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1979–80 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

1979–80 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Atlantic Coast Conference
20–8 (9–5 ACC)
Norm Sloan (14th season)
Marty Fletcher (2nd season)
Monte Towe (2nd season)
Reynolds Coliseum

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.

Datetime, TVRank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite city, state
Nov 30, 1979*vs. No. 6 North Carolina Big Four TournamentL 84–970–1Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 1, 1979*vs. Wake Forest Big Four TournamentW 70–651–1Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 6, 1979*Appalachian StateW 59–532–1Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 17, 1979*at NevadaW 82–663–1Centennial Coliseum Reno, Nevada
Dec 19, 1979*CampbellW 100–714–1Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 29, 1979at Georgia TechW 73–625–1(1–0)Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 31, 1979*at DavidsonW 66–636–1Charlotte Coliseum Davidson, North Carolina
Jan 2, 1980*East CarolinaW 83–687–1Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 5, 1980*TowsonW 95–638–1Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 10, 1980MarylandW 67–629–1(2–0)Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 12, 1980No. 8 VirginiaW 64–5611–1(3–0)Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 16, 1980No. 16at No. 9 North CarolinaL 64–6711–2(3–1)Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 19, 1980No. 16at No. 5 DukeL 56–6711–3(3–2)Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Jan 23, 1980at No. 15 MarylandL 62–6611–4(3–3)Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 26, 1980at No. 17 VirginiaL 47–4911–5(3–4)University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 29, 1980No. 16 ClemsonW 80–6712–5(4–4)Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 1, 1980*FurmanW 76–5613–5Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 2, 1980*The CitadelW 57–3514–5Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 6, 1980Georgia TechW 60–4915–5(5–4)Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 9, 1980*at No. 9 Notre DameW 63–5516–5Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 11, 1980Wake ForestW 52–4017–5(6–4)Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 13, 1980No. 16 DukeW 76–5918–5(7–4)Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 16, 1980at No. 10 ClemsonL 70–7818–6(7–5)Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 20, 1980No. 8 North CarolinaW 63–6019–6(8–5)Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 23, 1980at Wake ForestW 44–4120–6(9–5)Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 28, 1980*No. 19vs. Duke QuarterfinalsL 62–6820–7Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 8, 1980*(4 E)vs. (5 E) Iowa First roundL 64–7720–8Greensboro Coliseum (13,210)Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.
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