1986–87 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

1986–87 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
1986–87 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–15 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Valvano (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Ray Martin (7th season); Ed McLean (5th season); Dick Stewart;
Home arena	Reynolds Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 North Carolina	14	–	0	1.000	32	–	4	.889
No. 13 Clemson	10	–	4	.714	25	–	6	.806
No. 17 Duke	9	–	5	.643	24	–	9	.727
Virginia	8	–	6	.571	21	–	10	.677
Georgia Tech	7	–	7	.500	16	–	13	.552
NC State †	6	–	8	.429	20	–	14	.588
Wake Forest	2	–	12	.143	14	–	15	.483
Maryland	0	–	14	.000	9	–	17	.346

† 1987 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
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

Jim Valvano (Rutgers)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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*		at No. 5 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	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) 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. E=East.

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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	17	18	15	12	11	19	18	17	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	Not released	19	18	15	13	—	20	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "N.C. State Edges Midshipmen, 86-84". The Washington Post. November 23, 1986. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
^ "Armstrong sparks Iowa to OT victory". The Des Moines Register. November 30, 1986. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
^ "2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. p. 132. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
^ "1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved March 15, 2020.

[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. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. 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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