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1980–81 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

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1980–81 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record14–13 (4–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
Seasons
1980–81 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Virginia 13 1   .929 29 4   .879
No. 6 North Carolina 10 4   .714 29 8   .784
No. 11 Wake Forest 9 5   .643 22 7   .759
No. 18 Maryland 8 6   .571 21 10   .677
Duke 6 8   .429 17 13   .567
Clemson 6 8   .429 20 11   .645
NC State 4 10   .286 14 13   .519
Georgia Tech 0 14   .000 4 23   .148
1981 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980–81 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1980–81 men's college basketball season. It was Jim Valvano's 1st season as head coach.

Roster

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1980–81 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Max Perry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Hanover, Indiana
G 12 Emmett Lay 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Tabor City, North Carolina
G 14 Phil Weber 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Northport, New York
G 25 Dereck Whittenburg 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Glenarden, Maryland
F 30 Harold Thompson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Raeford, North Carolina
F 33 Art Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Hampton, Virginia
G 34 Kenny Matthews 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Washington, D.C.
G 35 Sidney Lowe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Washington, D.C.
F 40 Scott Parzych 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Lockport, Illinois
C 41 Thurl Bailey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Washington, D.C.
C 42 Craig Watts 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Sr South Easton, Massachusetts
C 52 Chuck Nevitt 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Marietta, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 29*
UNC Wilmington W 83–59  1–0
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 1, 1980*
Davidson W 89–72  2–0
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1980*
vs. Wake Forest
Big Four Tournament
L 57–87  2–1
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 6, 1980*
vs. Duke
Big Four Tournament
W 74–60  3–1
Greensboro Coliseum (15,333)
Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 13, 1980*
Campbell W 82–56  4–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 17, 1980*
Appalachian State W 71–47  5–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 20, 1980
at No. 9 Maryland L 75–82  5–2
(0–1)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Dec 26, 1980*
vs. Iona
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
W 61–58  6–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 27, 1980*
at St. John's
ECAC Holiday Festival Championship
W 64–55  7–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Jan 3, 1981
at Clemson L 68–76  7–3
(0–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 7, 1981
at No. 3 Virginia L 55–63  7–4
(0–3)
University Hall (5,100)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 10, 1981
Georgia Tech W 93–68  8–4
(1–3)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 14, 1981
at No. 17 North Carolina L 70–73  8–5
(1–4)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 17, 1981
at No. 5 Wake Forest L 52–60  8–6
(1–5)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 21, 1981*
Duke L 47–56  8–7
(1–6)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 24, 1981*
East Carolina W 77–52  9–7
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 28, 1981
at Georgia Tech W 70–55  10–7
(2–6)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 31, 1981
No. 12 North Carolina L 54–57  10–8
(2–7)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 4, 1981
Clemson L 76–82  10–9
(2–8)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 6, 1981*
Furman W 77–60  11–9
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 7, 1981*
Saint Joseph's W 47–42  12–9
Reynolds Coliseum (11,198)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 11, 1981
No. 1 Virginia L 46–51  12–10
(2–9)
Reynolds Coliseum (12,400)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 14, 1981*
No. 12 Notre Dame L 55–71  12–11
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 19, 1981
at Duke W 52–51  13–11
(3–9)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Feb 25, 1981
No. 17 Maryland L 72–76  13–12
(3–10)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 28, 1981
No. 12 Wake Forest W 66–65  14–12
(4–10)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
March 5*
(7) vs. (2) No. 12 North Carolina
Quarterfinals
L 54–69  14–13
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "NC State Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  2. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 877–878. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.