1981–82 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
| sport = basketball
| year = 1981–82
| team = NC State Wolfpack
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| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
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| short_conf = ACC
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| record = 22–10
| conf_record = 7–7
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| head_coach = Jim Valvano
| hc_year = 2nd
| asst_coach1 = Marty Fletcher
| ac1_year = 4th
| asst_coach2 = Ray Martin
| ac2_year = 2nd
| asst_coach3 = Benny McKaig
| ac3_year = 1st
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| arena = Reynolds Coliseum
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| tourney = NCAA tournament
| tourney_result = First Round
}}
{{1981–82 ACC men's basketball standings}}
The 1981–82 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1981–82 men's college basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Valvano, the Wolfpack played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina. NC State finished with a .500 record in ACC play (7–7) and reached the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. The team received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Mideast region. NC State was defeated by No. 10 seed Chattanooga in the opening round to finish the season with an overall record of 22–10.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Emmett|last=Lay|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=188 |class=Sr|link=|home=Tabor City, North Carolina }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Phil|last=Weber|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=179 |class=Jr|link=|home=Northport, New York }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Walter|last=Proctor|num=15|pos=GF|ft=6|in=8|lbs=212 |class=Fr|link=|home=Southampton, New York }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Terry|last=Gannon|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=165|class=Fr|link=y|home=Joliet, Illinois}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dereck|last=Whittenburg|num=25|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=195|class=Jr|link=y|home=Glenarden, Maryland}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Harold|last=Thompson|num=30|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=212 |class=So|link=|home=Raeford, North Carolina }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Quinton|last=Leonard|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=210 |class=Jr|link=|home=Louisburg, North Carolina }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Sidney|last=Lowe|num=35|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=195|class=Jr|link=y|home=Washington, D.C.}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Scott|last=Parzych|num=40|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=221 |class=Sr|link=|home=Lockport, Illinois}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Thurl|last=Bailey|num=41|pos=C|ft=6|in=11|lbs=212|class=Jr|link=y|home=Washington, D.C.}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mike|last=Warren|num=42|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=168 |class=Fr|link=|home=Raleigh, North Carolina}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lorenzo|last=Charles|num=43|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=226|class=Fr|link=y|home=Brooklyn, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cozell|last=McQueen|num=45|pos=C|ft=6|in=11|lbs=204|class=Fr|link=y|home=Bennettsville, South Carolina}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Chuck|last=Nevitt|num=52|pos=C|ft=7|in=5|lbs=220|class=Sr|link=y|home=Marietta, Georgia}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Jim Valvano ({{college|Rutgers}})
|asst_coach=
- Marty Fletcher ({{college|Maryland}})
- Ray Martin ({{college|Notre Dame}})
- Benny McKaig ({{college|Wake Forest}})
}}
{{cite web |title=1981-1982 N.C. State University Wolfpack men's basketball team in front of Everett N. Case Athletics Center, with team roster |url=https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/0008975#?c=&m=&cv=&xywh=-38%2C4411%2C3951%2C2130 |publisher=NC State University Libraries |access-date=February 25, 2023}}
Schedule
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 28
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Campbell Fighting Camels |title=Campbell}}
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| score = 68–53
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| record = 1-0
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| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 30, 1981
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Davidson Wildcats |title=Davidson}}
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| site_stadium = Charlotte Coliseum
| site_cityst = Charlotte, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 76–55
| overtime =
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| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 2, 1981
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Saint Francis Red Flash |title=Saint Francis (PA)}}
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| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 89–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 5, 1981
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Saint Peter's Peacocks |title=Saint Peter's}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 44–33
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| attend =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 9, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Appalachian State Mountaineers |title=Appalachian State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 66–38
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| attend =
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 12, 1981
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Maryland Terrapins|title=Maryland}}
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| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 74–53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–0
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 19, 1981
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=UNC Wilmington Seahawks |title=UNC Wilmington}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 77–43
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| attend =
| record = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 27, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 20
| opponent = Michigan State
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| site_stadium = Neil S. Blaisdell Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, Hawaii
| gamename = Rainbow Classic
| score = 67–46
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| attend =
| record = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 20
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Wichita State Shockers|title=Wichita State}}
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Neil S. Blaisdell Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, Hawaii
| gamename = Rainbow Classic
| score = 60–48
| overtime =
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| record = 9–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 29, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 20
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Rice Owls|title=Rice}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Neil S. Blaisdell Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, Hawaii
| gamename = Rainbow Classic Championship
| score = 47–51
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| attend =
| record = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 2, 1982
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| rank = 20
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 75–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–1
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 4, 1982
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Southern Miss Golden Eagles |title=Southern Miss}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 46–45
