Offseason of tough questions ahead for NC State
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - MARCH 22: Head Basketball Coach Wes Moore of the NC State Wolfpack looks on during the second half of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament second round game against the Michigan Wolverines at Crisler Arena on March 22, 2026 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Michigan Wolverines won the game 92-63. (Photo by Aaron J.
Thornton/Getty Images) | Getty Images NC State concluded Sunday what was by its standards a disappointing season, one that all too often saw the Wolfpack struggle against the best teams on its schedule. NC State played 15 games against teams in the Torvik top-50 and lost 10 of them, six by double-figures. That’s just not good enough, and also highly unusual in recent history.
State could of course opt to—or rather, try to—run it back with its current group intact, since there are no seniors on the roster. But there are two questions that must be confronted immediately: is it financially possible to do that, first and foremost, and would it be the best course of action? The answer probably is no on both counts.
And based on what Wes Moore had to say after the loss yesterday , it seems highly unlikely that’ll be his preference, anyway: As a coach, I feel like I’ve let my university down and let our fans down and let our players down. No, it’s been a rough year. A lot of people, you win 21 games and finish top four in the ACC, that’s a good year.
6 out of the last 7 years, we finished in the top ten in the country. So this is hard to swallow. Again, we’ve got to take a real hard look at — again, I’ll take all the blame.