To the Wolfpack, 35 years doesn’t seem all that long.
Especially on the 35th anniversary of N.C. State’s second and latest NCAA national title in men’s basketball.
It was April 4, 1983 when The Cardiac Pack became the first 10-loss team to win nine straight tournament road games en route to a national title.
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25 years ago this week, an ailing Jim Valvano returned to NC State’s Reynolds Coliseum
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The winning play in Albuquerque became instant tournament gold: An errant-shot-turned-pass from Dereck Whittenburg to Lorenzo Charles gave Jim Valvano’s team the 54-52 victory at the buzzer over the favored “Phi Slama Jama” Houston squad led by Akeem Olajuwon.