1983–84 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

1983–84 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
1983–84 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout Champions
NIT
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	19–14 (4–10 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Valvano (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Ray Martin (4th season); Tom Abatemarco (2nd season); Ed McLean (2nd season);
Home arena	Reynolds Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 North Carolina	14	–	0	1.000	28	–	3	.903
No. 11 Maryland †	9	–	5	.643	24	–	8	.750
No. 19 Wake Forest	7	–	7	.500	23	–	9	.719
No. 14 Duke	7	–	7	.500	24	–	10	.706
Georgia Tech	6	–	8	.429	18	–	11	.621
Virginia	6	–	8	.429	21	–	12	.636
NC State	4	–	10	.286	19	–	14	.576
Clemson	3	–	11	.214	14	–	14	.500

† 1984 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983–84 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1983–84 men's college basketball season. It was Jim Valvano's 4th season as head coach.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	4	Spud Webb	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	130 lb (59 kg)	Jr	Dallas, Texas
F	23	Benny Bolton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr
G	24	Terry Gannon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Joliet, Illinois
F	43	Lorenzo Charles	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Brooklyn, New York
F	45	Cozell McQueen	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Bennettsville, South Carolina

Head coach

Jim Valvano (Rutgers)

Assistant coach(es)

Ray Martin (Notre Dame)
Tom Abatemarco (Dowling)
Ed McLean (Western Carolina)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 19*	No. 3 Houston Hall of Fame Classic	W 76–64	1-0	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA
ACC Tournament
March 8*	vs. No. 14 Maryland ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	L 63–69	19-13	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
National Invitation Tournament
March 15*	Florida State NIT First Round	L 71-74	19-14	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	—	7	8	6	13	13	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	Not released		13	6	18	17	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "NC State Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

[1] "NC State Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

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v t e NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Venues	Thompson Gym (1925–1949) Reynolds Coliseum (1949–1999) PNC Arena (1999–present)
Rivalries	East Carolina North Carolina Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Dixie Classic / Big Four Tobacco Road 1961 gambling scandal 2018 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics