The Wolfpack were led by head coach Tim Santoro, in his twelfth season.

The difficulty of the slate was reflected in their record, as they came away from their eight non-conference games with only one win.

This season broke a streak of two straight NCAA tournament invites.

As the eighth-seed in the UCLA Bracket they hosted UCF who was ranked #20 in the polls at the time.

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