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
1984–85 record23–10 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
Seasons
 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.

Roster[]

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)
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 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[]

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[]

See also: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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[]

  1. ^ "NC State Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
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