The 2023–24 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Wolfpack were led by seventh-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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as members of the

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(ACC). The Wolfpack finished the regular season on an uninspiring four-game losing streak, consequently posting a regular season record of 17–14 (9–11 in conference play) and slumping to the ACC tournament as the 10th seed. They then went on a miraculous run in the ACC tournament, winning five games in the span of five days (including a victory over ACC regular season champion and rival

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) to win their first ACC tournament since

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. They became the first team to win their conference tournament with five wins in five days since the 2010–11 Connecticut Huskies (of the Big East) and the second team overall to do it since the NCAA tournament began in 1939. This is the first time the Wolfpack made the NCAA tournament in consecutive years since they made the

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and 2015 tournament. Earning an #11 seed in the South region of the NCAA tournament, they continued their Cinderella run from the ACC tournament by defeating #6

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in the first round, #14

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in overtime in the second round, #2 Marquette in the Sweet Sixteen, and their ACC rivals #4

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in the Elite Eight. The Wolfpack made their first Final Four appearance since

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as a result, having won nine straight games since the end of the regular season. They became the sixth #11 seed to reach the Final Four and the first since

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in 2021. Their miraculous run came to an end with a Final Four loss to

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, closing their season with a 26–15 record.

Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the 2022–23 season 23–11, 12–8 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated

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before losing to Clemson in the ACC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the South region. There they lost to Creighton in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2023 recruiting class

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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