1985–86 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

1985–86 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 1986 ACC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1985–86 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
1985–86 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Elite 8
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1985–86 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

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.

Roster

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
December 7*		vs. No. 7 Kansas	L 67–75	2–3	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Dec 25, 1985*		vs. No. 12 Nevada-Las Vegas	W 80–73	5–3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb 27, 1986	No. 18	at No. 4 Georgia Tech	L 57–69	18–10	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 1, 1986*	No. 18	at No. 14 Oklahoma	L 69–72	18–11	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
ACC Tournament
March 7*	No. 20	vs. Virginia ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	L 62–64	18–12	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
March 14* CBS	(6 MW)	vs. (11 MW) Iowa NCAA Tournament First Round	W 66–64[1]	19–12	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 16* 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
March 21* CBS	(6 MW)	vs. (7 MW) Iowa State Midwest Regional Semifinal	W 70–66[3]	21–12	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
March 23* 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.

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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

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

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[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. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

[ESPN-6] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[7] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Venues	Thompson Gym (1925–1949) Reynolds Coliseum (1949–1999) PNC Arena (1999–present)
Rivalries	East Carolina North Carolina Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Dixie Classic/Big Four Tobacco Road 2018 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1985–86 ACC men's basketball standings
	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