1986–87 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 1986–87 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1986–87 men's college basketball season. It was Jim Valvano's 7th season as head coach.

1986–87 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–15 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Valvano (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Ray Martin (7th season) Ed McLean (5th season) Dick Stewart
Home arena	Reynolds Coliseum
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 North Carolina	14	–	0		1.000			32	–	4		.889
No. 13 Clemson	10	–	4		.714			25	–	6		.806
No. 17 Duke	9	–	5		.643			24	–	9		.727
Virginia	8	–	6		.571			21	–	10		.677
Georgia Tech	7	–	7		.500			16	–	13		.552
NC State †	6	–	8		.429			20	–	14		.588
Wake Forest	2	–	12		.143			14	–	15		.483
Maryland	0	–	14		.000			9	–	17		.346
† 1987 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1986–87 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 11 Kelsey Weems 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia G 14 Vinny Del Negro 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Springfield, Massachusetts G 21 Andy Kennedy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Louisville, Mississippi F 22 Brian Howard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Winston-Salem, North Carolina F 23 Benny Bolton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr F 52 Chucky Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So New York, New York F 33 Charles Shackleford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Kinston, North Carolina	Head coach Jim Valvano (Rutgers) Assistant coach(es) Ray Martin (Notre Dame) Ed McLean (Western Carolina) Dick Stewart (Rutgers) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 22*	No. 17	vs. No. 9 Navy Hall of Fame Tip-off Classic	W 86–84^[1]	1–0	Springfield Civic Center  Springfield, MA
November 28*	No. 17	vs. Texas Great Alaska Shootout	W 69-68	2–0	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, AK
November 29*	No. 17	vs. No. 10 Iowa Great Alaska Shootout	L 89-90^[2] ^OT	2–1	Sullivan Arena (3,780) Anchorage, AK
November 30*	No. 17	vs. Utah State Great Alaska Shootout	W 94-82	3–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, AK
December 3*	No. 18	East Tennessee State	W 104–85	4–1	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
December 6*	No. 18	at Western Carolina	W 96-75	5–1	Ramsey Center  Cullowhee, NC
December 13*	No. 15	Duquesne	W 82-59	6–1	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
December 17*	No. 12	UNC-Asheville	W 81-65	7–1	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
December 27*	No. 11	at Tampa	L 62-67	7–2	Martinez Center  Tampa, FL
December 30*	No. 19	Loyola (Chicago)	W 97-85	8–2	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
January 3	No. 19	Maryland	W 69-47	9–2 (1–0)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
January 7	No. 18	at No. 20 Clemson	L 69-73	9–3 (1–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC
January 10	No. 18	Georgia Tech	W 63-62	10–3 (2–1)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
January 15	No. 17	Wake Forest	W 75-67	11–3 (3–1)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
January 18	No. 17	at No. 3 North Carolina	L 78-96	11–4 (4–1)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
January 21	No. 20	No. 12 Duke	W 87-74	12–4 (4–2)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
January 25*	No. 20	vs. Kansas	L 60-74	12–5	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, KS
January 28		Virginia	L 60-61	12–6 (4–3)	University Hall  Charlottesville, VA
January 31*		Oklahoma	L 82-86	12–7	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
February 2*		at No. 5 DePaul	L 62-84	12–8	Rosemont Horizon  Rosemont, IL
February 5		No. 3 North Carolina	L 79-95	12–9 (4–4)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
February 7*		Louisville	L 75-87	12–10	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
February 9*		Winthrop	W 85-58	13–10	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
February 11		Clemson	L 75-78	13–11 (4–5)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
February 14		at Georgia Tech	L 76-87	13–12 (4–6)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
February 16*		Brooklyn College	W 107-79	14–12	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
February 19		at No. 17 Duke	L 50-65	14–13 (4–7)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 22		Virginia	L 65-72	14–14 (4–8)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
February 25		Maryland	W 85-72	15–14 (5–8)	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
February 28		Wake Forest	W 80-76 ^OT	16–14 (6–8)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
March 2*		Chicago State	W 86-78	17–14	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
March 6*		vs. No. 14 Duke ACC tournament Quarterfinal	W 71–64 ^OT	18–14	Capital Centre  Landover, MD
March 7*		vs. Wake Forest ACC Tournament Semifinal	W 77–73 ^2OT	19–14	Capital Centre  Landover, MD
March 8*		vs. No. 2 North Carolina ACC tournament championship Game	W 68–67	20–14	Capital Centre  Landover, MD
NCAA Tournament
March 13*  CBS	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) Florida NCAA tournament first round	L 70-82	20–15	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings

See also: 1986–87 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	17	18	15	12	11	19	18	17	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	Not released	19	18	15	13	—	20	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

1. "N.C. State Edges Midshipmen, 86-84". The Washington Post. November 23, 1986. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
2. . The Des Moines Register. November 30, 1986. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
3. "2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. p. 132. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
4. "1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved March 15, 2020.