1980–81 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

1980–81 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
1980–81 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	14–13 (4–10 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Valvano (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Marty Fletcher (3rd season); Ray Martin (1st season);
Home arena	Reynolds Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

The 1980–81 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1980–81 men's college basketball season. It was Jim Valvano's 1st season as head coach.

1980–81 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Virginia	13	–	1	.929	29	–	4	.879
No. 6 North Carolina †	10	–	4	.714	29	–	8	.784
No. 11 Wake Forest	9	–	5	.643	22	–	7	.759
No. 18 Maryland	8	–	6	.571	21	–	10	.677
Duke	6	–	8	.429	17	–	13	.567
Clemson	6	–	8	.429	20	–	11	.645
NC State	4	–	10	.286	14	–	13	.519
Georgia Tech	0	–	14	.000	4	–	23	.148

† 1981 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster edit

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Max Perry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Hanover, Indiana
G	12	Emmett Lay	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Tabor City, North Carolina
G	14	Phil Weber	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Northport, New York
G	25	Dereck Whittenburg	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Glenarden, Maryland
F	30	Harold Thompson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Raeford, North Carolina
F	33	Art Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Hampton, Virginia
G	34	Kenny Matthews	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Washington, D.C.
G	35	Sidney Lowe	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Washington, D.C.
F	40	Scott Parzych	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Lockport, Illinois
C	41	Thurl Bailey	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Washington, D.C.
C	42	Craig Watts	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Sr	South Easton, Massachusetts
C	52	Chuck Nevitt	7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Marietta, Georgia

Head coach

Jim Valvano (Rutgers)

Assistant coach(es)

Marty Fletcher (Maryland)
Ray Martin (Notre Dame)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule edit

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 29*	UNC Wilmington	W 83–59	1–0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 1, 1980*	Davidson	W 89–72	2–0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1980*	vs. Wake Forest	L 57–87	2–1	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 6, 1980*	vs. Duke	W 74–60	3–1	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 13, 1980*	Campbell	W 82–56	4–1	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 17, 1980*	Appalachian State	W 71–47	5–1	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 20, 1980	at No. 9 Maryland	L 75–82	5–2 (0–1)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Dec 26, 1980*	vs. Iona	W 61–58	6–2	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Dec 27, 1980*	at St. John's	W 64–55	7–2	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Jan 3, 1981	at Clemson	L 68–76	7–3 (0–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 7, 1981	at No. 3 Virginia	L 55–63	7–4 (0–3)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 10, 1981	Georgia Tech	W 93–68	8–4 (1–3)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 14, 1981	at No. 17 North Carolina	L 70–73	8–5 (1–4)	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 17, 1981	at No. 5 Wake Forest	L 52–60	8–6 (1–5)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 21, 1981*	Duke	L 47–56	8–7 (1–6)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 24, 1981*	East Carolina	W 77–52	9–7	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 28, 1981	at Georgia Tech	W 70–55	10–7 (2–6)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 31, 1981	No. 12 North Carolina	L 54–57	10–8 (2–7)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 4, 1981	Clemson	L 76–82	10–9 (2–8)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 6, 1981*	Furman	W 77–60	11–9	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 7, 1981*	Saint Joseph's	W 47–42	12–9	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 11, 1981	No. 1 Virginia	L 46–51	12–10 (2–9)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 14, 1981*	No. 12 Notre Dame	L 55–71	12–11	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 19, 1981	at Duke	W 52–51	13–11 (3–9)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Feb 25, 1981	No. 17 Maryland	L 72–76	13–12 (3–10)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 28, 1981	No. 12 Wake Forest	W 66–65	14–12 (4–10)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
March 5*	vs. No. 12 North Carolina ACC tournament Quarterfinal	L 54–69	14–13	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings edit

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References edit

^ "NC State Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 877–878. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "NC State Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

[ESPN-2] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 877–878. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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