1981–82 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

1981–82 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record22–10 (7–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marty Fletcher (4th season)
  • Ray Martin (2nd season)
  • Benny McKaig (1st season)
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
1981–82 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 North Carolina 12 2   .857 32 2   .941
No. 7 Virginia 12 2   .857 30 4   .882
No. 16 Wake Forest 9 5   .643 21 9   .700
No. 10 NC State 7 7   .500 22 10   .688
Maryland 5 9   .357 16 13   .552
Duke 4 10   .286 10 17   .370
Clemson 4 10   .286 14 14   .500
Georgia Tech 3 11   .214 10 16   .385
1982 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1981–82 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference 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. 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 in the opening round to finish the season with an overall record of 22–10.