NC State Wolfpack men's basketball

The NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represents North Carolina State University in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. They are one of the original seven schools that helped start the Atlantic Coast Conference. Before joining this conference in 1954, the Wolfpack played in the Southern Conference and won seven championships there.

As part of the ACC, the Wolfpack has won 11 conference championships and two national championships, in 1974 and 1983. Since 1999, most of their home games have been held at the Lenovo Center, where the NCAA championship trophies are also kept. Before that, they played at Reynolds Coliseum.

History

The 1925-26 basketball team

NC State started playing men's basketball in 1911. Over 105 years, the team has had many successes. The program reached its peak under coaches like Everett Case, Norm Sloan, and Jim Valvano.

The team has had many great players and has won many championships. They have also made it to the NCAA Tournament many times, including trips to the Final Four and even winning national titles in 1974 and 1983. The team continues to grow and aims for more success in the future.

1974 NCAA Tournament Championship Game Box Score
Player	Min	FG	FT	REB	AST	PF	PTS
D. Thompson	40	7–12	7–8	7	2	3	21
M. Towe	37	5–10	6–7	3	2	1	16
T. Burleson	36	6–9	2–6	11	0	4	14
M. Rivers	40	4–9	6–9	2	5	2	14
T. Stoddard	25	3–4	2–2	7	2	5	8
P. Spence	19	1–2	1–2	3	3	2	3
M. Moeller	3	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0
Totals	200	26–46	24–34	34	14	17	76

1983 NCAA Tournament Results
Round	Opponent	Score
Round of 48	Pepperdine	69–67 2OT
Round of 32	UNLV	71–70
Sweet Sixteen	Utah	75–56
Elite Eight	Virginia	63–62
Final Four	Georgia	67–60
Championship	Houston	54–52

Seasons

The NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represents North Carolina State University in college basketball. They joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1954 and were part of the Southern Conference before that, winning seven championships there. In 2020, NCAA activities were canceled because of the COVID-19 virus.

Postseason

The NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team has played in the NCAA tournament 30 times, with an overall record of 41 wins and 29 losses. They won the national championship in 1974 and 1983.

They have also played in the National Invitation Tournament 13 times, with an overall record of 19 wins and 14 losses.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1950		Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	Holy Cross CCNY Baylor	W 87–74 L 73–78 W 53–41
1951		Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Regional 3rd Place Game	Villanova Illinois St. John's	W 67–62 L 77–84 L 59–71
1952		Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	St. John's Penn State	L 49–60 W 69–60
1954		First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	George Washington La Salle Cornell	W 75-73 L 81-88 W 65-54
1956		First Round	Canisius	L 78–79^4OT
1965		Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Princeton Saint Joseph's	L 48–66 W 103–81
1970		Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	St. Bonaventure Niagara	L 68–80 W 108–88
1974		Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	Providence Pittsburgh UCLA Marquette	W 92–78 W 100–72 W 80–77^2OT W 76–64
1980	#4	Second Round	#5 Iowa	L 64–77
1982	#7	First Round	#10 Chattanooga	L 51–58
1983	#6	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	#11 Pepperdine #3 UNLV #10 Utah #1 Virginia #4 Georgia #1 Houston	W 69–67^OT W 71–70 W 75–56 W 63–62 W 67–60 W 54–52
1985	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#14 Nevada #11 UTEP #7 Alabama #1 St. John's	W 65–56 W 86–73 W 61–55 L 60–69
1986	#6	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#11 Iowa #14 Arkansas–Little Rock #7 Iowa State #1 Kansas	W 66–64 W 80–66^OT W 70–66 L 67–75
1987	#11	First Round	#6 Florida	L 70–82
1988	#3	First Round	#14 Murray State	L 75–78
1989	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 South Carolina #4 Iowa #1 Georgetown	W 81–66 W 102–96^2OT L 61–69
1991	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 Southern Miss #3 Oklahoma State	W 114–85 L 64–73
2002	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Michigan State #2 Connecticut	W 69–58 L 74–77
2003	#9	First Round	#8 California	L 74–76^OT
2004	#3	First Round Second Round	#14 Louisiana–Lafayette #6 Vanderbilt	W 61–52 L 73–75
2005	#10	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#7 Charlotte #2 Connecticut #6 Wisconsin	W 75–63 W 65–62 L 56–65
2006	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 California #2 Texas	W 58–52 L 54–75
2012	#11	Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 San Diego State #3 Georgetown #2 Kansas	W 79–65 W 66–63 L 57–60
2013	#8	Second Round	#9 Temple	L 72–76
2014	#12	First Four Second Round	#12 Xavier #5 Saint Louis	W 74–59 L 80–83^OT
2015	#8	Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen	#9 LSU #1 Villanova #4 Louisville	W 66–65 W 71–68 L 65–75
2018	#9	First Round	#8 Seton Hall	L 83–94
2023	#11	First Round	#6 Creighton	L 63–72
2024	#11	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#6 Texas Tech #14 Oakland #2 Marquette #4 Duke #1 Purdue	W 80–67 W 79–73^OT W 67–58 W 76–64 L 50–63
2026	#11	First Four	#11 Texas	L 66–68

