North Carolina State University at Raleigh Men's Basketball

NC State's McMurray Family Director of Athletics Boo Corrigan has announced that former NC State captain Justin Gainey will return to Raleigh as the new head coach of the NC State men's basketball program. "I am honored to announce Justin Gainey as our new head coach for the NC State men's basketball program," said Corrigan. "Not only are we welcoming back one of our own, but we are welcoming a tough, tenacious and experienced coach who I am confident is the right fit for our program and will continue to position the Pack for success on the national stage. Justin understands what this program means because he has lived and breathed it and I am very excited that he is our basketball coach." "I'm humbled and honored to be the head coach of the NC State men's basketball program," said Gainey. "This university helped build me as a player and as a person. To now lead it as head coach is truly a full-circle moment. There's a responsibility that comes with leading your alma mater, and I embrace it fully. We're going to honor our tradition, represent this university the right way, and build a program our Wolfpack family can be proud of. This place means everything to me. I wore the jersey with pride, and now I'll lead this program with that same passion, toughness and commitment to winning that defines the Wolfpack." "Today is a great day for NC State and our men's basketball program," said Chancellor Kevin Howell. "I could not be more proud that Justin Gainey is our new NC State hea

Alvin Brooks III joined the NC State men's basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach in April 2026. Brooks III comes to the Pack after spending the las...

Anthony Goins joined the NC State men's basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach in April 2026. Goins comes to NC State after spending the last two se...

The 2025-26 season marked Medland’s fourth season with the NC State men’s basketball program as assistant director of creative brand management. In his role, Medland leads the creative video storytelling efforts for the men’s basketball program, focusing on showcasing the stories of student-athletes and staff for social media, GoPack.com and recruiting initiatives. He directs, shoots and edits all video content for the program, including features, recaps, highlights and other creative productions. Medland joined NC State in September 2022 after serving as Director of Creative Content at Monmouth for one year. At Monmouth, he produced all video content for in-venue video boards, social media and recruiting across the department’s 24 athletic programs, while traveling with the flagship sports of football and men’s and women’s basketball. Prior to Monmouth, Medland worked at Centre College as an Athletics Communications Assistant from February 2021 to October 2021. There, he managed creative video production and live broadcasts for 24 Division III sports, assisted in managing social media accounts, maintained the website’s multimedia archive and contributed to strategic and logistical planning for the IWAE Project, a $50 million on-campus construction initiative. Medland graduated from Temple University in 2020 with a degree in journalism. Medland and his wife, Jamie, reside in Raleigh.

Matthew Driscoll joined the NC State men's basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach in April 2026. Driscoll comes to the Pack after spending last seas...

The 2025-26 season marked Hart’s ninth season with the NC State men’s basketball program and his seventh in his role as assistant director of creative media. Hart oversees the creative direction of all social and recruiting materials for the men’s basketball program, serving as the program’s lead graphic designer. He also acts as the team’s primary photographer and manages the program’s social media channels. Hart first joined the program prior to the 2017–18 season as a student manager and spent two years in that role. A native of Concord, N.C., Hart graduated from NC State in 2019 with a degree in sport management. Hart and his wife, Miranda, Ph.D., have a one-year-old daughter, Lily.

Riley Collins joined the NC State men's basketball staff as an assistant coach in April 2026. Collins comes to NC State after spending four seasons at the Un...