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Sudhop played college basketball at North Carolina State, As a freshman he stepped into Norm Sloan’s frontcourt in the 1975-76 season and played 30 games at center for a 21-9 team that finished 7-5 in the ACC and placed third in the league standings.

He averaged 9.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game that season while shooting 54.0 percent from the field and 65.5 percent from the foul line, and he totaled 286 points, 174 rebounds and 18 assists.

North Carolina State reached the ACC tournament and then the NIT that year, beating Holy Cross before falling by one point to Charlotte and then finishing with a win over Providence in New York.

During that freshman season he added notable scoring outings that included 15 points against East Carolina early in the year and another 15-point game against Furman in February.

As a sophomore in 1976-77, Sudhop played 28 games for a North Carolina State team that went 17-11 overall and 6-6 in ACC play under Sloan, finishing fifth in the conference.

He averaged 6.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game as a sophomore, shot 46.8 percent from the field and 53.5 percent at the line, and finished with 185 points, 157 rebounds and 11 assists.

His sophomore season came on a team led by Kenny Carr, and North Carolina State did not make the NCAA tournament or NIT after its 17-11 finish.

As a junior in 1977-78, Sudhop played 31 games for a 21-10 North Carolina State team that again finished 7-5 in the ACC and tied for third in the league standings under Sloan.

He averaged 5.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game that year while making 54.2 percent of his field-goal attempts and 55.7 percent of his free throws, and he totaled 180 points, 180 rebounds and 9 assists.

That 1977-78 team reached the NIT semifinals, beating South Carolina, Detroit Mercy and Georgetown before losing to Texas in New York.

One of his most notable junior-season games came in the 74-50 win over Duke on January 7, 1978, when he scored 15 points as North Carolina State opened ACC play with one of its best defensive performances of the season.

He also scored eight points in the NIT win over Detroit Mercy as North Carolina State advanced deeper into the postseason.

As a senior in 1978-79, Sudhop played 28 games for an 18-12 North Carolina State team that went 3-9 in ACC play and finished sixth in the conference, still under Sloan.

His role dropped in his final season, and he averaged 2.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game while shooting 52.2 percent from the field and 32.1 percent at the foul line.

He finished that season with 57 points, 73 rebounds, 8 assists and 17 blocked shots in 28 appearances.

North Carolina State did not reach the NCAA tournament or NIT in his senior year, but he remained part of a veteran frontcourt that included Kendal Pinder and helped the team average 78.5 points per game.

Across his four North Carolina State seasons from 1975-76 through 1978-79, Sudhop played 117 games and averaged 6.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game while shooting 51.8 percent from the field and 55.9 percent from the free-throw line.

His career totals came to 708 points, 584 rebounds and 46 assists, with season-by-season scoring averages of 9.5, 6.6, 5.8 and 2.0 points per game and rebounding averages of 5.8, 5.6, 5.8 and 2.6 rebounds per game.

He was also credited with 117 career blocked shots at North Carolina State, a total that kept him among the program’s top career shot blockers for decades after his playing career ended.