Years →	'80	'82	'83	'85	'86	'87	'88	'89	'91	'02	'03	'04	'05	'06	'12	'13	'14	'15	'18	'23	'24	'26
Seeds →	4	7	6	3	6	11	3	5	6	7	9	3	10	10	11	8	12	8	9	11	11	11

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1947	Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	St. John's Kentucky Utah	W 61–55 L 42–60 W 64–52
1948	Quarterfinals	DePaul	L 64–75
1976	Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Holy Cross Charlotte Providence	W 78–68 L 79–80 W 74–69
1978	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	South Carolina Detroit Georgetown Texas	W 83–70 W 84–77 W 86–85 L 93–101
1984	First Round	Florida State	L 71–74
1997	First Round Second Round	SW Missouri State West Virginia	W 77–66 L 73–76
1998	First Round Second Round	Kansas State Georgia	W 59–39 L 55–61
1999	First Round Second Round	Providence Princeton	W 92–86 L 58–61
2000	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Tulane Arizona State Ole Miss Wake Forest Penn State	W 64–60 W 60–57 W 77–54 L 59–62 L 72–74
2007	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Drexel Marist West Virginia	W 63–56 W 69–62 L 66–71
2010	First Round Second Round	South Florida UAB	W 58–57 L 52–72
2019	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Hofstra Harvard Lipscomb	W 84–78 W 78–77 L 93–94
2021	First Round Quarterfinals	Davidson Colorado State	W 75−61 L 61–65

Players

Retired numbers

Main article: List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers

Honored jerseys

"Honored" jerseys recognize players who have made big contributions to the team, but their numbers are not officially retired.

All-time leaders

David Thompson is the only player in program history to have his number retired

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

No.	Player	Pos.	Years
44	David Thompson	SG	1972–75

No.	Player	Years
10	Nate McMillan	1984–86
13	Chris Corchiani	1987–91
14	Vinny Del Negro	1984–88
14	Vann Williford	1966–70
21	Rodney Monroe	1987–91
24	Tommy Burleson	1971–74
	Tom Gugliotta	1988–92
	Julius Hodge	2001–05
	John Richter	1956–59
	T. J. Warren	2012–14
25	Monte Towe	1972–75
25	Dereck Whittenburg	1979–83
32	Kenny Carr	1974–77
35	Sidney Lowe	1979–83
41	Thurl Bailey	1979–83
43	Lorenzo Charles	1981–85
44	David Thompson	1972–75
52	Todd Fuller	1992–96
70	Dick Dickey	1946–50
73	Vic Molodet	1953–56
77	Sam Ranzino	1947–51
78	Lou Pucillo	1956–59
80	Bobby Speight	1950–53
84	Ronnie Shavlik	1953–56

Rank	Player	Years	Points
1.	Rodney Monroe	1987–91	2,551
2.	David Thompson	1972–75	2,309
3.	Julius Hodge	2001–05	2,040
4.	Sam Ranzino	1947-51	1,967
5.	Charles Whitney	1976–80	1,964
6.	Kenny Carr	1974–77	1,772
7.	Ronnie Shavlik	1953–56	1,761
8.	Dick Dickey	1946–50	1,644
9.	Anthony Grundy	1998–02	1,641
10.	Tommy Burleson	1971–74	1,598

