Lowe resigns as NC State basketball coach

Raleigh, NC (AP) - North Carolina State retired men's basketball coach, Sidney Lowe after five seasons.

A national search for a new coach will begin immediately and associate head coach Monte Towe was elevated to coach in the meantime the head.

Earlier Tuesday, the News & Observer of Raleigh, said Lowe, he met with athletic director Debbie YOW NC State after a disappointing season 15-16.
The team was picked to finish fourth in the ACC, but finished 10th at the Place and makes no playoff tournament.



Lowe, Captain 1983, the Wolf Pack team national championship, has a 86-78 record during his five years. His teams have not reached the NCAA tournament and were in the ACC record of 25-55 poor.

The Wolf Pack, who has just five appearances in the NCAA tournament and finished 10th in the ACC during the first season by Lowe's. A highlight of his five years was a victory over its arch-rival North Carolina 3rd February 2007. The same team of the NIT, lost in the quarterfinals.

Another big victory for the season behind the bench was a victory of 14 points higher champion Duke last season possible.


Lowe spent 15 seasons in the NBA as an assistant coach and director with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Vancouver / Memphis Grizzlies, while there was no coaching experience in college level before he did the job at his alma mater.

The first selection of the second round of the 1983 draft by the Chicago Bulls Lowe played four seasons in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Hornets and finished his career with the Timberwolves in 1990. More than 193 games played, a native of Washington DC, scored 562 points, 749 assists and 191 steals.