1984–85 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

1984–85 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 1985 ACC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
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
1984–85 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

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.

Roster

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	Benny 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
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)

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
November 24*	No. 13	Campbell	W 94–54	1-0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
December 15	No. 9	No. 12 Georgia Tech	L 64–66	5-1 (0-1)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
January 30		at No. 8 Georgia Tech	W 61–53	12-6 (4-3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA
ACC Tournament
March 8*	No. 18	vs. Clemson ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 70–63	20-8	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
March 9*	No. 18	vs. No. 6 North Carolina ACC Tournament Semifinal	L 51–57	20-9	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
March 15* CBS	(3) No. 16	vs. (11) Nevada NCAA Tournament First Round	W 65-56	21-9	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
March 17* CBS	(3) No. 16	vs. (11) UTEP NCAA Tournament Second Round	W 86-73	22-9	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
March 22* CBS	(3) No. 16	vs. (7) Alabama West Regional Semifinal	W 61-55	23-9	McNichols Sports Arena (17,022) Denver, CO
March 24* CBS	(3) No. 16	vs. (1) 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.

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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
AP	13	11	10	9	14	14	17	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	16	18	16
Coaches	Not released	12	10	8	17	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	19	17	18

References

"NC State Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

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[1] "NC State Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

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

1984–85 ACC men's basketball standings
	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