1985–86 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

1985–86 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
1985–86 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Elite 8
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	21–13 (7–7 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Valvano (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Ray Martin (6th season); Tom Abatemarco (4th season); Ed McLean (4th season);
Home arena	Reynolds Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Duke†	12	–	2	.857	37	–	3	.925
No. 6 Georgia Tech	11	–	3	.786	27	–	7	.794
No. 8 North Carolina	10	–	4	.714	28	–	6	.824
NC State	7	–	7	.500	21	–	13	.618
Virginia	7	–	7	.500	19	–	11	.633
Maryland	6	–	8	.429	19	–	14	.576
Clemson	3	–	11	.214	19	–	15	.559
Wake Forest	0	–	14	.000	8	–	21	.276

† 1986 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1985–86 men's college basketball season. It was Jim Valvano's 6th season as head coach.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Nate McMillan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	11	Kelsey Weems	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
C	13	Panagiotis Fasoulas	7.1 ft 4 in (2.27 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Thessaloniki, Greece
F	23	Benny Bolton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr
F	33	Charles Shackleford	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Kinston, North Carolina
C	50	Chris Washburn	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Hickory, North Carolina
F	52	Chucky Brown	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	New York, New York

Head coach

Jim Valvano (Rutgers)

Assistant coach(es)

Ray Martin (Notre Dame)
Tom Abatemarco (Dowling)
Ed McLean (Western Carolina)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 25*	No. 17	Western Carolina	W 80–57	1-0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
December 7*		vs. No. 7 Kansas	L 67-75	2-3	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
ACC Tournament
March 7*		vs. Virginia ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	L 62–64	18-12	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 14* CBS	(6)	vs. (11) Iowa NCAA Tournament First Round	W 66-64^[1]	19-12	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN
March 16* CBS	(6)	vs. (14) Arkansas–Little Rock NCAA Tournament Second Round	W 80-66 ^OT	20-12	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN
March 21* CBS	(6)	vs. (7) Iowa State Midwest Regional Semifinal	W 70-66	21-12	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
March 23* CBS	(6)	vs. (1) No. 2 Kansas Midwest Regional Final	L 67-75	21-13	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
*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
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	17	15
Coaches	14	14

References

^ "N.C. Walks by Faltering Iowa". Chicago Tribune. March 15, 1986. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
^ "NC State Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

[1] "N.C. Walks by Faltering Iowa". Chicago Tribune. March 15, 1986. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

[2] "NC State Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

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v t e NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Venues	Thompson Gym (1925–1949) Reynolds Coliseum (1949–1999) Lenovo Center (1999–present)
Rivalries	East Carolina North Carolina Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Dixie Classic / Big Four Tobacco Road 1961 gambling scandal 2018 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics