Saturday’s match up with NC State figures to be another opportunity for the Tar Heels to avoid destroying their own NCAA Tournament bid, if they play to their minimum capabilities. Kevin Keatts may have been a winner as an assistant at Louisville and as the head coach at UNC Wilmington, but the good times have not rolled in Raleigh. Now in his fifth season, Kevin Keatts has a winning overall record at 90-63 (58.8%, technically winning, but an “F” on any test) but his ACC record (42-46, sad panda face) hardly resembles a winner.
UNC completely annihilated NC State during their first meeting of the season in Chapel Hill.