1987–88 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
1987–88 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball | |
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NCAA Tournament, Round of 64 | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 14 |
1987–88 record | 24–8 (10–4 ACC) |
Head coach |
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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. 7 North Carolina | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 NC State | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Duke † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1988 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1987–88 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1987–88 men's college basketball season. It was Jim Valvano's 8th season as head coach.
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Schedule[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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November 30* |
Vermont | W 108–58 | 1-0 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
December 2* |
Tampa | W 85–60 | 2-0 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
December 19* |
No. 17 Kansas | L 67–74 | 2-1 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
December 21* |
Winthrop | W 93–59 | 3-1 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
December 23* |
at UC Santa Barbara | L 78–96 | 3-2 |
The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
December 27* |
vs. Creighton Rainbow Classic |
W 86–55 | 4-2 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
December 28* |
vs. Louisville Rainbow Classic |
W 80–75 | 5-2 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
December 29* |
vs. Arizona State Rainbow Classic |
W 83–71 | 6-2 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
January 3* |
Cornell | W 95–72 | 7-2 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
January 6 |
Clemson | W 70–61 | 8-2 (1-0) |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
January 12* |
Morgan State | W 103–54 | 9-2 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
January 16 |
Georgia Tech | W 76–74 | 10-2 (2-0) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA | |||||||
January 20 |
No. 20 | at Wake Forest | L 67–71 | 10-3 (2-1) |
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
January 24 |
No. 20 | No. 2 North Carolina | L 73–77 | 10-4 (2-2) |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
January 27 |
at Maryland | W 83–81 | 11-4 (3-2) |
Cole Field House College Park, MD | |||||||
January 31 |
DePaul | W 71–66 | 12-4 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
February 3 |
Virginia | W 75–69 | 13-4 (4-2) |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
February 6 |
at No. 4 Duke | W 77–74 | 14-4 (5-2) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||
February 8 |
Charleston Southern | W 116–68 | 15-4 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
February 11 |
No. 16 | No. 6 North Carolina | L 73–75 | 15-5 (5-3) |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
February 13* |
No. 16 | Louisville | W 101–89 | 16-5 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
February 15* |
No. 16 | Maryland–Baltimore County | W 99–77 | 17-5 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
February 18 |
No. 14 | at Clemson | W 88–63 | 18-5 (6-3) |
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | ||||||
February 20 |
No. 14 | Georgia Tech | L 84–87 | 18-6 (6-4) |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
February 24 |
No. 5 Duke | W 89–78 | 19-6 (7-4) |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
February 27 |
at Virginia | W 64–63 | 20-6 (8-4) |
University Hall Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
February 29 |
UNC Asheville | W 87–76 | 21-6 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
March 3 |
No. 16 | Maryland | W 74–68 | 22-6 (9-4) |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
March 6 |
No. 16 | Wake Forest | W 86–82 | 23-6 (10-4) |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 11* |
No. 11 | vs. Clemson ACC Tournament Quarterfinal |
W 79–72 | 24-6 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||
March 12* |
No. 11 | vs. No. 8 Duke ACC Tournament Semifinal |
L 71–73 | 24-7 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 18* CBS |
(3) No. 14 | vs. (14) Murray State First Round |
L 75-78[1] | 24-8 |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE | ||||||
*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 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | NR | NR | 16 | 14 | NR | 16 | 11 | 14 | 14 | |||
Coaches | Not released | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | NR | NR | NR | 14 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
References[]
- ^ "Murray State Beats Odds, N.C. State". Chicago Tribune. March 19, 1988. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ^ "NC State Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
Categories:
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- 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament participants
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