1985–86 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

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.

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

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 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
Regular season
Nov 25, 1985*	No. 17	Western Carolina	W 80–57	1–0	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 27, 1985*		Furman	W 94–56	2–0	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 30, 1985*		at Loyola (IL)	L 58–60	2–1
Dec 2, 1985*		Tampa	W 88–64	3–1	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 4, 1985*		at Florida State	L 67–76	3–2
Dec 7, 1985*		vs. No. 7 Kansas	L 67–75	3–3	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
Dec 19, 1985		Wake Forest	W 77–64	4–3 (1–0)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 21, 1985*		Radford	W 92–57	5–3	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 24, 1985*		vs. Chaminade Chaminade Classic	W 64–46	6–3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 25, 1985*		vs. No. 12 UNLV Chaminade Classic	W 80–73	7–3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 30, 1985*		Monmouth	W 106–53	8–3	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 4, 1986		at No. 1 North Carolina Rivalry	L 79–90	8–4 (1–1)	Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 8, 1986*		North Carolina A&T	W 66–48	9–4	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 11, 1986 12:00 p.m.		at No. 3 Duke	L 67–74	9–5 (1–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, North Carolina
Jan 15, 1986		Clemson	W 60–57	10–5 (2–2)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 18, 1986		at Wake Forest	W 45–44	11–5 (3–2)
Jan 23, 1986		at Maryland	W 67–55	12–5 (4–2)	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
Jan 25, 1986		Virginia	W 55–53	13–5 (5–2)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 29, 1986		No. 3 Georgia Tech	L 54–67	13–6 (5–3)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 2, 1986*		No. 8 Kentucky	W 54–51	14–6	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 5, 1986		at Clemson	W 73–69 OT	15–6 (6–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 8, 1986*		No. 16 Louisville	W 76–64	16–6	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 10, 1986*		Brooklyn College	W 103–52	17–6	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 13, 1986	No. 17	Maryland	L 66–67	17–7 (6–4)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 15, 1986 7:30 p.m.	No. 17	No. 2 Duke	L 70–72	17–8 (6–5)	Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 19, 1986		at Virginia	L 60–69	17–9 (6–6)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 23, 1986	No. 20	No. 1 North Carolina Rivalry	W 76–65	18–9 (7–6)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 27, 1986	No. 18	at No. 4 Georgia Tech	L 57–69	18–10 (7–7)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 1, 1986*	No. 18	at No. 14 Oklahoma	L 69–72	18–11 (7–8)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
ACC Tournament
Mar 7, 1986*	No. 20	vs. Virginia ACC tournament Quarterfinal	L 62–64	18–12	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*  CBS	(6 MW)	vs. (11 MW) Iowa NCAA tournament first round	W 66–64[1]	19–12	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 16, 1986*  CBS	(6 MW)	vs. (14 MW) Arkansas–Little Rock NCAA tournament second round	W 80–66 2OT[2]	20–12	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 21, 1986*  CBS	(6 MW)	vs. (7 MW) Iowa State Midwest Regional semifinal	W 70–66[3]	21–12	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 23, 1986*  CBS	(6 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kansas Midwest Regional Final	L 67–75[4]	21–13	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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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
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	17	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	20	18	20	—
Coaches	14 т	14 т	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	19	18	17	18	—	—

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References

1. "N.C. Walks by Faltering Iowa". Chicago Tribune. March 15, 1986. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
2. "Little Rock Tumbles To NC State In 2 OTS". The Chicago Tribune. March 16, 1986. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
3. "NC. State Sends Iowa St. Packing". The Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1986. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
4. "Kansas Size Cuts Down NC State". The Chicago Tribune. March 23, 1986. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
5. "NC State Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
6. "1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule". NC State Athletics. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
7. • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.