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 9, 1982
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alexander Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Atlanta, Georgia
| gamename =
| score = 55–49
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–1
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 13, 1982
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
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| rank = 12
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 41–61{{cite news |title=The Inside Story: North Carolina Beats N.C. State |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1982/01/14/the-inside-story-north-carolina-beats-nc-state/9dbf89a5-cad2-4287-beb3-4fb3014321fe/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 14, 1982 |access-date=February 25, 2023}}
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| record = 12–2
| conference = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16, 1982
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = Wake Forest
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 52–50
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–2
| conference = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 20, 1982
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| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Duke
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 48–49
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–3
| conference = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 23, 1982
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=East Carolina Pirates|title=East Carolina}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 63–53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 26, 1982
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 49–40
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–3
| conference = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 30, 1982
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Carmichael Auditorium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 44–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–4
| conference = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 3, 1982
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Littlejohn Coliseum
| site_cityst = Clemson, South Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 54–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–5
| conference = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 5, 1982
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = The Citadel
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charlotte Coliseum
| site_cityst = Charlotte, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 54–44
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 6, 1982
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charlotte Coliseum
| site_cityst = Charlotte, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 67–55
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 10, 1982
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Virginia
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 36–39
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–6
| conference = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 13, 1982
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 62–42
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 16, 1982
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = Duke
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 72–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–6
| conference = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 20, 1982
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Virginia
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = University Hall
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, Virginia
| gamename =
| score = 40–45{{cite news |title= State Holds Sampson, But Va. Gets Away |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1982/02/21/state-holds-sampson-but-va-gets-away/934c2751-48f5-4c92-84d1-ffcddeb0c5c8/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 21, 1982 |access-date=February 25, 2023}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–7
| conference = 6–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 22, 1982
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Loyola Greyhounds |title=Loyola (MD)}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 80–52
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 24, 1982
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 52–38
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–7
| conference = 7–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 27, 1982
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wake Forest
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 46–50
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–8
| conference = 7–7
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|NC State Wolfpack}}| ACC Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 5
| nonconf = yes
| time =
| tv =
| seed =
| rank =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| oppseed =
| opprank =
| opponent = Maryland
| gamename = ACC tournament Quarterfinal
| score = 40–28
| overtime =
| record = 22–8
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| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| attend =
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 6
| nonconf = yes
| time =
| tv =
| seed =
| rank =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| oppseed =
| opprank = 1
| opponent = North Carolina
| gamename = ACC Tournament Semifinal
| score = 46–58{{cite news |title=Carolina 'Weak Spot' Shows Few Flaws Against N.C. State |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1982/03/07/carolina-weak-spot-shows-few-flaws-against-nc-state/57384c80-3c35-4bc2-82df-a2c23c37e0bd/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 7, 1982 |access-date=February 25, 2023}}
| overtime =
| record = 22–9
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| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|NC State Wolfpack}}| NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 12
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 7 ME
| opponent = Chattanooga
| opprank =
| oppseed = 10 ME
| site_stadium = Market Square Arena
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = NCAA tournament first round
| tv =
| score = 51–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–10
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP poll
| timezone =
| region = ME
| regionname = Mideast
| notes =
}}
{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ncst/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/All-TimeResults.pdf |title=NC State Basketball All-Time Results |work=NC State Athletic Department |access-date=February 24, 2019 |archive-date=September 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928062636/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ncst/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/All-TimeResults.pdf |url-status=dead }}
Rankings
{{See also|1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
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| poll1_0= NR
| poll1_1= NR
| poll1_2= NR
| poll1_3= NR
| poll1_4= RV
| poll1_5= 20
| poll1_6= 15
| poll1_7= 12
| poll1_8= 14
| poll1_9= 17
| poll1_10= NR
| poll1_11= NR
| poll1_12= NR
| poll1_13= NR
| poll1_14= NR
| poll1_15= NR
| poll1_16=
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| poll1_18=
| poll1_19=
| poll1_20=
| poll2title = Coaches
| poll2firstweek = 0
| poll2lastweek =15
| poll2_0= NR
| poll2_1= NR
| poll2_2= NR
| poll2_3= NR
| poll2_4= 18
| poll2_5= 18
| poll2_6= 15
| poll2_7= 15
| poll2_8= 15
| poll2_9= 17
| poll2_10= NR
| poll2_11= NR
| poll2_12= NR
| poll2_13= NR
| poll2_14= NR
| poll2_15= NR
| poll2_16=
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{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|pages=888–889|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}
References
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