basketball

Feb 16, 2017

Longtime Voice of NC State Dies at 91

C.A. Dillon, a 1947 NC State graduate, served as the public address announcer for NC State men's basketball for 53 years, covering seven head coaches and four different arenas. He was also a member of the NC State Board of Trustees. 

Jan 5, 2017

Classroom to Courtside

Longtime mathematics professor John Griggs turns his love of numbers into basketball statistics for the NC State men's program. 

Nov 16, 2016

Faculty, Staff Appreciation Game on Nov. 26

Employees can purchase up to four deeply discounted NC State men's basketball tickets for the Nov. 26 game against Loyola at PNC Arena for Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day. 

Sep 27, 2016

Coaches Corner Unveiled

On the same day that Reynolds Coliseum reopened, a student-led initiative to honor four accomplished basketball coaches with full-sized statues was unveiled in the breezeway between Reynolds Coliseum and the Talley Student Union. Everett Case, Norm Sloan, Jim Valvano and Kay Yow will stand guard and welcome students and visitors alike. 

May 4, 2016

Hoops Standout Fuller Gets Another NC State Degree

Twenty years after he was a summa cum laude graduate in applied mathematics, former first-round NBA draft pick Todd Fuller returned to NC State for a Master of Science in Analytics degree. 

Apr 28, 2016

’83 NCAA Champions to Visit White House

Unable to go in the spring of 1983 because of NCAA rules of the time, the surviving members of the 1983 NC State NCAA champion men's basketball team have been invited to the White House on May 9 by President Barack Obama. 

Nov 12, 2015

Men’s Hoops Hosts Appreciation Day

NC State employees can purchase discount tickets for the NC State-Winthrop men's basketball game on Nov. 27 as part of Faculty and Staff Day. 

Oct 14, 2015

Park Scholars Give $2 Million

The Park Scholars, who have organized the wildly popular Krispy Kreme Challenge race since 2004, have committed $2 million to UNC Children's Hospital for the Krispy Kreme Challenge Children's Specialty Clinic at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. 

Jun 10, 2015

A Look Inside Reynolds Renovations

Three months into the Reynolds renovation, all is going well. 

Mar 24, 2015

Sweet: Pack Men’s Hoops Still Going

Make what you will of history, but the NC State men's basketball team will continue its NCAA Championship quest on Friday against Louisville in Syracuse, New York. 

Mar 23, 2015

#Statement Games

The NC State men's basketball team topped Louisiana State University and toppled top-seed Villanova in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Next, they'll face a rematch with Louisville in the Sweet 16. See how the games (and the celebrations) unfolded on social media. 

Jan 21, 2015

Help Gottfried Help The V Foundation

Current NC State men's basketball coach Mark Gottfried is participating in the Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge, in hopes of raising money to benefit the late Jim Valvano. Fans can vote once a day to help Gottfried raise $100,000 for The V Foundation. 

Nov 18, 2014

NCAAs Returning to PNC Arena in 2016

NC State basketball first hosted the NCAAs in 1951. The first and second rounds of the 2016 men's tournament will return to PNC Arena, for the second time in three years and the fourth time since the building opened in 1999. 

Oct 15, 2014

Legends Return for ‘Throwback’ Event

Join David Thompson, Tommy Burleson and a handful of other Wolfpack basketball legends for “Throwback with the Pack,” part of the annual tip-off for the men’s and women’s basketball seasons. 

Jan 9, 2013

In This Corner

It's a Pack fan's dream: Everett Case, Norm Sloan, Jim Valvano and Kay Yow, all in one place. This fall, it becomes a statuary reality.