1984–85 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 1984–85 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1984–85 men's college basketball season. It was Jim Valvano's 5th season as head coach.

1984–85 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
ACC Regular Season co-Champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 16
1984–85 record23–10 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ray Martin (5th season)
  • Tom Abatemarco (3rd season)
  • Ed McLean (3rd season)
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
1984–85 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Georgia Tech95 .643  278  .771
No. 7 North Carolina95 .643  279  .750
No. 16 NC State95 .643  2310  .697
No. 10 Duke86 .571  238  .742
Maryland86 .571  2512  .676
Clemson59 .357  1613  .552
Wake Forest59 .357  1514  .517
Virginia311 .214  1716  .515
1985 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1984–85 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 4 Spud Webb 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)130 lb (59 kg) Sr Dallas, Texas
G 10 Nate McMillan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Raleigh, North Carolina
G 14 Vinny Del Negro 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Springfield, Massachusetts
F 23 Benny Bolton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So
G 24 Terry Gannon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) Sr Joliet, Illinois
F 33 Charles Shackleford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Kinston, North Carolina
F 43 Lorenzo Charles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Brooklyn, New York
F 45 Cozell McQueen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Bennettsville, South Carolina
C 50 Chris Washburn 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Hickory, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 24*
No. 13 Campbell W 94–54  1-0
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
December 15
No. 9 No. 12 Georgia Tech L 64–66  5-1
(0-1)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
January 30
at No. 8 Georgia Tech W 61–53  12-6
(4-3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
ACC Tournament
March 8*
No. 18 vs. Clemson
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 70–63  20-8
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
March 9*
No. 18 vs. No. 6 North Carolina
ACC Tournament Semifinal
L 51–57  20-9
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
March 15*
 CBS
(3) No. 16 vs. (11) Nevada
NCAA Tournament First Round
W 65-56  21-9
The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
March 17*
 CBS
(3) No. 16 vs. (11) UTEP
NCAA Tournament Second Round
W 86-73  22-9
The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
March 22*
 CBS
(3) No. 16 vs. (7) Alabama
West Regional Semifinal
W 61-55  23-9
McNichols Sports Arena (17,022)
Denver, CO
March 24*
 CBS
(3) No. 16 vs. (1) No. 3 St. John's
West Regional Final
L 67-75  23-10
McNichols Sports Arena (17,022)
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final 
AP 13 11 10 9 14 14 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 16 18 16 
Coaches Not released 12 10 8 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 19 17 18

References

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