1979–80 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

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.

1979–80 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record20–8 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
Seasons
1979–80 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Maryland 11 3   .786 24 7   .774
No. 15 North Carolina 9 5   .643 21 8   .724
NC State 9 5   .643 20 8   .714
Clemson 8 6   .571 23 9   .719
Virginia 7 7   .500 24 10   .706
No. 14 Duke 7 7   .500 24 9   .727
Wake Forest 4 10   .286 13 14   .481
Georgia Tech 1 13   .071 8 18   .308
1980 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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

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1979–80 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Clyde Austin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia
G 4 Dereck Whittenburg 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Glenarden, Maryland
G 10 Max Perry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Hanover, Indiana
G 12 Emmett Lay 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Tabor City, North Carolina
G 14 Phil Weber 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Northport, New York
F 33 Art Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Jr Hampton, Virginia
G 34 Kenny Matthews 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Washington, D.C.
G 35 Sidney Lowe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
F 40 Scott Parzych 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) So Lockport, Illinois
C 41 Thurl Bailey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
C 42 Craig Watts 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Jr South Easton, Massachusetts
F 43 Hawkeye Whitney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
G 45 Donnie Perkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Bethel, North Carolina
C 52 Chuck Nevitt 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So 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
Nov 30, 1979*
vs. No. 6 North Carolina
Big Four Tournament
L 84–97  0–1
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 1, 1979*
vs. Wake Forest
Big Four Tournament
W 70–65  1–1
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 6, 1979*
Appalachian State W 59–53  2–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 17, 1979*
at Nevada W 82–66  3–1
Centennial Coliseum 
Reno, Nevada
Dec 19, 1979*
Campbell W 100–71  4–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 29, 1979
at Georgia Tech W 73–62  5–1
(1–0)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 31, 1979*
at Davidson W 66–63  6–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Davidson, North Carolina
Jan 2, 1980*
East Carolina W 83–68  7–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 5, 1980*
Towson W 95–63  8–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 10, 1980
Maryland W 67–62  9–1
(2–0)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 12, 1980
No. 8 Virginia W 64–56  11–1
(3–0)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 16, 1980
No. 16 at No. 9 North Carolina L 64–67  11–2
(3–1)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 19, 1980
No. 16 at No. 5 Duke L 56–67  11–3
(3–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Jan 23, 1980
at No. 15 Maryland L 62–66  11–4
(3–3)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Jan 26, 1980
at No. 17 Virginia L 47–49  11–5
(3–4)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 29, 1980
No. 16 Clemson W 80–67  12–5
(4–4)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 1, 1980*
Furman W 76–56  13–5
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 2, 1980*
The Citadel W 57–35  14–5
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 6, 1980
Georgia Tech W 60–49  15–5
(5–4)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 9, 1980*
at No. 9 Notre Dame W 63–55  16–5
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 11, 1980
Wake Forest W 52–40  17–5
(6–4)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 13, 1980
No. 16 Duke W 76–59  18–5
(7–4)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 16, 1980
at No. 10 Clemson L 70–78  18–6
(7–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 20, 1980
No. 8 North Carolina W 63–60  19–6
(8–5)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 23, 1980
at Wake Forest W 44–41  20–6
(9–5)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Feb 28, 1980*
No. 19 vs. Duke
Quarterfinals
L 62–68  20–7
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 8, 1980*
(4 E) vs. (5 E) Iowa
First round
L 64–77  20–8
Greensboro Coliseum (13,210)
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "NC State Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2023.