# 2013–14 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 2013–14 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack, led by third year head coach Mark Gottfried, played their home games at PNC Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–14, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC tournament where they lost to Duke. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Xavier in the First Four before losing in the second round to Saint Louis. T. J. Warren, who led the ACC in scoring, was voted ACC player of the year for 2013–14.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Richard Howell | 1 | F | 6'8" | 257 | Senior | Marietta, Georgia | Graduated |
| Scott Wood | 15 | F | 6'6" | 169 | Senior | Marion, Indiana | Graduated |
| Jay Lewis | 20 | G | 6'1" | 198 | Senior | Greensboro, North Carolina | Graduated |
| Lorenzo Brown | 2 | G | 6'5" | 186 | Junior | Roswell, Georgia | Entered 2013 NBA draft |
| C. J. Leslie | 5 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Junior | Holly Springs, North Carolina | Entered 2013 NBA draft |
| Rodney Purvis | 0 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Freshman | Raleigh, North Carolina | Transferred to Connecticut |

### Class of 2013 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Cat Barber PG | Hampton, VA | Hampton | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 15, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| BeeJay Anya C | Germantown, MD | DeMatha Catholic | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | Nov 16, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86 ||||||
| Kyle Washington PF | Champlin, MN | Brewster Academy (NH) | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 23, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Lennard Freeman PF | Washington, DC | Oak Hill Academy (VA) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Apr 29, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2013 NC State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 6, 2013. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 6, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 6, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 6, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Oct 30* 7:00 pm | | UNC Pembroke | W 96–85 | – | 26 – Warren | 10 – Warren | 15 – Lewis | Reynolds Coliseum (2,530) Raleigh, NC |
| Nov 3* 5:00 pm | | Morehouse | W 87–62 | – | 26 – Warren | 10 – Warren | 6 – Barber | PNC Arena (5,297) Raleigh, NC |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 8* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Appalachian State | W 98–77 | 1–0 | 27 – Warren | 8 – Warren | 6 – Tied | PNC Arena (13,164) Raleigh, NC |
| Nov 12* 5:00 pm, ESPN | | at Cincinnati | L 57–68 | 1–1 | 13 – Tied | 10 – Warren | 3 – Lewis | Fifth Third Arena (7,028) Cincinnati, OH |
| Nov 16* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Campbell | W 81–66 | 2–1 | 23 – Warren | 8 – Lewis | 9 – Lewis | PNC Arena (13,143) Raleigh, NC |
| Nov 20* 7:00 pm, ESFC | | North Carolina Central | L 72–82 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | 22 – Barber | 8 – Lee | 3 – Barber | PNC Arena (9,754) Raleigh, NC |
| Nov 26* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 75–56 | 3–2 | 30 – Warren | 10 – Vandenberg | 6 – Barber | PNC Arena (11,123) Raleigh, NC |
| Nov 30* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Eastern Kentucky | W 75–56 | 4–2 | 30 – Warren | 11 – Warren | 5 – Tied | PNC Arena (10,221) Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 4* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 69–48 | 5–2 | 22 – Warren | 10 – Freeman | 7 – Lewis | PNC Arena (11,459) Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 7* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Long Beach State | W 76–66 | 6–2 | 23 – Warren | 13 – Freeman | 4 – Tied | PNC Arena (10,616) Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 14* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Detroit | W 82–79 | 7–2 | 29 – Warren | 9 – Freeman | 7 – Lewis | Reynolds Coliseum (5,758) Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 18* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Tennessee | W 65–58 | 8–2 | 21 – Warren | 11 – Warren | 4 – Barber | Thompson–Boling Arena (14,831) Knoxville, TN |
| Dec 21* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | East Carolina | W 90–79 | 9–2 | 32 – Warren | 8 – Warren | 8 – Barber | PNC Arena (15,217) Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 28* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 25 Missouri | L 64–68 | 9–3 | 24 – Warren | 13 – Warren | 6 – Barber | PNC Arena (16,419) Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 30* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UNC Greensboro | W 68–64 | 10–3 | 24 – Warren | 9 – Warren | 6 – Barber | Greensboro Coliseum (5,989) Greensboro, NC |
