1986–87 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
Appearance
1986–87 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball | |
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ACC Tournament Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64 | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 20–15 (6–8 ACC) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Reynolds Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 North Carolina | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Clemson | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Duke | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State † | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1987 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1986–87 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1986–87 men's college basketball season. It was Jim Valvano's 7th season as head coach.
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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November 22* |
No. 17 | vs. No. 9 Navy Hall of Fame Tip-off Classic |
W 86–84[1] | 1–0 |
Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA | ||||||
November 28* |
No. 17 | vs. Texas Great Alaska Shootout |
W 69-68 | 2–0 |
Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK | ||||||
November 29* |
No. 17 | vs. No. 10 Iowa Great Alaska Shootout |
L 89-90[2] OT | 2–1 |
Sullivan Arena (3,780) Anchorage, AK | ||||||
November 30* |
No. 17 | vs. Utah State Great Alaska Shootout |
W 94-82 | 3–1 |
Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK | ||||||
December 3* |
No. 18 | East Tennessee State | W 104–85 | 4–1 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
December 6* |
No. 18 | at Western Carolina | W 96-75 | 5–1 |
Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC | ||||||
December 13* |
No. 15 | Duquesne | W 82-59 | 6–1 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
December 17* |
No. 12 | UNC-Asheville | W 81-65 | 7–1 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
December 27* |
No. 11 | at Tampa | L 62-67 | 7–2 |
Martinez Center Tampa, FL | ||||||
December 30* |
No. 19 | Loyola (Chicago) | W 97-85 | 8–2 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
January 3 |
No. 19 | Maryland | W 69-47 | 9–2 (1–0) |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
January 7 |
No. 18 | at No. 20 Clemson | L 69-73 | 9–3 (1–1) |
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | ||||||
January 10 |
No. 18 | Georgia Tech | W 63-62 | 10–3 (2–1) |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
January 15 |
No. 17 | Wake Forest | W 75-67 | 11–3 (3–1) |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
January 18 |
No. 17 | at No. 3 North Carolina | L 78-96 | 11–4 (4–1) |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
January 21 |
No. 20 | No. 12 Duke | W 87-74 | 12–4 (4–2) |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
January 25* |
No. 20 | vs. Kansas | L 60-74 | 12–5 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, KS | ||||||
January 28 |
Virginia | L 60-61 | 12–6 (4–3) |
University Hall Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
January 31* |
Oklahoma | L 82-86 | 12–7 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
February 2* |
DePaul | L 62-84 | 12–8 |
Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL | |||||||
February 5 |
No. 3 North Carolina | L 79-95 | 12–9 (4–4) |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
February 7* |
Louisville | L 75-87 | 12–10 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
February 9* |
Winthrop | W 85-58 | 13–10 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
February 11 |
Clemson | L 75-78 | 13–11 (4–5) |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
February 14 |
at Georgia Tech | L 76-87 | 13–12 (4–6) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA | |||||||
February 16* |
Brooklyn College | W 107-79 | 14–12 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
February 19 |
at No. 17 Duke | L 50-65 | 14–13 (4–7) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||
February 22 |
Virginia | L 65-72 | 14–14 (4–8) |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
February 25 |
Maryland | W 85-72 | 15–14 (5–8) |
Cole Field House College Park, MD | |||||||
February 28 |
Wake Forest | W 80-76 OT | 16–14 (6–8) |
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
March 2* |
Chicago State | W 86-78 | 17–14 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 6* |
vs. No. 14 Duke ACC Tournament Quarterfinal |
W 71–64 OT | 18–14 |
Capital Centre Landover, MD | |||||||
March 7* |
vs. Wake Forest ACC Tournament Semifinal |
W 77–73 2OT | 19–14 |
Capital Centre Landover, MD | |||||||
March 8* |
vs. No. 2 North Carolina ACC Tournament Championship Game |
W 68–67 | 20–14 |
Capital Centre Landover, MD | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 13* CBS |
vs. Florida NCAA Tournament First Round |
L 70-82 | 20–15 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AP | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Coaches | Not released | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | — | 20 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "N.C. State Edges Midshipmen, 86-84". The Washington Post. November 23, 1986. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ "Armstrong sparks Iowa to OT victory". The Des Moines Register. November 30, 1986. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ "2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. p. 132. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ "1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved March 15, 2020.