NC State fired coach Kevin Keatts on Sunday, ending an eight-year tenure less than a year after their improbable run to the ACC title and Final Four.

From coaching changes to players who spurned the transfer portal to those who left and incoming freshmen and international ...

It will be the first Final Four appearance for Purdue since 1980, while it’s NC State’s first appearance in the Final Four since 1983. The Wolfpack enter the contest on a nine-game winning streak.

One of those, lanky 6-11 forward Grant Nelson from North Dakota State, played a huge role in getting the program to its first Final Four, going for 24 points and 12 rebounds i n the Sweet 16 win ...