There was relative peace between UNC, NC State, Duke and Wake Forest, but that all changed thanks to heated basketball dynamics in the 1970 with the Big Four Tournament and the recruitment of ...

David Thompson watches as his statue is unveiled outside Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Also watching is N.C. State athletics director Boo Corrigan, left, and ...

What UNC’s Phil Ford, UCLA’s Bill Walton said about David Thompson Former NC State basketball player David Thompson at the unveiling of his statue outside of Reynolds Coliseum on Dec. 6, 2023.

NC State’s David Thompson soars through the air during his final home game in Reynolds Coliseum against UNC-Charlotte on March 2, 1975. News & Observer file photo ...

David Thompson, the N.C. State basketball legend, had a 70th birthday party Saturday in the Charlotte area. Thompson led the Wolfpack to the 1974 national title.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Five-star UNC basketball commit GG Jackson thinks he and his future coach, Hubert Davis, can mimic the 1980s success of Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr. and forward Patrick Ewing.