RALEIGH -- NC State head basketball coach Kevin Keatts underwent successful surgery Thursday to repair a torn patellar tendon.

Keatts suffered the injury during a pickup basketball game earlier in the week. Of course, Keatts finished 3-0 in the pickup games prior to suffering the injury, according to sources. He is a winner, after all.

There has been no official word from NC State Athletics released on a timetable for Keatts' recovery. However, the typical recovery time for a torn patellar tendon post-surgery is three months before resuming day-to-day activities and four-to-six months before playing sports again.

Given that the college basketball season is still seven months away, Keatts should be able to resume his lively coaching style on the sidelines by October.

Keatts finished his first year with the program at 21-12 (11-7 ACC) and the first trip to the NCAA Tournament since the 2014-15 season.