NC State Hires Roy Roberson as 3rd Assistant Coach

After the exodus of A.W. Hamilton to Eastern Kentucky, NC State has filled the vacancy, hiring Roy Roberson to be the third assistant coach for the Men’s Basketball program.

Roberson has spent 12 seasons as the head coach of E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg.

The Wolfpack coaching staff lost a coach with Virginia connections (Hamilton), and filled the void with yet another coach with Virginia connections.

“I’ve known Roy for a long time and I’m excited to add him to our basketball staff,” said Keatts. “As a coach, he’s won a lot of games, but it is his passion for his players and program that has always impressed me. He has a great energy and knowledge of the game and will be a great teacher and mentor for our student-athletes.”

“Coach Keatts and I have been friends for close to 30 years and I’m beyond excited to have the opportunity to join the staff of one of the brightest coaches in the business,” Roberson said. “There is no doubt Coach Keatts is a rising star in the profession and I’m excited to help him build NC State into one of the premier programs in college basketball. I’ve been a high school coach for a long time and have always been intrigued by the college game and this felt like a great opportunity to make the transition.” (GoPack)

Roberson led E.C. Glass to an 80-20 district record over the last 8 years, advancing to 2 final fours and 2 final eight appearances. Prior to his arrival, Glass hadn’t won a district game in 3 years.

Roberson took over an E.C. Glass program that hadn’t won a district game in three seasons and immediately brought the program back to relevance. After righting the ship, Roberson led the program to its first regional berth since 1995 in the 2009-10 season. In 2010-11, E.C. Glass won the Seminole District Championship and Region III – Division 4 Championship as Roberson was named the Seminole District Coach of the Year, Region III Coach of the Year and The News and Advance Area Coach of the Year. Two years later, Roberson again won Seminole District Coach of the Year honors as E.C. Glass advanced to the state semifinals. After the season, Roberson was a coach in the Virginia High School Coaches Association (VHSCA) All-Star game. In 2014-15, Roberson led E.C. Glass to a school-record 26 wins as he earned District, Conference and Region Coach of the Year honors. In 2017-18, E.C. Glass went 21-6 as Roberson garnered District and Region Coach of the Year honors.

After taking over a program that had gone three years without winning a district game, Roberson led E.C. Glass to an 80-20 district record over the last eight seasons as his teams advanced to two final fours and two final eight appearances and he had players receive All-District recognition 33 times. (GoPack)

Roberson Coaching Timeline
1998-2001 – Assistant Coach at E.C. Glass High School
2001-02 – Interim Head Coach at E.C. Glass High School
2002-03 – Assistant Coach at Lynchburg College
2003-06 – Head Coach at Holy Cross (57-28)
2007-18 – Head Coach at E.C. Glass High School (80-20)