# 1979–80 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 1979–80 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Sloan, in his 14th and final season at NC State, the Wolfpack played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina.
After finishing tied for 2nd in the ACC regular season standings, NC State was dismissed from the ACC tournament by Duke in the quarterfinals. The Wolfpack received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the East region. No. 5 seed Iowa end NC State's season in the second round, 77–64. The Hawkeyes would go on to reach the Final Four.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 30, 1979* | | vs. No. 6 North Carolina Big Four Tournament | L 84–97 | 0–1 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Dec 1, 1979* | | vs. Wake Forest Big Four Tournament | W 70–65 | 1–1 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Dec 6, 1979* | | Appalachian State | W 59–53 | 2–1 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 17, 1979* | | at Nevada | W 82–66 | 3–1 | Centennial Coliseum Reno, Nevada |
| Dec 19, 1979* | | Campbell | W 100–71 | 4–1 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 29, 1979 | | at Georgia Tech | W 73–62 | 5–1 (1–0) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 31, 1979* | | at Davidson | W 66–63 | 6–1 | Charlotte Coliseum Davidson, North Carolina |
| Jan 2, 1980* | | East Carolina | W 83–68 | 7–1 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 5, 1980* | | Towson | W 95–63 | 8–1 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 10, 1980 | | Maryland | W 67–62 | 9–1 (2–0) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 12, 1980 | | No. 8 Virginia | W 64–56 | 11–1 (3–0) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 16, 1980 | No. 16 | at No. 9 North Carolina | L 64–67 | 11–2 (3–1) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Jan 19, 1980 | No. 16 | at No. 5 Duke | L 56–67 | 11–3 (3–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan 23, 1980 | | at No. 15 Maryland | L 62–66 | 11–4 (3–3) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 26, 1980 | | at No. 17 Virginia | L 47–49 | 11–5 (3–4) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan 29, 1980 | | No. 16 Clemson | W 80–67 | 12–5 (4–4) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 1, 1980* | | Furman | W 76–56 | 13–5 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 2, 1980* | | The Citadel | W 57–35 | 14–5 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 6, 1980 | | Georgia Tech | W 60–49 | 15–5 (5–4) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 9, 1980* | | at No. 9 Notre Dame | W 63–55 | 16–5 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Feb 11, 1980 | | Wake Forest | W 52–40 | 17–5 (6–4) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 13, 1980 | | No. 16 Duke | W 76–59 | 18–5 (7–4) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 16, 1980 | | at No. 10 Clemson | L 70–78 | 18–6 (7–5) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Feb 20, 1980 | | No. 8 North Carolina | W 63–60 | 19–6 (8–5) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 23, 1980 | | at Wake Forest | W 44–41 | 20–6 (9–5) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Feb 28, 1980* | No. 19 | vs. Duke Quarterfinals | L 62–68 | 20–7 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1980* | (4 E) | vs. (5 E) Iowa First round | L 64–77 | 20–8 | Greensboro Coliseum (13,210) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||