27 Wins. No Losses. Zero chance of a national championship

[AfricanMustang]

1973: A season of 'forgotten' success for N.C. State

That was the situation the 1972-1973 men's basketball team found itself in as NCAA violations in the recruitment of eventual three-time ACC Player of the Year David Thompson sidelined the program from postseason play despite its unblemished record.

UCLA, en route to its seventh consecutive national championship, never had to face the No. 2 Wolfpack. It's an opportunity then-sophomore point guard Monte Towe would have loved to have, a match-up with the six-time defending national champions.

But he acknowledges it may have gone like the team's December 1973 loss to the Bruins, an 84-66 blowout the following season.

http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/uwi ... 07acb.html

[orguy]

Great article. Thank you.

Under-appreciated bunch of guys. Point was brought up in the article that those teams are often overshadowed by the Duke teams of the early 90's which is a shame. Duke did not have David Thompson. Guy was a highlight reel all by himself.