 On April 30, 1966, the day after Maravich announced that he was leaving, Everett Case died while in a Raleigh hospital.Just a week after Maravich's exit, former Wolfpack basketball and football player Norm Sloan was hired as the new head coach.In 1967–68, his first season, Sloan's team finished the regular season third in the ACC with a 9–5 conference record.