1981–82 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

1981–82 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 1982 ACC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
1981–82 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1981–82 record	22–10 (7–7 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Valvano (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Marty Fletcher (3rd season); Ray Martin (2nd season); Benny McKaig (1st season);
Home arena	Reynolds Coliseum

The 1981–82 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1981–82 men's college basketball season. It was Jim Valvano's 2nd season as head coach.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	24	Terry Gannon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Joliet, Illinois
G	25	Dereck Whittenburg	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Glenarden, Maryland
G	35	Sidney Lowe	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Washington, D.C.
C	41	Thurl Bailey	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Washington, D.C.
F	43	Lorenzo Charles	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Brooklyn, New York
C	45	Cozell McQueen	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Bennettsville, South Carolina
C	52	Chuck Nevitt	7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Marietta, Georgia

Head coach

Jim Valvano (Rutgers)

Assistant coach(es)

Marty Fletcher (Maryland)
Ray Martin (Notre Dame)
Benny McKaig (Wake Forest)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 28*		Campbell	W 68–53	1-0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 30, 1981*		at Davidson	W 76–55	2–0	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 2, 1981*		Saint Francis (PA)	W 89–56	3–0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1981*		Saint Peter's	W 44–33	4–0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 9, 1981*		Appalachian State	W 66–38	5–0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 12, 1981		Maryland	W 74–53	6–0 (1–0)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 19, 1981*		UNC Wilmington	W 77–43	7–0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 27, 1981*	No. 20	vs. Michigan State Rainbow Classic	W 67–46	8–0	Neil S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 28, 1981*	No. 20	vs. No. 3 Wichita State Rainbow Classic	W 60–48	9–0	Neil S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1981*	No. 20	vs. Rice Rainbow Classic Championship	L 47–51	9–1	Neil S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 2, 1982	No. 20	Clemson	W 75–59	10–1 (2–0)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 4, 1982*	No. 15	Southern Miss	W 46–45	11–1	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 9, 1982	No. 15	at Georgia Tech	W 55–49	12–1 (3–0)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 13, 1982	No. 12	No. 1 North Carolina	L 41–61	12–2 (3–1)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 16, 1982	No. 12	at Wake Forest	W 52–50	13–2 (4–1)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 20, 1982	No. 14	at Duke	L 48–49	13–3 (4–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Jan 23, 1982*	No. 14	East Carolina	W 63–53	14–3	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 26, 1982	No. 17	Georgia Tech	W 49–40	15–3 (5–2)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 30, 1982	No. 17	at No. 2 North Carolina	L 44–58	15–4 (5–3)	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 3, 1982		at Clemson	L 54–65	15–5 (5–4)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 5, 1982*		vs. The Citadel	W 54–44	16–5	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 6, 1982*		vs. Furman	W 67–55	17–5	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 10, 1982		No. 1 Virginia	L 36–39	17–6 (5–5)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 13, 1982*		at Notre Dame	W 62–42	18–6	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 16, 1982		Duke	W 72–56	19–6 (6–5)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 20, 1982		at No. 1 Virginia	L 40–45	19–7 (6–6)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 22, 1982*		Loyola (MD)	W 80–52	20–7	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 24, 1982		at Maryland	W 52–38	21–7 (7–6)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Feb 27, 1982		No. 18 Wake Forest	L 46–50	21–8 (7–7)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
March 5*		vs. Maryland ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 40–28	22–8	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 6*		vs. No. 1 North Carolina ACC Tournament Semifinal	L 46–58	22–9	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 12*	(7 ME)	vs. (10 ME) Chattanooga NCAA Tournament First Round	L 51–58	22–10	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	20	15	12	14	17	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	18	18	15	15	15	17	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

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

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

NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Venues	Thompson Gym (1925–1949) Reynolds Coliseum (1949–1999) PNC Arena (1999–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina Wake Forest
Culture & lore	History Dixie Classic/Big Four Tobacco Road 2018 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches Honored jerseys Statistical leaders
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
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1981–82 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 North Carolina †	12	–	2	.857	32	–	2	.941
No. 7 Virginia	12	–	2	.857	30	–	4	.882
No. 16 Wake Forest	9	–	5	.643	21	–	9	.700
No. 10 NC State	7	–	7	.500	22	–	10	.688
Maryland	5	–	9	.357	16	–	13	.552
Duke	4	–	10	.286	10	–	17	.370
Clemson	4	–	10	.286	14	–	14	.500
Georgia Tech	3	–	11	.214	10	–	16	.385

† 1982 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll