# 1983–84 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 1983–84 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1983–84 men's college basketball season. It was Jim Valvano's 4th season as head coach.
Coming off the 1983 National Championship, the 1983–84 season was a rollercoaster. The Wolfpack had four streaks of 5+ games (2 winning streaks, 2 losing streaks), including a 7-game losing skid to end the season. NC State finished with a record of 19–14 (4–10 ACC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| November 19* | | No. 3 Houston Hall of Fame Classic | W 76–64 | 1–0 | Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA |
| Nov 25, 1983 | | at Alaska-Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout | W 68–60 | 2–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 26, 1983* | | vs. Santa Clara Great Alaska Shootout | W 78–75 | 3–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 27, 1983* | | vs. No. 14 Arkansas Great Alaska Shootout | W 65–60 | 4–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Dec 2, 1983* | No. 7 | vs. Charlotte | W 79–60 | 5–0 | |
| Dec 3, 1983* | No. 7 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 65–89 | 5–1 | |
| Dec 7, 1983* | No. 8 | Western Carolina | W 82–61 | 6–1 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 10, 1983* | No. 8 | Hofstra | W 82–56 | 7–1 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 17, 1983* | No. 6 | No. 16 Louisville | L 79–83 | 7–2 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 20, 1983* | No. 13 | North Carolina A&T | W 84–71 | 8–2 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 28, 1983* | No. 13 | Towson | W 88–49 | 9–2 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 30, 1983* | No. 13 | Campbell | W 80–65 | 10–2 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 4, 1984 | No. 12 | No. 5 Maryland | L 55–59 | 10–3 (0–1) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 7, 1984 | No. 12 | No. 1 North Carolina | L 60–81 | 10–4 (0–2) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 9, 1984 | | at Clemson | L 61–63 | 10–5 (0–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Jan 11, 1984 | | at Virginia | L 54–57 | 10–6 (0–4) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan 15, 1984 | | at Georgia Tech | L 47–56 | 10–7 (0–5) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 18, 1984* | | UNC Wilmington | W 81–53 | 11–7 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 21, 1984 | | No. 12 Wake Forest | W 80–69 | 12–7 (1–5) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 26, 1984 | | at Duke | W 79–76 | 13–7 (2–5) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan 30, 1984* | | Missouri | W 66–53 | 14–7 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 3, 1984* | | vs. The Citadel | W 50–49 | 15–7 | |
| Feb 4, 1984* | | vs. Furman | W 95–72 | 16–7 | |
| Feb 8, 1984 | | Clemson | W 69–59 | 17–7 (3–5) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 12, 1984 | | No. 18 Georgia Tech | W 68–67 | 18–7 (4–5) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 15, 1984* | | Northeastern | W 77–74 | 19–7 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 18, 1984 | | at No. 1 North Carolina | L 71–95 | 19–8 (4–6) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Feb 23, 1984 | | No. 14 Duke | L 70–73 $^{OT}$ | 19–9 (4–7) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 25, 1984 | | Virginia | L 63–74 | 19–10 (4–8) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 29, 1984 | | at No. 19 Maryland | L 50–63 | 19–11 (4–9) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Mar 3, 1984 | | at No. 17 Wake Forest | L 75–84 | 19–12 (4–10) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 9* | | vs. No. 14 Maryland ACC tournament Quarterfinal | L 63–69 | 19–13 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| March 15* | | Florida State NIT First Round | L 71–74 | 19–14 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | — | 7 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | Not released | Not released | 13 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |