— North Carolina State University on Friday approved a six-year contract extension for second-year men’s basketball coach Kevin Keatts. The new agreement for Keatts increases his compensation by $400,000, to $2.7M annually.

His new term will run through the 2023-24 season.

“My family and I are grateful to Chancellor Woodson and Debbie Yow for their commitment and for the opportunity to build on the foundation we’ve established here at NC State,” said Keatts. “The NC State community has been so welcoming. I’m excited about what we’re building and look forward to leading this program for many years to come.”

In his first season with NC State, Keatts took a program picked to finish 12th in the ACC to an 11-7 record in the ACC to finish in a tie for third place. The 11 conference wins are the most for a first-year head coach in program history and the third-place finish was the highest regular season finish for NC State in the ACC since the 2003-04 team finished second.

That team won 21 games to tie with legendary coach Everett Case for the most regular season wins by a first-year head coach in program history.

In his second season with NC State, Keatts has the Wolfpack off to a 8-1 start with seven of eight victories coming by 15+ points.