1987–88 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1987–88 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 14
Record	24–8 (10–4 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Valvano (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Ray Martin (8th season) Dick Stewart (2nd season)
Home arena	Reynolds Coliseum
Seasons← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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.

Roster

1987–88 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)	Jr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	13	Chris Corchiani	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Coral Gables, Florida
G	14	Vinny Del Negro	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Springfield, Massachusetts
F	19	Byron Tucker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Oxon Hill, Maryland
G	21	Rodney Monroe	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Baltimore, Maryland
F	22	Brian Howard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	So	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G/F	23	Sean Green	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Long Island City, New York
G/F	30	Kenny Poston	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Jr	Cherryville, North Carolina
F	32	Avie Lester	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	So	Roxboro, North Carolina
F	33	Charles Shackleford	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Kinston, North Carolina
G	35	Quentin Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Annapolis, Maryland
F	52	Chucky Brown	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Jr	New York, New York
F	54	Brian D'Amico	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Reading, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Jim Valvano (Rutgers)

Assistant coach(es)

Ray Martin (Notre Dame)
Dick Stewart

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
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*	(2) No. 11	vs. (7) Clemson Quarterfinals	W 79–72	24–6	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 12*	(2) No. 11	vs. (3) No. 8 Duke Semifinals	L 71–73	24–7	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 18* CBS	(3 MW) No. 14	vs. (14 MW) Murray State First Round	L 75–78	24–8	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	16	14	—	16	11	14	14
Coaches	Not released	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	—	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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 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
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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