1984–85 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

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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.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 16
Record23–10 (9–5 ACC)
Quick facts NC State Wolfpack men's basketball, ACC Regular season co-champions ...
1984–85 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
ACC Regular season co-champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 16
Record23–10 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ray Martin (5th season)
  • Tom Abatemarco (3rd season)
  • Ed McLean (3rd season)
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1984–85 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Georgia Tech †9–5 .64327–8  .771
No. 7 North Carolina9–5 .64327–9  .750
No. 16 NC State9–5 .64323–10  .697
No. 10 Duke8–6 .57123–8  .742
Maryland8–6 .57125–12  .676
Clemson5–9 .35716–13  .552
Wake Forest5–9 .35715–14  .517
Virginia3–11 .21417–16  .515
† 1985 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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Two years after cutting down the nets in Albuquerque as NCAA champions, the Wolfpack returned to "The Pit" for first and second round action as No. 3 seed in the West region. NC State reached the Elite Eight before falling to St. John's, 75–67.

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
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 Bennie Bolton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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G 24 Terry Gannon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) Sr Joliet, Illinois
G 31 Ernie Myers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)203 lb (92 kg) Jr Manhattan, New York
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
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Schedule

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1984*
 No. 13 Campbell W 94–54  1–0
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Nov 26, 1984*
 No. 13 UC Santa Barbara W 93–70  2–0
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Dec 3, 1984*
 No. 10 Hartford W 83–46  3–0
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Dec 5, 1984*
 No. 10 North Carolina A&T W 101–54  4–0
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Dec 8, 1984*
 No. 10 Western Carolina W 103–67  5–0
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Dec 15, 1984
 No. 9 No. 12 Georgia Tech L 64–66  5–1
(0–1)		 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Dec 19, 1984*
 No. 14 Saint Francis (PA) W 82–64  6–1
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Dec 27, 1984*
 No. 14 vs. Rutgers
ECAC Holiday Festival Championship		 W 80–68  7–1
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Dec 29, 1984*
 No. 14 at No. 5 St. John's
ECAC Holiday Festival Championship		 L 56–66  7–2
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Jan 2, 1985
 No. 17 at No. 19 Maryland L 56–58  7–3
(0–2)		 Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, MD
Jan 5, 1985*
 No. 17 at Kentucky L 62–78  7–4
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
Jan 8, 1985
 Virginia W 51–45  8–4
(1–2)		 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Jan 10, 1985
 at Clemson W 71–68  9–4
(2–2)		 Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
Jan 16, 1985
 at No. 6 North Carolina L 76–86  9–5
(2–3)		 Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 19, 1985*
 Florida State W 72–66  10–5
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Jan 23, 1985*
 No. 5 Duke W 89–71  11–5
(3–3)		 Reynolds Coliseum (12,400)
Raleigh, NC
Jan 26, 1985*
 at Louisville L 78–84  11–6
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Jan 30, 1985
 at No. 8 Georgia Tech W 61–53  12–6
(4–3)		 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Feb 2, 1985
 at Wake Forest L 64–91  12–7
(4–4)		 Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 6, 1985
 Clemson W 69–57  13–7
(5–4)		 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Feb 9, 1985*
 No. 4 Southern Methodist W 82–78  14–7
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Feb 13, 1985*
 Maryland-Eastern Shore W 90–51  15–7
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Feb 16, 1985
 No. 13 North Carolina W 85–76  16–7
(6–4)		 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Feb 20, 1985
 at No. 6 Duke W 70–66  17–7
(7–4)		 Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
Feb 24, 1985
 at Virginia W 57–55  18–7
(8–4)		 University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
Feb 27, 1985
 No. 16 Maryland L 70–71  18–8
(8–5)		 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Mar 2, 1985
 No. 16 Wake Forest W 66–64  19–8
(9–5)		 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
March 8*
 (3) No. 18 vs. (6) Clemson
Quarterfinals		 W 70–63  20–8
 Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
March 9*
 (3) No. 18 vs. (2) No. 6 North Carolina
Semifinals		 L 51–57  20–9
 Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
March 15*
CBS		 (3 W) No. 16 vs. (14 W) Nevada
First Round		 W 65–56  21–9
 The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
March 17*
CBS		 (3 W) No. 16 vs. (11 W) UTEP
Second Round		 W 86–73  22–9
 The Pit (13,833)
Albuquerque, NM
March 22*
CBS		 (3 W) No. 16 vs. (7 W) Alabama
West Regional semifinal		 W 61–55  23–9
 McNichols Sports Arena (17,022)
Denver, CO
March 24*
CBS		 (3 W) No. 16 vs. (1 W) 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.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

See also: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
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