Rank	Player	Years	Rebounds
1.	Ronnie Shavlik	1953–56	1,598
2.	Tommy Burleson	1971–74	1,066
3.	Mel Thompson	1951–54	1,063
4.	Bobby Speight	1950–53	1,057
5.	Richard Howell	2008–13	1,055
6.	John Richter	1956–59	936
7.	Todd Fuller	1992–96	887
8.	Kenny Inge	1997–01	833
9.	Tom Gugliotta	1988–92	820
10.	Kevin Thompson	1989–93	815

Rank	Player	Years	Assists
1.	Chris Corchiani	1987–91	1,038
2.	Sidney Lowe	1979–83	762
3.	Markell Johnson	2016–20	607
4.	Lorenzo Brown	2009–13	589
5.	Clyde Austin	1976–80	473
6.	Julius Hodge	2001–05	454
7.	Ishua Benjamin	1994–98	435
8.	Curtis Marshall	1991–96	430
9.	Cat Barber	2013–16	403
10.	Nate McMillan	1984–86	402

Rank	Player	Years	Steals
1.	Chris Corchiani	1987–91	328
2.	Anthony Grundy	1998–02	239
3.	Sidney Lowe	1979–83	220
4.	Ishua Benjamin	1994–98	195
5.	Justin Gainey	1996–00	190
6.	Tom Gugliotta	1988–92	173
7.	Lorenzo Brown	2009–13	172
8.	Clifford Crawford	1999–03	167
9.	Charles Whitney	1976–80	166
10.	Markell Johnson	2016–20	165

Rank	Player	Years	Blocks
1.	BeeJay Anya	2013–17	243
2.	Thurl Bailey	1979–83	207
3.	Kevin Thompson	1989–93	150
4.	Damon Thornton	1996–01	146
5.	Manny Bates	2018–22	145
6.	Todd Fuller	1992–96	143
7.	C. J. Leslie	2010–13	136
8.	Cozell McQueen	1981–85	121
9.	Glenn Sudhop	1975–79	117
10.	Cedric Simmons	2004–06	115

Coaches

Current coaching staff

Coaching records

Name	Position
Justin Gainey	Head Coach
Brandon Chambers	Assistant Coach
Adam Howard	Assistant Coach
Vernon Hamilton	Assistant Coach
Andrew Slater	General Manager/Chief Strategist for Men's Basketball
Patrick Stacy	Assistant General Manager
Reed Vial	Special Assistant to the Head Coach
Chris Zupko	Director of Basketball Operations
Anthony Wright	Director of Player Personnel
Pat Murphy	Head Men's Basketball Strength and Conditioning Coach
John Janovsky	Director of Scouting/Quality Control
Ron Cooper	Head Athletic Trainer
Jackson Hayzlett	Video Coordinator
Patric Hart	Assistant Director of Creative Media
Ben Medland	Assistant Director of Creative Brand Management

Name	W-L	Win %	Years
Piggy Hargrove	1–7	.125	1911–12
Chuck Sandborn	11–13	.458	1913, 1916
John Hegarty	5–8	.385	1914
H. S. Tucker	5–5	.500	1915
Harry Hartsell	33–31	.516	1917–18, 1922–23
Tal Safford	11–3	.786	1919
Richard Crozier	24–35	.407	1920–21, 1924
Gus Tebell	79–36	.687	1925–30
R. R. Sermon	111–74	.600	1931–40
Bob Warren	21–16	.568	1941–42
Leroy Jay	28–45	.384	1943–46
Everett Case	377–134	.738	1947–64^†
Press Maravich	38–13	.745	1964–66
Norm Sloan	266–127	.677	1966–80
Jim Valvano	209–114	.647	1981–90
Les Robinson	78–98	.434	1991–96
Herb Sendek	191–132	.591	1996–06
Sidney Lowe	86–78	.524	2006–11
Mark Gottfried	123–86	.589	2011–2017
Kevin Keatts	151–113	.572	2017–2025
Will Wade	20–14	.588	2025
Total	1,805–1,125	.616	1911–2024

Notable former players

See Category:NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players

The NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represents North Carolina State University in NCAA Division I basketball. The team is one of the founding members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, joining in 1954. Before that, they were part of the Southern Conference and won seven championships there.

University	North Carolina State University
Location	Raleigh, North Carolina
Arena	Lenovo Center (capacity: 19,500)
Nickname	Wolfpack
Colors	Red and white

History

Seasons

Postseason

Players

Retired numbers

Honored jerseys

All-time leaders

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Coaches

Current coaching staff

Coaching records

Notable former players

Images

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