What Is Kevin Keatts, NC State's Non-Conference Schedule Going To Look Like For The 2022-2023 Season?
What is Kevin Keatts, NC State’s non-conference schedule going to look like for the 2022-2023 season?
Kevin Keatts, NC State is going to tip-off the non-conference portion of their schedule by hosting Austin Peay on November 7, 2022 in North Carolina’s state capital!
Austin Peay’s Head Coach Nate James is familiar with the triangle because he was a player as well as coach at Duke for now retired Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski!
As a player at Duke from 1997-2001 One of Nate James’ most significant contributions to Duke’s 2001 NCAA crown was the way he handled his move out of the starting lineup late in the season. Coming off the bench in a reworked lineup following an injury to Carlos Boozer, James averaged more than 24 minutes per game in the Blue Devils’ nine postseason victories.
With 117 career victories in a Duke uniform, James is tied for seventh in program history and 11th in ACC history with Quinn Cook, Andre Dawkins and Danny Ferry. Duke posted a winning percentage of .867 (117-18) with James on the court, a mark that still ranks seventh in school history.
Nate James was part of nine major championships while playing at Duke: one NCAA title, three ACC Tournament championships and five regular-season ACC championships. He is one of 67 players in Duke history to break the 1,000-point barrier and his 1,116 points currently rank 55th on the program’s career chart.
Though, that isn’t all he has done at Duke as he has been on Mike Krzyzewski’s coaching staff where Duke has averaged 29.8 wins per season since James joined the staff prior to the 2007-08 campaign. Duke also has produced 26 NBA Draft picks, including 22 first-round selections and 14 lottery picks, during that time. From 2009-11, James helped lead Duke to three consecutive ACC Tournament championships, winning at least 30 games in each of those seasons.
Nate James has aided in the development of some of the nation’s best players with a decorated list of former Blue Devils that includes the likes of Harry Giles, Jabari Parker, Mason and Miles Plumlee, Jahlil Okafor, Brandon Ingram, Marvin Bagley III, Wendell Carter Jr., Zion Williamson, Vernon Carey Jr. and Cassius Stanley.
Giles, Parker, Mason Plumlee, Miles Plumlee, Okafor, Ingram, Bagley, Carter and Williamson were all first-round picks following their time under James’ tutelage, including Williamson as the program’s fourth overall No. 1 selection. Mason Plumlee (2014), Okafor (2016), Bagley (2019) and Williamson (2020) were each named first-team NBA All-Rookie selections, while Ingram was selected the NBA’s Most Improved Player in 2020.
Now in three consecutive seasons, Nate James has helped coach players to be named either ACC Player of the Year or Rookie of the Year in Bagley (2018), Williamson (2019), Tre Jones and Carey (2020). Bagley became just the third player in ACC history to lead the conference in scoring (21.0), rebounding (11.1) and field goal percentage (.614), while Williamson was the consensus National Player of the Year and became the first freshman in ACC history to be named both Player of the Year and ACC Tournament MVP in the same season. Carey joined Bagley and Williamson as a National Freshman of the Year selection, was the ACC Freshman of the Year, a consensus second-team All-American and led the league in field goal percentage (.577), was third in scoring (17.8) and fourth in rebounding (8.8). Jones became the ACC’s first player named ACC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season.
”according to Nate James Biography on goduke.com”
In his inaugural season as Austin Peay’s Head Coach Nate James guided the Govs to a 12-17 overall record and 8-10 in Ohio Valley Conference play. James earned his first victory against UT Southern, 86-79, becoming the first APSU head coach to win his debut since 1983. James then helped APSU earn its signature win of the season, an 87-81 victory at Dayton, the program’s first win over the Flyers in school history.
Under Coach Nate James in 2021-22, APSU’s Elijah Hutchins-Everett was named OVC Freshman of the Year, the first Gov to win the award since 2019. James’ eight conference wins were the third most by a first-year head coach in school history and was one of 27 first-year head coaches at the mid-major level to secure double-digit wins in his first season.
“according to Nate James biography on letsgopeay.com”
NC State, Austin Peay previously met on the hardwood on November 21, 2009 when NC State played at Austin Peay where NC State came away with a 66-59 win.
Then on Friday November 11, 2022 Kevin Keatts, NC State are going to host Campbell in North Carolina’s state capital!
NC State, Campbell previously met on the hardwood on December 19, 2020 in North Carolina’s state capital where NC State came away with a 69-50.
Then on Tuesday November 15, 2022 Kevin Keatts, NC State are going to host FIU in North Carolina’s state capital.
NC State, FIU previously met on the hardwood November 13, 2019 in North Carolina’s state capital where NC State came away with 86-77 win.
Then on Saturday November 19, 2022 Kevin Keatts, NC State is going to host Elon!
NC State, Elon previously met on the hardwood on November 25, 2011 in North Carolina’s state capital.
After playing four non-conference game in North Carolina’s state capital NC State is going to play four games in the Battle 4 Atlantis that will also include Butler, BYU, Dayton, Defending National Champion Kansas, Tennessee, USC, Wisconsin at Atlantis Resort.
After the Battle 4 Atlantis Kevin, NC State are going to be returning to North Carolina’s state capital to host William &Mary on Wednesday November 30, 2022 who they previously played on hardwood on November 13, 2015 where they lost 85-68. At the time Mark Gottfried was NC State’s Head Coach! Then NC State is going to host Coppin State in North Carolina’s state capital! Though, instead of playing at PNC Arena where they usually play NC State is going to be playing Coppin State JAMES T. VALVANO ARENA AT WILLIAM NEAL REYNOLDS COLISEUM that is home to NC State Women’s Basketball , their Head Coach Wes Moore. Then on Tuesday December 13, 2022 NC State is going to be returning to PNC Arena to host Furman. NC State, Furman previously met on the hardwood on November 27, 1985. To close out the non-conference portion of their schedule NC State is going to be playing Vanderbilt in Chicago Illinois on Saturday December 17, 2022.