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Lorenzo Emile Charles [1] (November 25, 1963 – June 27, 2011) [2] was an American college and professional basketball player. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Charles played basketball for North Carolina State University and scored the game-winning points in the championship game of the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
The 1973–74 North Carolina State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1973-74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina , and competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
After pleading his case to Bradley administrators, the university granted him his release. Grundy visited several schools before committing to NC State, where he played college basketball with the NC State Wolfpack. Initially just a bench role player, he was named 1st Team All-ACC during his senior season. That same season, he became the 1st ...
In 1974, the NC State Wolfpack men’s basketball team, led by high-flying David Thompson and 7 foot, 2 inch center Tommy Burleson defeated Maryland earning a berth in the NCAA Tournament, where ...
Burleson's defense of UCLA superstar Bill Walton was key to the Wolfpack's semifinal win. He was a member of the 1973 World University Games Gold Medal basketball team. When Burleson was recruited he was officially measured at 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) tall, but the coaching staff at North Carolina State decided to list him at 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m).
Led North Carolina State to the 1974 NCAA championship (30–1 record), 76–64 over Marquette University; Most Valuable Player (MVP), NCAA Tournament (1974) Led Wolfpack to a 79–7 record during his final three seasons (freshmen were ineligible then) including 57–1 during his sophomore and junior seasons (27–0, 30–1), the best in ACC ...
The NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represents North Carolina State University in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. NC State is one of the seven founding members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Prior to joining the ACC in 1954, the Wolfpack were members of the Southern Conference, where they won seven conference ...
Four days after the death of her brother, James scored a career-high 41 points in a quarterfinal win at the Class 5 state tournament. [2] She helped her team win the state title in each of her four seasons and its eighth straight as a senior. [3] Rated a four-star recruit by ESPN, she committed to play college basketball for NC State. [4] [5]