1949–50 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 1949–50 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Everett Case, the team played their home games at the brand new Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina.

1949–50 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Third place
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 5
Record	27–6 (12–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Everett Case (4th season)
Home arena	Reynolds Coliseum
Seasons ← 1948–49 1950–51 →

1949–50 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 NC State †	12	–	2		.857			27	–	6		.818
William & Mary	12	–	4		.750			23	–	9		.719
George Washington	12	–	4		.750			17	–	8		.680
South Carolina	12	–	5		.706			13	–	9		.591
North Carolina	13	–	6		.684			17	–	12		.586
Virginia Tech	9	–	5		.643			16	–	9		.640
Wake Forest	11	–	8		.579			14	–	16		.467
Duke	9	–	7		.563			15	–	15		.500
Clemson	8	–	8		.500			10	–	10		.500
Davidson	6	–	12		.333			10	–	16		.385
Furman	4	–	8		.333			9	–	12		.429
Washington and Lee	4	–	9		.308			8	–	12		.400
Maryland	5	–	13		.278			7	–	18		.280
Richmond	4	–	13		.235			8	–	16		.333
The Citadel	2	–	10		.167			4	–	16		.200
VMI	2	–	11		.154			4	–	17		.190
† 1950 Southern Conference tournament winner As of April 30, 1950 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1949–50 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Vic Bubas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr Gary, Indiana F 70 Dick Dickey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Pendleton, Indiana F 77 Sam Ranzino 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Gary, Indiana	Head coach Everett Case Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 2, 1949		Washington & Lee	W 67–47	1–0 (1–0)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1949		Davidson	W 77–43	2–0 (2–0)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 8, 1949		George Washington	W 74–52	3–0 (3–0)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 15, 1949*		Loyola Marymount	W 62–47	4–0	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 19, 1949*		Michigan	L 46–54	4–1	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 20, 1949*		Michigan	W 63–52	5–1	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 29, 1949*		Georgia Tech	W 57–34	7–1	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 30, 1949*		vs. Penn State	W 50–40	8–1
Jan 3, 1950*		San Francisco	W 69–54	9–1	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 25, 1950*		Villanova	L 64–65	22–5	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Southern Conference tournament
Mar 2, 1950*	No. 8	vs. Virginia Tech Quarterfinals	W 67–42	23–5	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
Mar 3, 1950*	No. 8	vs. Wake Forest Semifinals	W 59–53	24–5	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
Mar 4, 1950*	No. 8	at Duke Championship game	W 67–47	25–5	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 24, 1950*	No. 5	vs. No. 4 Holy Cross National Quarterfinal	W 87–74	26–5	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Mar 25, 1950*	No. 5	vs. CCNY National Semifinal – Final Four	L 73–78[1]	26–6	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Mar 28, 1950*	No. 5	vs. Baylor National consolation game	W 53–41	27–6	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Main article: 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball rankings

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