Search results
‘Teammates for life’: NC State’s original dream team reflects on time in the spotlight
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoHas it really been 50 years? David Thompson says there are days when it seems impossible; so much...
‘A cut above everybody else.’ Former NC State star David Thompson is honored
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoMonte Towe can appreciate a David Thompson statue standing outside Reynolds Coliseum. Deserving? No...
The NCAA tournament was never the same after the 1974 ACC title game
Washington Post via Yahoo Canada Sports· 4 months agoThree teams - North Carolina, Duke and Clemson - will arrive at next week’s ACC men’s basketball...
NC State retired David Thompson’s jersey. Here’s the latest honor for the basketball star
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoN.C. State basketball plans to immortalize one of the best players in program and ACC history this...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for many of us in NC: March Madness
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoFrom NC State’s NCAA title 50 years ago to this weekend’s Duke-UNC game with so much on the line,...
On NC State’s trek to an NCAA Tournament title, another big man poses a big challenge
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo Canada Sports· 3 months agoThe Wolfpack, which won national titles in 1974 and 1983 by beating players like Bill Walton, Ralph...
Exclusive: Former NC State star Tommy Burleson on 1974 title, terrifying Olympic ordeal
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoTommy Burleson was the literal centerpiece of one of the best college basketball teams in the...