1984–85 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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

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.

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)

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.

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

"NC State Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

v t e NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Venues	Thompson Gym (1925–1949) Reynolds Coliseum (1949–1999) Lenovo Center (1999–present)
Rivalries	East Carolina North Carolina Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Dixie Classic / Big Four Tobacco Road 1961 gambling scandal 2018 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Categories: