Nothing against the Colonial Athletic Association, but Kevin Keatts is a long way from its small gyms and long bus rides. That will become more and more clear once he begins his first season at N.C. State.
And it was clear enough here on Tuesday when Keatts, about two months after he left UNC-Wilmington to become the head coach at N.C. State, walked for the first time into the men’s basketball room at the ACC spring meetings.
There was Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski. And Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim. And Louisville’s Rick Pitino.
Three Hall of Fame coaches. Another, North Carolina’s Roy Williams, had already come and gone – a veteran move, perhaps, but one necessary given that Williams had to be in New York City on Tuesday night to receive a national coach of the year honor.