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1982-83 NC State Wolfpack Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 26-10 (8-6, 4th in ACC MBB ) Rank: 16th in the Final AP Poll Coach: Jim Valvano More School Info NCAA Champion ACC Tourney Champ NC State (Men's) School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results On this page: Roster Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Per Game They parted ways with Caldwell Jones, Dawkins, and Lionel Hollins before the season, while giving greater responsibility to high-scoring guard Andrew Toney and backup playmaker Clint Richardson, and adding forwards Clemon Johnson and rookie Marc Iavaroni. Once again it was a pulsating comeback for the Wolfpack, something that has marked most of its games in postseason play. So in the off-season, the 76ers acquired Moses Malone from the Houston Rockets in an effort to counter Abdul-Jabbar, in addition to providing some offense and rebounding to the team. A panel of Associated Press sports writers voted in March 2020 on the top 10 mens basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament. But these looked more like pledges to the fraternity in the championship, as the Wolfpack controlled the tempo from Thurl Baileys first basket ironically, on a dunk shot. Associated Press OGDEN They're officially known as the Wolfpack from North Carolina State. UConn has been utterly dominant so far in its quest for a trophy. ET on Monday, May 1, in a video stream and press release here on NCAA.com. 1 in the nation. Abrams compared it to when the Los Angeles Dodgers were deemed the founders of the high five when players Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke did it at Dodger Stadium on October 2, 1977, the last day of the regular season. Or write about sports? Join our linker program. Out of 352 Division I teams, only two remain in contention for the national title: Connecticut and San Diego State. After regulation time ended with Kentucky tying the game at the buzzer, Louisville dominated the overtime to advance to the Final Four. I didnt realize what I had done.. Charles then played professionally in Europe and South America and for minor league teams. Under Valvano, the Wolfpack won the 1983 NCAA Championship, two ACC Tournament titles in 1983 and 1987, and two ACC regular season titles in 1985 and 1989. One of the indelible images in tournament history is of winning coach Jim Valvano running onto the court after the game ended looking for Whittenburg. Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. the team has won by double digits in each of its five NCAA Tournament games against Iona, Saint Mary's, Arkansas, Gonzaga and Miami . Charles took advantage of the indecision by Olajuwon and went up for the air ball, and, in one motion, he scored the go-ahead points with a two-handed dunk. They rallied to beat Pepperdine in overtime, came from behind to defeat Nevada-Las Vegas, Utah and Virginia again, and held on the beat Georgia. (Mulkey was also an assistant coach on Louisiana Tech's 1988 championship team). Micheaux also finished with just four points, playing only 18 minutes after the Wolfpacks 6-11 Thurl Bailey had scored most of his 15 first-half points over him.