In 1972-73 and 1973-74, NC State ran up a two-year record of 57-1, including a brilliant game against Maryland in the 1974 ACC Tournament finals still considered by many to be the greatest game in college basketball history. And State ended UCLA’s championship streak in 1974.
Part of what made that team amazing was the carnival-like atmosphere. We found out later that State routinely listed heights incorrectly, but the Pack had Tom Burleson at 7-4 (actual height: 7-2), David Thompson at 6-4 (actual height: 6-3) and Monte Towe at 5-5 (actual height: 5-7).
Underscoring the carnival atmosphere, in one of those years State had a publicity shot of Towe dribbling between Burleson’s long legs.