| ACC regular season |||||||||
| Jan 4 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Pittsburgh | L 62–74 | 10–4 (0–1) | 23 – Warren | 8 – Warren | 7 – Barber | PNC Arena (14,049) Raleigh, NC |
| Jan 7 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Notre Dame | W 77–70 | 11–4 (1–1) | 17 – Warren | 11 – Vandenberg | 4 – Lewis | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,721) South Bend, IN |
| Jan 11 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Virginia | L 45–76 | 11–5 (1–2) | 10 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 2 – Lewis | PNC Arena (15,623) Raleigh, NC |
| Jan 15 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wake Forest Tobacco Road | L 69–70 | 11–6 (1–3) | 22 – Warren | 5 – Tied | 4 – Barber | LJVM Coliseum (10,881) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Jan 18 2:00 pm, CBS | | at No. 23 Duke Tobacco Road | L 60–95 | 11–7 (1–4) | 23 – Warren | 8 – Warren | 3 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Jan 20 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Maryland | W 65–56 | 12–7 (2–4) | 23 – Turner | 10 – Washington | 4 – Barber | PNC Arena (11,447) Raleigh, NC |
| Jan 26 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia Tech | W 80–78 $^{OT}$ | 13–7 (3–4) | 20 – Warren | 6 – Warren | 5 – Barber | PNC Arena (14,120) Raleigh, NC |
| Jan 29 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida State | W 74–70 | 14–7 (4–4) | 30 – Warren | 7 – Warren | 4 – Barber | PNC Arena (7,005) Raleigh, NC |
| Feb 1 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at North Carolina Carolina–State Game, Tobacco Road | L 70–84 | 14–8 (4–5) | 21 – Warren | 8 – Warren | 3 – Lee | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Feb 8 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Miami (FL) | W 56–55 | 15–8 (5–5) | 27 – Warren | 7 – Warren | 3 – Tied | BankUnited Center (6,666) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 11 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Wake Forest Tobacco Road | W 82–67 | 16–8 (6–5) | 34 – Warren | 10 – Warren | 7 – Lewis | PNC Arena (13,316) Raleigh, NC |
| Feb 15 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 1 Syracuse | L 55–56 | 16–9 (6–6) | 23 – Warren | 10 – Washington | 6 – Lewis | Carrier Dome (31,572) Syracuse, NY |
| Feb 18 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Clemson | W 73–56 | 16–10 (6–7) | 20 – Warren | 5 – Warren | 5 – Barber | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,987) Clemson, SC |
| Feb 22 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Virginia Tech | W 71–64 | 17–10 (7–7) | 31 – Warren | 6 – Warren | 11 – Lewis | Cassell Coliseum (5,268) Blacksburg, VA |
| Feb 26 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 19 North Carolina Carolina–State Game, Tobacco Road | L 84–85 $^{OT}$ | 17–11 (7–8) | 36 – Warren | 10 – Washington | 6 – Lewis | PNC Arena (19,500) Raleigh, NC |
| Mar 1 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Miami (FL) | L 70–85 | 17–12 (7–9) | 20 – Warren | 7 – Warren | 3 – Vandenberg | PNC Arena (13,932) Raleigh, NC |
| Mar 3 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Pittsburgh | W 74–67 | 18–12 (8–9) | 41 – Warren | 8 – Freeman | 5 – Barber | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Mar 9 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Boston College | W 78–68 | 19–12 (9–9) | 42 – Warren | 13 – Warren | 5 – Lewis | PNC Arena (14,316) Raleigh, NC |
| ACC Tournament |||||||||
| Mar 13 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ACC Network | | vs. Miami (FL) Second round | W 67–58 | 20–12 | 24 – Warren | 8 – Tied | 7 – Barber | Greensboro Coliseum (21,533) Greensboro, NC |
| Mar 14 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ACC Network | | vs. No. 11 Syracuse Quarterfinals | W 66–63 | 21–12 | 28 – Warren | 8 – Warren | 6 – Barber | Greensboro Coliseum (21,533) Greensboro, NC |
| Mar 15 3:00 pm, ESPNU/ACC Network | | vs. No. 7 Duke Semifinals | L 67–75 | 21–13 | 21 – Warren | 9 – Freeman | 5 – Lewis | Greensboro Coliseum (21,533) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| Mar 18* 9:10 pm, truTV | (12 MW) | vs. (12 MW) Xavier First Four | W 74–59 | 22–13 | 25 – Warren | 6 – Freeman | 8 – Lewis | UD Arena (12,077) Dayton, OH |
| Mar 20* 7:20 pm, TNT | (12 MW) | vs. (5 MW) No. 25 Saint Louis Second round | L 80–83 $^{OT}$ | 22–14 | 28 – Warren | 9 – Freeman | 6 – Lewis | Amway Center (14,866) Orlando, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. During NCAA Tournament (#) is seed within region MW=Midwest. |||||||||