That didn’t take long at all.
Kevin Keatts will be N.C. State’s next basketball coach.
Working efficiently, to avoid the mistakes of her last coaching search, N.C. State athletic director Debbie Yow lined up an interview with Keatts on Friday and worked out the details to replace Mark Gottfried, according to sources close to the program and as reported by other media outlets.
Keatts, 44, led UNC-Wilmington to a 72-28 record in three seasons and the NCAA tournament the past two years. The Seahawks had suffered through six straight losing seasons before Keatts was hired in 2014.