1973–74 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1973–74 North Carolina State Wolfpack Basketball 1974_NC_State_Wolfpack.jpg 300px Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 1 1 30–1 12–0 Norm Sloan 8th Ed Biedenbach Sam Esposito Art Musselman Game captains Reynolds Coliseum NCAA tournament National ChampionsNCAA Division I regular season championsACC tournament championsACC regular season champions National Championship Game W Won 76–64 vs. Marquette The 1973–74 North Carolina State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1973-74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina, and competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. While losing only one game throughout the season, the team finished undefeated in the ACC conference play, and went on to win the 1974 ACC men's basketball title. The Wolfpack then won the NCAA tournament, finishing the season as the national champions. Season summary section June 2020 NC State had several highly rated players, including star high-jumping forward David Thompson, 7-foot-4 center Tom Burleson, point guard Monte Towe, and several complementary players, including guard Moe Rivers and forward Phil Spence. The Wolfpack began the season ranked #2 in the nation, behind John Wooden's UCLA. On December 15, 1973, the two top-ranked teams met in St. Louis, with UCLA beating NC State by 84–66 after trailing by one at halftime. 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. Roster 1973 NC State Wolfpack men's y Tommy Burleson y 24 C 7 4 235 Sr Newland, North Carolina Mike Buurma 50 C 6 10 220 Fr Willard, Ohio Bruce Dayhuff 32 G 6 2 175 Fr Walkerton, Indiana Greg Hawkins 14 F 6 5 185 Sr Huntington, West Virginia Dwight Johnson 22 G 6 0 160 So Raleigh, North Carolina Craig Kuszmaul 34 G 6 5 181 J Warren, Ohio Bill Lake 35 C 6 11 190 Fr Carmel, Indiana Mark Moeller 40 G 6 3 175 Jr Canfield, Ohio Steve Nuce 52 F 6 8 210 Sr Rockville, Maryland Moe Rivers 10 G 6 1 165 Jr Brooklyn, New York Phil Spence y 30 F 6 8 215 So Raleigh, North Carolina Tim Stoddard y 42 F 6 7 225 Jr East Chicago, Indiana David Thompson basketball y 44 F 6 4 195 Jr Shelby, North Carolina Monte Towe y 25 G 5 7 145 Jr Converse, Indiana Norm Sloan (NC State) Art Musselman (Citadel) Sam Esposito (Indiana) Eddie Biedenbach (NC State) 1974 NCAA Final Four program March 1974 Schedule |- !colspan=12 style="background:#NC State Wolfpack 1;"| Regular Season December 5 yes 2 East Carolina 79–47 1–0 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC December 7 yes 2 Vermont 97–42 2–0 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC December 15 yes ABC 2 yes 1 UCLA 66–84 2–1 St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO December 18 yes 5 Georgia 94–60 3–1 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC December 28 yes 5 yes Villanova Sugar Bowl Tournament 97–82 4–1 Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, LA December 29 yes 5 yes 18 Memphis State Sugar Bowl Tournament 98–83 5–1 Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, LA January 4 yes 5 4 North Carolina Big Four Tournament 78–77 6–1 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC January 5 yes 5 yes Wake Forest Big Four Tournament 91–73 7–1 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC January 12 4 Clemson 96–68 8–1 1–0 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC January 13 4 3 Maryland 80–74 9–1 2–0 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC January 17 3 yes Virginia 90–70 10–1 3–0 University Hall Charlottesville, VA January 19 yes 3 UNC Charlotte 104–72 11–1 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC January 22 3 yes 4 North Carolina 83–80 12–1 4–0 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC January 26 yes 3 yes Purdue 86–81 13–1 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN January 30 2 yes 6 Maryland 86–80 14–1 5–0 Cole Field House College Park, MD February 2 2 Virginia 105–93 15–1 6–0 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC February 4 2 yes Duke 92–78 16–1 7–0 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC February 8 yes 2 yes Georgia Tech North-South Doubleheader 98–54 17–1 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC February 9 yes 2 yes Furman North-South Doubleheader 111–91 18–1 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC February 13 yes 2 Davidson 105–78 19–1 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC February 16 2 Wake Forest 111–96 20–1 8–0 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC February 20 1 Duke 113–87 21–1 9–0 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC February 23 1 yes Clemson 80–75 22–1 10–0 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC February 26 1 4 North Carolina 83–72 23–1 11–0 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC March 2 1 yes Wake Forest 72–63 24–1 12–0 Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |- !colspan=12 style="background:#NC State Wolfpack 1;"| ACC tournament March 8 yes 1 yes Virginia ACC tournament 87–66 25–1 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC March 9 yes 1 yes 4 Maryland ACC tournament 103–100 OT 26–1 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |- !colspan=12 style="background:#NC State Wolfpack 1;"| NCAA tournament March 14 yes 1 yes 5 Providence NCAA tournament • Regional semifinals 92–78 27–1 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC March 16 yes 1 yes 13 Pittsburgh NCAA tournament • Regional Final 100–72 28–1 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC March 23 yes 1 yes 2 UCLA NCAA tournament • National semifinals 80–77 2OT 29–1 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC March 25 yes 1 yes 3 Marquette NCAA tournament • National Championship 76–64 30–1 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC E East NC State All-Time Results https://web.archive.org/web/20180928062636/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ncst/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/All-TimeResults.pdf 2018-09-28 . Retrieved 2015-Jun-29. Rankings 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 17 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Coaches 2 15 2 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 ACC tournament The 1974 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum from March 7 to 9. NC State defeated Maryland 103–100 in overtime to claim the championship. The final featured two of the top teams in the country. It has been regarded by many to be the greatest ACC game in history — and one of the greatest college games ever.January 2024 The game was instrumental in forcing the expansion of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship to 32 teams, allowing more than one bid from a conference. NCAA tournament 1974 NCAA tournament championship Game Box ScorePlayerMinFGFTREBASTPFPTSD. Thompson407–127–872321M. Towe375–106–732116T. Burleson366–92–6110414M. Rivers404–96–925214T. Stoddard253–42–27258P. Spence191–21–23323M. Moeller30–00–00000Totals20026–4624–3434141776 East North Carolina State 92, Providence 78 North Carolina State 100, Pittsburgh 72 Final Four North Carolina State 80, UCLA 77 North Carolina State 76, Marquette 64http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1974 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More Awards and honors Tommy Burleson, ACC tournament MVP. David Thompson, NCAA Men's MOP Awardhttp://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer Final Four Most Outstanding Players cbs.sportsline.com 31 March 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080907123518/http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer 7 September 2008 Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 13 Tommy Burleson Seattle SuperSonicshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1974&lg=N 1974 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com 2013-10-11 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20131225060132/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1974 2013-12-25 References Nc State Category:NC State Wolfpack men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Nc State NC State Wolfpack men's basketball NC State Wolfpack men's basketball