1985–86 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

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1985–86 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1985–86 record21–13 (7–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
Seasons
 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[]

1985–86 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
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 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Thessaloniki, Greece
F 23 Bennie Bolton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Jr
G 31 Ernie Myers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Manhattan, New York
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
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 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[]

See also: 1985–86 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 17 15  
Coaches 14 14

References[]

  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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