2015 – 16 NC State Wolfpack men 's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2015 – 16 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Wolfpack were led by fifth year head coach Mark Gottfried . The team played its home games at PNC Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) . They finished the season 16 – 17 , 5 – 13 in ACC play to finish in 13th place . They defeated Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC Tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Duke
ACC Tournament
2016 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team