1984–85 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

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.

1984–85 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
ACC Regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Elite 8
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 16
Record	23–10 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Valvano (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Ray Martin (5th season) Tom Abatemarco (3rd season) Ed McLean (3rd season)
Home arena	Reynolds Coliseum
Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	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

Two years after cutting down the nets in Albuquerque as NCAA champions, the Wolfpack returned to "The Pit" for first and second round action as No. 3 seed in the West region. NC State reached the Elite Eight before falling to St. John's, 75–67.

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) — 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 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 24, 1984*	No. 13	Campbell	W 94–54	1–0	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
Nov 26, 1984*	No. 13	UC Santa Barbara	W 93–70	2–0	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
Dec 3, 1984*	No. 10	Hartford	W 83–46	3–0	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
Dec 5, 1984*	No. 10	North Carolina A&T	W 101–54	4–0	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
Dec 8, 1984*	No. 10	Western Carolina	W 103–67	5–0	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
Dec 15, 1984	No. 9	No. 12 Georgia Tech	L 64–66	5–1 (0–1)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
Dec 19, 1984*	No. 14	Saint Francis (PA)	W 82–64	6–1	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
Dec 27, 1984*	No. 14	vs. Rutgers ECAC Holiday Festival Championship	W 80–68	7–1	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
Dec 29, 1984*	No. 14	at No. 5 St. John's ECAC Holiday Festival Championship	L 56–66	7–2	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
Jan 2, 1985	No. 17	at No. 19 Maryland	L 56–58	7–3 (0–2)	Cole Fieldhouse  College Park, MD
Jan 5, 1985*	No. 17	at Kentucky	L 62–78	7–4	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
Jan 8, 1985		Virginia	W 51–45	8–4 (1–2)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
Jan 10, 1985		at Clemson	W 71–68	9–4 (2–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC
Jan 16, 1985		at No. 6 North Carolina	L 76–86	9–5 (2–3)	Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 19, 1985*		Florida State	W 72–66	10–5	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
Jan 23, 1985*		No. 5 Duke	W 89–71	11–5 (3–3)	Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, NC
Jan 26, 1985*		at Louisville	L 78–84	11–6	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Jan 30, 1985		at No. 8 Georgia Tech	W 61–53	12–6 (4–3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
Feb 2, 1985		at Wake Forest	L 64–91	12–7 (4–4)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 6, 1985		Clemson	W 69–57	13–7 (5–4)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
Feb 9, 1985*		No. 4 Southern Methodist	W 82–78	14–7	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
Feb 13, 1985*		Maryland-Eastern Shore	W 90–51	15–7	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
Feb 16, 1985		No. 13 North Carolina	W 85–76	16–7 (6–4)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
Feb 20, 1985		at No. 6 Duke	W 70–66	17–7 (7–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Feb 24, 1985		at Virginia	W 57–55	18–7 (8–4)	University Hall  Charlottesville, VA
Feb 27, 1985	No. 16	Maryland	L 70–71	18–8 (8–5)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
Mar 2, 1985	No. 16	Wake Forest	W 66–64	19–8 (9–5)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
March 8*	(3) No. 18	vs. (6) Clemson Quarterfinals	W 70–63	20–8	Omni Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
March 9*	(3) No. 18	vs. (2) No. 6 North Carolina Semifinals	L 51–57	20–9	Omni Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
March 15*  CBS	(3 W) No. 16	vs. (14 W) Nevada First Round	W 65–56	21–9	The Pit  Albuquerque, NM
March 17*  CBS	(3 W) No. 16	vs. (11 W) UTEP Second Round	W 86–73	22–9	The Pit (13,833) Albuquerque, NM
March 22*  CBS	(3 W) No. 16	vs. (7 W) Alabama West Regional semifinal	W 61–55	23–9	McNichols Sports Arena (17,022) Denver, CO
March 24*  CBS	(3 W) No. 16	vs. (1 W) 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. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

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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
— = Not ranked

	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	18	16
Coaches	Not released	12	10	8	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	17	18

References

1. (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2019.