List of NC State Wolfpack men's basketball seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team. The Wolfpack won the NCAA championship in 1974 and 1983. The team competed in the Southern Conference until becoming a charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1953. [1] NC State has won the ACC men's basketball tournament eleven times, [2] which is the third most of any school in the conference.

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Piggy Hargrove (Independent)(1910–1912)
191011Piggy Hargrove 11
191112Piggy Hargrove 06
Piggy Hargrove:17
Chuck Sandborn (Independent)(1912–1913)
191213Chuck Sandborn 47
John Hegarty (Independent)(1913–1914)
191314John Hegarty 58
John Hegarty:58
H.S. Tucker (Independent)(1914–1915)
191415H.S. Tucker 55
H.S. Tucker:55
Chuck Sandborn (Independent)(1915–1916)
191516Chuck Sandborn 76
Chuck Sandborn:1113
Harry Hartsell (Independent)(1916–1918)
191617Harry Hartsell 108
191718Harry Hartsell 122
Tal Stafford (Independent)(1918–1919)
191819Tal Stafford 113
Tal Stafford:113
Richard Crozier (Independent)(1919–1921)
191920Richard Crozier 115
192021Richard Crozier 614
Harry Hartsell (Southern Conference)(1921–1923)
192122Harry Hartsell 6131511th
192223Harry Hartsell 5812T12th
Harry Hartsell:333127
Richard Crozier (Southern Conference)(1923–1924)
192324Richard Crozier 71624T12th
Richard Crozier:243524
Gus Tebell (Southern Conference)(1924–1930)
192425Gus Tebell 11714T14th
192526Gus Tebell 20453T7th
192627Gus Tebell 125526th
192728Gus Tebell 1083614th
192829Gus Tebell 1566511th
192930Gus Tebell 1167511th
Gus Tebell:79362725
R.R. Sermon (Southern Conference)(1930–1940)
193031R.R. Sermon 885511th
193132R.R. Sermon 1066410th
193233R.R. Sermon 118634th
193334R.R. Sermon 116655th
193435R.R. Sermon 109656th
193536R.R. Sermon 1541033rd
193637R.R. Sermon 1591474th
193738R.R. Sermon 1361032nd
193839R.R. Sermon 107766th
193940R.R. Sermon 81151011th
R.R. Sermon:111747551
Bob Warren (Southern Conference)(1940–1942)
194041Bob Warren 696911th
194142Bob Warren 157944th
Bob Warren:21161513
Leroy Jay (Southern Conference)(1942–1946)
194243Leroy Jay 7975T7th
194344Leroy Jay 513259th
194445Leroy Jay 1011756th
194546Leroy Jay 61257T9th
Leroy Jay:28452122
Everett Case (Southern Conference)(1946–1953)
194647Everett Case 2651121st NIT Third Place
194748Everett Case 2931201st NIT Quarterfinal
194849Everett Case 2581411st
194950Everett Case 2761221st NCAA Final Four
195051Everett Case 3071311st NCAA Elite Eight
195152Everett Case 24101222nd NCAA First Round
195253Everett Case 2661331st
Everett Case:8711
Everett Case (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1953–1964)
195354Everett Case 267534th NCAA Sweet Sixteen
195455Everett Case 2841221st
195556Everett Case 2441131st NCAA First Round
195657Everett Case 151177T4th
195758Everett Case 1861043rd
195859Everett Case 224122T1st
195960Everett Case 1115596th
196061Everett Case 169864th
196162Everett Case 1161043rd
196263Everett Case 101159T4th
196364Everett Case 811410T7th
196465Everett Case
Press Maravich
215 [Note A] 104T2nd
Everett Case:3771348960
Press Maravich (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1964–1966)
196566Press Maravich 189952nd
Press Maravich:3813198
Norm Sloan (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1966–1980)
196667Norm Sloan 7192128th
196768Norm Sloan 161095T3rd
196869Norm Sloan 151086T3rd
196970Norm Sloan 23795T2nd NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen
197071Norm Sloan 131459T6th
197172Norm Sloan 161066T4th
197273Norm Sloan 2701201stIneligible [Note B]
197374 Norm Sloan 3011201st NCAA Division I Champion
197475Norm Sloan 22684T2nd
197576Norm Sloan 21975T2nd NIT Third Place
