NC State Wolfpack men's lacrosse

The NC State Wolfpack men's lacrosse team represented North Carolina State University in NCAA Division I men's lacrosse from 1973 to 1982. The first Wolfpack team started as a club side in 1972 under Colonel Robert E. Conroy, a military science instructor, and gained varsity status the following year. After losing seasons under its first coaches, the program began to rise in 1977 with the arrival of three-time first-team All-American Stan Cockerton, and under coach Larry Gross it reached its first and only NCAA tournament in 1979, where it lost in the first round to eventual national champion Johns Hopkins. The athletic department dropped varsity lacrosse after the 1982 season, citing Title IX considerations, the lack of scholarships and a small travel budget, and the team now plays as a club side in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association.