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The Athletic thinks Kevin Keatts should be a candidate for the Georgetown Job
NC State needs to focus on getting into the NCAA Tournament and then winning. The last thing anyone needs to worry about is Kevin Keatts coaching future.
But what are we if not a site that passes on relevant NC State news?
The Athletic has an article titled “Georgetown coaching candidates: Could Rick Pitino or Kevin Keatts replace Patrick Ewing?”
In the article they give a “call list” of coaches who they believe would be good fits.
The list consists of Kevin Keatts, Rick Pitino, VT’s Mike Jones, Colgates Matt Langel, Penn State’s Mikah Schrewsberry, or Texas’ Rodney Terry.
Here is what they had to say about Kevin Keatts…
At the end of the article, they tell you who they think should be the eventual hire. You’ll have to subscribe to see who they pick, but I’ll just let you know, it’s not Kevin Keatts.
Look, I don’t know if Keatts would even entertain this idea, but now isn’t the time to discuss it. When the season is over we’ll go a little deeper in addressing this type of thing. For now, we’re just passing along info.
Louisville Transfer Guard Mike James (6’5″/200) is a priority for NC State, according to a source.
News broke about James entering the Transfer Portal back on March 25th, and NC State was quick to reach out. Kevin Keatts and his staff recruited the former 4-star prospect out of high school heavily, but he ultimately chose the Cardinals.
After redshirting his first year in Louisville due to torn achilles, James has been a starter for the Cardinals the past two years.
This past year, James averaged 12.6 points per game (3rd on the team) and 5 rebounds. He’s extremely physical and aggressive, taking 47% of his field goal attempts at the rim (making 46%). As a result, he draws a lot of fouls, ranking 10th in the ACC in Fouls Drawn, and 4th in Free Throw Rate. James made opponents pay this year when they put him on the line, making 81.8% from the charity stripe, which ranked 15th in the ACC.
James shot the ball better as a Redshirt Freshman, than he did this past season. His Effective Field Goal Percentage in 2022-23 was 55.8%, which ranked 19th in the ACC, and his True Shooting Percentage of 59.6% ranked 14th.
He does have the ability to knock down a three, making 34.8% for his career.
NC State already hosted Indiana State Transfer Guard Ryan Conwell last week, and while the Wolfpack coaches like both players, from what I’m hearing, James would be their preference.
NC State hasn’t had James in for a visit, but that could happen soon.
James has 2 years of eligibility remaining.
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The latest from Gtown “insiders” is the Shrewsberry is their guy. They used the phrase, “We’ve got our guy.”
Inconveniently for Gtown, PSU has won their first three game in the B1G tournament and play Purdue today for the title. We shall see.
That’s a compliment, we’ll take it.