1979–80 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1979–80 NC State Wolfpack basketball North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg 100 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 20–8 9–5 Norm Sloan 14th Marty Fletcher 2nd Monte Towe 2nd Reynolds Coliseum NCAA Tournament First Round The 1979–80 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Sloan, in his 14th and final season at NC State, the Wolfpack played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina. After finishing tied for 2nd in the ACC regular season standings, NC State was dismissed from the ACC tournament by Duke in the quarterfinals. The Wolfpack received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the East region. No. 5 seed Iowa end NC State's season in the second round, 77–64. The Hawkeyes would go on to reach the Final Four. Roster 1979 NC State Wolfpack y Clyde Austin 3 G 6 2 150 Sr y Richmond, Virginia Dereck Whittenburg 4 G 6 1 187 Fr y Glenarden, Maryland Max Perry 10 G 6 1 160 So Hanover, Indiana Emmett Lay 12 G 6 4 196 So Tabor City, North Carolina Phil Weber 14 G 6 1 165 Fr Northport, New York Art Jones 33 F 6 7 181 Jr Hampton, Virginia Kenny Matthews 34 G 6 4 200 Jr y Washington, D.C. Sidney Lowe 35 G 6 0 188 Fr y Washington, D.C. Scott Parzych 40 F 6 7 223 So Lockport, Illinois Thurl Bailey 41 C 6 11 230 Fr y Washington, D.C. Craig Watts 42 C 7 0 221 Jr South Easton, Massachusetts Hawkeye Whitney 43 F 6 5 213 Sr y Washington, D.C. Donnie Perkins 45 G 6 3 189 Jr Bethel, North Carolina Chuck Nevitt 52 C 7 5 220 So y Marietta, Georgia Jim Valvano (Rutgers) Marty Fletcher (Maryland) Schedule |- !colspan=12 style=NC State Wolfpack| Regular season Nov 30, 1979 yes yes North Carolina 6 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Big Four Tournament 84–97 0–1 Dec 1, 1979 yes yes 1979 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Big Four Tournament 70–65 1–1 Dec 6, 1979 yes 1979 men Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 59–53 2–1 Dec 17, 1979 yes yes 1979 men Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada Centennial Coliseum Reno, Nevada 82–66 3–1 Dec 19, 1979 yes 1979 men Campbell Fighting Camels Campbell Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 100–71 4–1 Dec 29, 1979 yes 1979 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia 73–62 5–1 1–0 Dec 31, 1979 yes yes 1979 men Davidson Wildcats Davidson Charlotte Coliseum Davidson, North Carolina 66–63 6–1 Jan 2, 1980 yes 1979 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 83–68 7–1 Jan 5, 1980 yes 1979 men Towson Tigers Towson Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 95–63 8–1 Jan 10, 1980 Maryland Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 67–62 9–1 2–0 Jan 12, 1980 Virginia 8 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 64–56 11–1 3–0 Jan 16, 1980 yes 16 North Carolina 9 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina 64–67 11–2 3–1 Jan 19, 1980 yes 16 Duke 5 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 56–67 11–3 3–2 Jan 23, 1980 yes Maryland 15 Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 62–66 11–4 3–3 Jan 26, 1980 yes Virginia 17 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 47–49 11–5 3–4 Jan 29, 1980 Clemson 16 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 80–67 12–5 4–4 Feb 1, 1980 yes Furman Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 76–56 13–5 Feb 2, 1980 yes The Citadel Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 57–35 14–5 Feb 6, 1980 Georgia Tech Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 60–49 15–5 5–4 Feb 9, 1980 yes yes Notre Dame 9 Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana 63–55 16–5 Feb 11, 1980 Wake Forest Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 52–40 17–5 6–4 Feb 13, 1980 Duke 16 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 76–59 18–5 7–4 Feb 16, 1980 yes Clemson 10 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 70–78 18–6 7–5 Feb 20, 1980 North Carolina 8 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 63–60 19–6 8–5 Feb 23, 1980 yes Wake Forest Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 44–41 20–6 9–5 |- !colspan=12 style=NC State Wolfpack| ACC Tournament Feb 28, 1980 yes yes 19 Duke Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Quarterfinals 62–68 20–7 |- !colspan=12 style=NC State Wolfpack| NCAA Tournament Mar 8, 1980 yes yes 4 E Iowa 5 E Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina First round 64–77 13,210 20–8 E East http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ncst/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/All-TimeResults.pdf NC State Basketball All-Time Results NC State Athletic Department February 19, 2023 September 28, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180928062636/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ncst/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/All-TimeResults.pdf dead Rankings 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:NC State Wolfpack men's basketball seasons Nc State Nc State NC State Wolfpack men's basketball NC State Wolfpack men's basketball