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The 1982–83 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University. The Wolfpack were a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team went 26–10 on the year, winning the ACC tournament and the NCAA National Championship .
Lorenzo Emile Charles [1] (November 25, 1963 – June 27, 2011) [2] was an American college and professional basketball player. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Charles played basketball for North Carolina State University and scored the game-winning points in the championship game of the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
North Carolina State's victory has often been considered one of the greatest upsets in college basketball history, and is the fourth biggest point-spread upset in Championship Game history. Akeem Olajuwon of Houston was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player , becoming the last player to date to earn this award while playing for a team ...
Despite a preseason ranking of #16 in the AP poll, the Wolfpack sputtered to a 9–7 record after losing at Maryland on January 29. Three close victories in the ACC Tournament saved NC State from missing the NCAA Tournament altogether. Three of the team's four victories on the road to the Final Four came by one or two points.
N.C. State’s victory over Houston on the Lorenzo Charles dunk still resonates with those who were there. ‘We couldn’t lose’: Behind the scenes of NC State basketball’s improbable 1983 ...
Ten players from the 1983 North Carolina State men's basketball team that won the national championship have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA and the Collegiate Licensing Company for unauthorized ...
The 1983–84 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1983–84 men's college basketball season. It was Jim Valvano's 4th season as head coach. Coming off the 1983 National Championship, the 1983–84 season was a rollercoaster.
Ten players from North Carolina State's 1983 national champion basketball team have sued the NCAA and the Collegiate Licensing Company seeking compensation for unauthorized use of their name ...