Kevin Keatts Press Conference After NC State’s 73-67 Win Over Campbell: BULLETED

Wolfpack Head Coach Kevin Keatts met with the media for his postgame press conference after NC State’s 73-67 win over Campbell last night. You can listen to it here, or check out a BULLETED breakdown below.

• That is a good game for us. You know we hadn’t been in a situation where we were down.
  • In the Bahamas we played the Puerto Rican National Team, we were down 12 at the half and we found a way to win.
• When you look around college basketball there is so much parody now and when you play against teams like Campbell, the reason why I scheduled them was because they were a unique, offensive team.
  • They will make you guard for 30 seconds.
  • I thought they came in with a complete, great game plan. They did a tremendous job.
  • They’re unique. It’s different.
    • We played Richmond last year, some of the teams in our league run the Princeton offense, Georgia Tech runs it a bit, Clemson sprinkles some of their stuff in it, and we wanted to play them because we were going to see it during our season, but it’s a unique offense.
    • It’s a really great offense because it’s a lot of player ball movement.
• Our guys found a way to make some plays down the stretch.
• Earlier today, I didn’t even know if Terquavion Smith was going to play, he had twisted his ankle in practice and it was going to be a game time decision.
  • Give him credit, he was tremendous tonight. When you look at the first half and what he did was outstanding.
  • In the 2nd half, though he didn’t score, he did a great job of facilitating.
• It was a gritty win for us. One of those wins that you see in January or February when you’re in ACC play. We are glad to have it.
  • I didn’t think we played our best game, missed 11 free throws, but give those guys credit, they never hung their head, and I always felt like we had a chance to win the game.
• Down the stretch, our veteran point guard, Jarkel Joiner, took over the game and did a great job.
  • He was excited about the moment you could see it in his face in the huddle.
• I’m super proud that we were able to sign Dennis Parker, II. I’m proud of him.
  • He’s a kid that I’ve recruited since I’ve been here. We absolutely love him.
  • He’s a guy who we think can play multiple positions. He’s a 2-way player, who certainly can guard all positions on the floor.
  • He’s going to be great in our system with the way we play.
  • I love everything about him. He’s a tremendous kid and great student with a great family. We’re really, really happy and excited that he’s part of our family.