NC State’s Wes Moore is the ACC women’s basketball Coach of the Year

And that’s well deserved.

NC State finished the 2016 season on the wrong side of the bubble, but led by a strong group of seniors, the Wolfpack left no doubt in 2017 that they belong in the NCAAs. After a 12-4 finish to league play, head coach Wes Moore was honored as the ACC Coach of the Year.

With the win in this category comes a celebration cake! Mmm, celebration cake.

.@PackWomensBball celebrated @WolfpackWes earning @theACC Coach of the Year last night, but kept the secret until today! #ncaaw @NCState http://pic.twitter.com/BZLgmKxXqU

— NC State Athletics (@PackAthletics) March 1, 2017

NC State is the No. 4 seed in the ACC tournament that got underway on Wednesday, and that means the Wolfpack is off until Friday. The Pack will face the winner of Clemson/Louisville (probably Louisville) at 11 a.m. ET tomorrow.

A couple of wins in the ACC tourney could help the Wolfpack back into the hosting picture—State is close to the NCAA tournament committee’s top 16, certainly, but maybe just a spot or three out right now, and you gotta be in that top 16 to host the first weekend.

But regardless, Moore has done a fantastic job with the team this season, as they’ve not missed a beat since losing star freshman Aislinn Konig to injury. So at least the women’s basketball program appears to be in good hands.

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