197677Norm Sloan 1711665th
197778Norm Sloan 211075T2nd NIT Runner-up
197879Norm Sloan 181239T6th
197980Norm Sloan 20895T2nd NCAA Division I Second Round
Norm Sloan:26612710377
Jim Valvano (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1980–1990)
1980–81Jim Valvano 14–134–107th
1981–82Jim Valvano 22–107–74th NCAA Division I First Round
1982–83 Jim Valvano 26–108–6T–3rd NCAA Division I Champion
1983–84Jim Valvano 19–144–107th NIT First Round
1984–85Jim Valvano 23–109–5T–1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1985–86Jim Valvano 21–137–7T–4th NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1986–87Jim Valvano 20–156–86th NCAA Division I First Round
1987–88Jim Valvano 24–810–42nd NCAA Division I First Round
1988–89Jim Valvano 22–910–41st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1989–90Jim Valvano 18–126–8T–5th
Jim Valvano:209–11471–69
Les Robinson (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1990–1996)
1990–91Les Robinson 201186T3rd NCAA Division I Second Round
1991–92Les Robinson 12186107th
1992–93Les Robinson 819214T8th
1993–94Les Robinson 11195119th
1994–95Les Robinson 12154128th
1995–96Les Robinson 15163139th
Les Robinson:78982866
Herb Sendek (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1996–2006)
199697Herb Sendek 17154128th NIT Second Round
199798Herb Sendek 17155118th NIT Second Round
199899Herb Sendek 19146105th NIT Second Round
199900Herb Sendek 20146106th NIT Fourth Place
200001Herb Sendek 13165117th
200102Herb Sendek 231197T3rd NCAA Division I Second Round
200203Herb Sendek 1813974th NCAA Division I First Round
200304Herb Sendek 21101152nd NCAA Division I Second Round
200405Herb Sendek 211479T6th NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2005–06Herb Sendek 22101064th NCAA Division I Second Round
Herb Sendek:1911327288
Sidney Lowe (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2006–2011)
2006–07Sidney Lowe 20–165–11T–10th NIT Quarterfinal
2007–08Sidney Lowe 15–164–12T11th
2008–09Sidney Lowe 16–146–1010th
2009–10 Sidney Lowe 20–165–11T9th NIT Second Round
2010–11 Sidney Lowe 15–165–11T10th
Sidney Lowe:86–7825–55
Mark Gottfried (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2011–2017)
2011–12 Mark Gottfried 24–1397T–4th NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2012–13 Mark Gottfried 24–11117T–4th NCAA Division I Second Round
2013–14 Mark Gottfried 22–1499T–7th NCAA Division I Second Round
2014–15 Mark Gottfried 22–14108T–6th NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2015–16 Mark Gottfried 161751313th
2016–17 Mark Gottfried 15–174–1413th
Mark Gottfried:123864858
Kevin Keatts (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2017–Present)
2017–18 Kevin Keatts 2112117T–3rd NCAA Division I First Round
2018–19 Kevin Keatts 241299T–8th NIT Quarterfinal
2019–20 Kevin Keatts 20121010T–6thNo postseason held [3]
2020–21 Kevin Keatts 1411989th NIT Quarterfinal
2021–22 Kevin Keatts 112141615th
2022–23 Kevin Keatts 23111286th NCAA Division I First Round
2023–24 Kevin Keatts 261591110th NCAA Division I Final Four
Kevin Keatts:139946469
Total:1,8051,125

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

^A. Everett Case coached the first two games of the 196465 season and had a record of 11 (01 in the ACC) during those two games.
^B. The 1972–73 was forced to skip postseason play due to an NCAA recruiting infraction. [4] Assistant coach Eddie Biedenbach had played in a pick-up basketball game with David Thompson on a recruiting visit to Raleigh, North Carolina. [4] The Wolfpack finished the season undefeated at 27–0 but forfeited the opportunity to compete for the national championship. [4]

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