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1984–85 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

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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
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
Seasons
1984–85 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Georgia Tech 9 5   .643 27 8   .771
No. 7 North Carolina 9 5   .643 27 9   .750
No. 16 NC State 9 5   .643 23 10   .697
No. 10 Duke 8 6   .571 23 8   .742
Maryland 8 6   .571 25 12   .676
Clemson 5 9   .357 16 13   .552
Wake Forest 5 9   .357 15 14   .517
Virginia 3 11   .214 17 16   .515
1985 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

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1984–85 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
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)
So
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

Schedule

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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

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
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References

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  1. ^ "NC State Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2019.