Wendell H. Murphy Center - Facilities - NC State University Athletics

Wendell H. Murphy Center

When it comes to football operations facilities, there is none in the country as fine as the Wendell H. Murphy Center. The 103,254-square-foot complex houses every aspect of Wolfpack football, from sports medicine, to equipment, to academics, to the strength & conditioning center. As functional as it is aesthetically pleasing, the Murphy Center is definitely the Wolfpack’s den.

First Floor: The heartbeat of the Murphy Center is on the bottom floor. The beautiful locker room, which was completely renovated in the Summer of 2016, stretches the length of the building on one side of the hall. It features 120 custom-built lockers, all complete with LED lighting and USB charging ports. Along with an upgraded audio system, the renovated space also features 82-inch TVs, eight new digital video display panels, a new LED lighting system that can make the room completely red, and a variety of new graphics displays. New mondo flooring was also installed, as was an improved air flow system.

The other side of the hall is home to the 6,000 square-foot Albright Sports Medicine Center which was newly renovated for the 2019 season. In addition to all new equipment, the hydrotherapy area has been completely renovated and expanded.

Gunter / Blank Family Strength & Conditioning Center: From the lobby, double doors open into the massive Gunter / Blank Family Strength & Conditioning Center which runs the entire length of the building and covers 15,000 square-feet. The facility houses huge area for stretching, a track, a juice bar and over 15 tons of weights.

NC State Broadcast and Production Center: Located at the main entrance of the Murphy Center, the new NC State Athletics Broadcast and Production Center is a state-of-the-art facility where the NC State Athletics Broadcast and Video staff will tell the stories, promote the brand and create the narrative of NC State Athletics. The facility features working broadcast studio space, multiple modern production control rooms, a green screen studio and editing / production suites.

Third Floor: The third floor of the Murphy Center houses a large dining room and a players’ lounge that overlooks Wayne Day Family Field. The lounge contains couches, pool tables, ping-pong tables, wide-screen TVs and video games for the Wolfpack players to enjoy during breaks.

A large team meeting room and meeting rooms for each position are also on the third floor. Each room is equipped with the latest video playback equipment for reviewing film and breaking down an athlete’s performance. That level also houses offices for the Wolfpack’s academic advisors, as well as a large study room with computers in the Kirkland Academic Suite.

Fourth Floor: On the fourth floor, the coaches’ offices, a large staff conference room, offensive and defensive meeting rooms, a television studio and the video production offices can be found.

Wolfpack Turf Statue

Former Wolfpack football player and master sculptor Dick Idol, created the “Wolfpack Turf” monument, which rises from the plaza in front of the Murphy Center. The statue is made up of six wolves, each two-times life size, standing on a 21-foot stone mountain.

Each wolf on the sculpture has a name which represents one of the characteristics of a wolf and of a Wolfpack football player: Confidence, Passion, Spirit, Courage, Pride and Strength.