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
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1986–87 record20–15 (6–8 ACC)
Head coachJim Valvano (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ray Martin (7th season)
  • Ed McLean (5th season)
  • Dick Stewart
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
1986–87 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 North Carolina140 1.000  324  .889
No. 13 Clemson104 .714  256  .806
No. 17 Duke95 .643  249  .727
Virginia86 .571  2110  .677
Georgia Tech77 .500  1613  .552
NC State68 .429  2014  .588
Wake Forest212 .143  1415  .483
Maryland014 .000  917  .346
1987 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1986–87 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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*
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
vs. 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.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final 
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Coaches Not released 19 18 15 13 NR 20 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
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References

  1. "N.C. State Edges Midshipmen, 86-84". The Washington Post. November 23, 1986. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  2. "Armstrong sparks Iowa to OT victory". The Des Moines Register. November 30, 1986. 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.
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