11. Keatts notched a 262-17 record and won a pair of national titles.
• .720: Winning percentage at UNC Wilmington in three seasons. The Seahawks posted a 72-29 overall record and a 41-13 mark (.759) in the Colonial Athletic Association, winning the conference regular season all three years and capturing the league tournament crown the last two years.
• .344: Winning percentage at UNCW in the four seasons prior to Keatts’ arrival under former head coach Buzz Peterson. The Seahawks went just 20-50 (.286) in the CAA during that span, never finishing better than seventh in the standings. In Peterson’s final season, UNCW went 9-23 overall and 3-13 in the CAA. A year later under Keatts, the Seahawks were 18-14 and 12-6, respectively.
• .821: Winning percentage for Louisville when Keatts was an assistant there for three seasons (2011-14). The Cards went 96-21 in those three years, won a national title in 2013 and reached the Final Four in 2012.
• 3: Keatts' ranking in an ESPN.com survey of best recruiters in the country, conducted in 2013.
• 44: Years old, making him the third-youngest coach in the ACC, a few months older Virginia Tech’s Buzz Williams. Georgia Tech’s Josh Pastner (39) is the youngest.
More of The Wolfpacker’s coverage on the hiring of Keatts:
• Kevin Keatts closing in on his first assistant coach
• Column: NC State basketball gets high grade for Kevin Keatts hire
• Podcast: Breaking down the hire with 1983 NCAA Champion Ernie Myers
• Reflecting back on the coaching search
• Recruiting analyst Eric Bossi praises NC State’s hire of Keatts
• Photo gallery of the introductory press conference
• Kevin Keatts has been winning for decades
• NC State basketball players are excited about Kevin Keatts
• Video reel: Kevin Keatts’ introductory press conference
• Audio: New NC State basketball coach Kevin Keatts introductory PC
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