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
1980–81 record	14–13 (4–10 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Valvano (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Marty Fletcher (2nd season); (1st season);
Home arena	Reynolds Coliseum
	Seasons ← 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.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	25	Dereck Whittenburg	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Glenarden, Maryland
G	35	Sidney Lowe	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Washington, D.C.
C	41	Thurl Bailey	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Washington, D.C.
C	52	Chuck Nevitt	7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Marietta, Georgia

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 29*	UNC Wilmington	W 83–59	1-0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
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.

v t 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	Dixie Classic/Big Four Tobacco Road 2018 corruption scandal
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1910–11 1911–12 1913–14 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1967–68 1973–74 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 2004–05 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 2021–22
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics


v t	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