1983–84 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

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.

1983–84 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record19–14 (4–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
Seasons
1983–84 ACC men's basketball standings
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

Coming off the 1983 National Championship, the 1983–84 season was a rollercoaster. The Wolfpack had four streaks of 5+ games (2 winning streaks, 2 losing streaks), including a 7-game losing skid to end the season. NC State finished with a record of 19–14 (4–10 ACC).

Roster

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1983–84 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 33 Alvin Battle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Sr Rocky Mount, NC
F 23 Bennie Bolton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Washington, DC
F 34 Rodney Butts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr College Park, GA
F 43 Lorenzo Charles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Brooklyn, NY
F 40 Walt Densmore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Tuscaloosa, AL
F 10 Tommy DiNardo (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Jamesville, NC
G 24 Terry Gannon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Jr Joliet, IL
G 12 George McClain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Rocky Mount, NC
F 45 Cozell McQueen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Bennettsville, SC
G 31 Ernie Myers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Manhattan, NY
F 15 Walter Proctor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Somerset, NJ
C 50 Terry Shackleford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Denton, NC
F 30 Harold Thompson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Raeford, NC
F 42 Mike Warren 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Raleigh, NC
G 22 Spud Webb 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 132 lb (60 kg) Jr Dallas, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 19*
No. 3 Houston
Hall of Fame Classic
W 76–64[1]  1–0
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, MA
Nov 25, 1983
at Alaska-Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout
W 68–60  2–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1983*
vs. Santa Clara
Great Alaska Shootout
W 78–75  3–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 27, 1983*
vs. No. 14 Arkansas
Great Alaska Shootout
W 65–60  4–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 2, 1983*
No. 7 vs. Charlotte W 79–60  5–0
 
 
Dec 3, 1983*
No. 7 vs. Virginia Tech L 65–89  5–1
 
 
Dec 7, 1983*
No. 8 Western Carolina W 82–61  6–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 10, 1983*
No. 8 Hofstra W 82–56  7–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 17, 1983*
No. 6 No. 16 Louisville L 79–83  7–2
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 20, 1983*
No. 13 North Carolina A&T W 84–71  8–2
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 28, 1983*
No. 13 Towson W 88–49  9–2
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 30, 1983*
No. 13 Campbell W 80–65  10–2
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
ACC Regular Season
Jan 4, 1984
No. 12 No. 5 Maryland L 55–59  10–3
(0–1)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 7, 1984
No. 12 No. 1 North Carolina L 60–81  10–4
(0–2)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 9, 1984
at Clemson L 61–63  10–5
(0–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 11, 1984
at Virginia L 54–57  10–6
(0–4)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 15, 1984
at Georgia Tech L 47–56  10–7
(0–5)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 18, 1984*
UNC Wilmington W 81–53  11–7
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 21, 1984
No. 12 Wake Forest W 80–69  12–7
(1–5)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 26, 1984
at Duke W 79–76  13–7
(2–5)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Jan 30, 1984*
Missouri W 66–53  14–7
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 3, 1984*
vs. The Citadel W 50–49  15–7
 
 
Feb 4, 1984*
vs. Furman W 95–72  16–7
 
 
Feb 8, 1984
Clemson W 69–59  17–7
(3–5)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 12, 1984
No. 18 Georgia Tech W 68–67  18–7
(4–5)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 15, 1984*
Northeastern W 77–74  19–7
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 18, 1984
at No. 1 North Carolina L 71–95  19–8
(4–6)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 23, 1984
No. 14 Duke L 70–73 OT 19–9
(4–7)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 25, 1984
Virginia L 63–74  19–10
(4–8)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 29, 1984
at No. 19 Maryland L 50–63  19–11
(4–9)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Mar 3, 1984
at No. 17 Wake Forest L 75–84  19–12
(4–10)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
March 9*
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

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Ranking movements
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References

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  1. ^ "N.C. State Does It Again, Beating Houston in Tipoff Game, 76-64". The Washington Post. November 20, 1983. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "NC State Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2019.