The 1981–82 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The universit ...
as a member of the
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC's fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Associa ...
during the
1981–82 men's college basketball season. Led by second-year head coach
Jim Valvano, the Wolfpack played their home games at
Reynolds Coliseum in
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the List of North Carolina county seats, seat of Wake County, North Carolina, Wake County in the United States. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, second-most ...
. NC State finished with a .500 record in ACC play (7–7) and reached the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. The team received a bid to the
NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Mideast region. NC State was defeated by No. 10 seed
Chattanooga
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in the opening round to finish the season with an overall record of 22–10.
Roster
Schedule
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Rankings
References
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