2011 – 12 NC State Wolfpack men 's basketball team represented NC State University in the 2011 – 12 men 's college basketball season . The team was led by Mark Gottfried and played its home games at the RBC Center in Raleigh , NC as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They finished the season 24-13 overall , 9-7 in ACC play , finishing in a three-way tie for fourth place . As a No. 5 seed in the 2012 ACC Men 's Basketball Tournament , they defeated Boston College in the first round and Virginia in the quarterfinals before falling to North Carolina in the semifinals . They received an at large bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament , where they beat San Diego State in the second round and Georgetown in the third round before falling to Kansas in the Sweet Sixteen
2012 ACC Men 's Basketball Tournament
2012 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2011–12 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team