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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.
It would be the only loss for the Wolfpack that season. NC State later met and defeated the Bruins 80–77 in two overtimes in the NCAA tournament semi-final game, ending UCLA's streak of seven straight national championships. Two nights later, NC State won its first NCAA championship by beating Marquette, 76–64.
The Wolfpack won the NCAA championship in 1974 and 1983. The team competed in the Southern Conference until becoming a charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1953. [1] NC State has won the ACC men's basketball tournament eleven times, [2] which is the third most of any school in the conference.
In 1974, the NC State Wolfpack men’s basketball team, led by high-flying David Thompson and 7 foot, 2 inch center Tommy Burleson defeated Maryland earning a berth in the NCAA Tournament, where ...
NC State began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1911. [3] In 105 years of play, the Wolfpack ranks 25th in total victories among NCAA Division I college basketball programs and 26th in winning percentage among programs that have competed at the Division I level for at least 26 years.
Both Charles's dunk and Valvano's running around the court in celebration immediately after the game have been staples of NCAA tournament coverage ever since. 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.
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. The Wolfpack trailed with a minute or less to play in six of their eight postseason games before this game. West (6) NC State 69, (11) Pepperdine 67
The 2022–23 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Wolfpack were led by sixth-year head coach Kevin Keatts and played their home games at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).