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Joel Justus leaves Arizona State for NC State

Former Kentucky basketball assistant Joel Justus is on the move once again, this time returning home to North Carolina.

Just one year after joining Bobby Hurley’s staff at Arizona State in May of 2021, Justus will now take his coaching talents to North Carolina State under Kevin Keatts.

Travis Branham of 247Sports was the first to report the news, with Justus since changing his social media accounts to reflect the move.

Justus, a native of Winston-Salem, graduated from UNC Wilmington back in 2004. He then joined the Elon University (NC) coaching staff as an assistant from 2004-08.