If you had entered this season carrying the belief that the 2018-19 NC State basketball team would be better than its predecessor, you would have been regarded as an overindulgent optimist. Kevin Keatts glued and rubber-banded a team together in 2017 and overcame some stark odds to lead them to the NCAA Tournament. It was a magnificent coaching job. This year he was tasked with something more difficult; doing it again.
Part 1: What are we?
Keatts brought back only three players that took part in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, once again filling his roster with new faces.