1988–89 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1988–89 NC State Wolfpack North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg 100 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 18 19 22–9 10–4 Jim Valvano 9th Reynolds Coliseum ACC Regular Season Champions NCAA tournament Sweet 16 The 1988–89 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1988–89 men's college basketball season. It was Jim Valvano's 9th season as head coach. Roster 1988 NC State Wolfpack y Kelsey Weems 11 G 6 2 180 Sr y Atlanta, Georgia Chris Corchiani 13 G 6 1 185 So y Coral Gables, Florida Rodney Monroe 21 G 6 3 185 So y Baltimore, Maryland Brian Howard 22 F 6 6 205 Jr y basketball Winston-Salem, North Carolina Tom Gugliotta 24 F 6 10 235 Fr y Huntington Station, New York Chucky Brown 52 F 6 7 210 Sr y New York, New York Jim Valvano (Rutgers) Schedule |- !colspan=12 style=NC State Wolfpack| Regular season November 26 yes 18 Columbia 110–54 1-0 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC November 28 yes 18 Akron 87–67 2-0 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC December 3 yes 16 yes Southern Methodist 57–59 2-1 Moody Coliseum University Park, TX January 5 16 yes Clemson 73–65 8–1 1–0 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC January 7 yes 16 Temple 71–59 9–1 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC January 12 yes 16 Coastal Carolina 97–69 10–1 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC January 14 15 19 Georgia Tech 82–68 11–1 2–0 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC January 21 15 yes 13 North Carolina 81–84 12–2 3–1 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina January 26 15 8 Duke 88–73 13–2 4–1 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC February 9 17 6 North Carolina 98–88 15–4 6–3 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC March 4 20 Wake Forest 110–103 20–7 10–4 Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |- !colspan=12 style=NC State Wolfpack| ACC Tournament March 10 yes 17 yes Maryland ACC tournament 49–71 20-8 The Omni Atlanta, GA |- !colspan=12 style=NC State Wolfpack| NCAA Tournament March 17 yes yes 19 5 South Carolina 12 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI First Round CBS 81-66The New York Times N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: EAST; Georgetown Survives Princeton Scare https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/18/sports/ncaa-tournament-east-georgetown-survives-princeton-scare.html March 18, 1989 April 24, 2020 21-8 March 19 yes yes 19 5 Iowa 14 4 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Second Round CBS 102-96 2 OTChicago Tribune Monroe's heroics carry N.C. State past Iowa http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1989/03/20/page/41/article/monroes-heroics-carry-n-c-state-past-iowa March 20, 1989 February 23, 2019The Washington Post MONROE SCORES 40 AS N.C. STATE TOPS IOWA IN 2 OVERTIMES https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1989/03/20/monroe-scores-40-as-nc-state-tops-iowa-in-2-overtimes/8e38dec3-38c1-4cdc-b5e1-d24c4a3dee38/ March 20, 1989 March 9, 2019 22-8 March 24 yes yes 19 5 Georgetown 2 1 Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ Sweet Sixteen CBS 61-69 19,508 22-9 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gopack.com/documents/2019/10/28/2019_20_Media_Guide_Online_.pdf 2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide NC State Athletic Department 133 April 5, 2020 February 26, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230226183423/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gopack.com/documents/2019/10/28/2019_20_Media_Guide_Online_.pdf dead Rankings 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 17 18 18 16 19 18 17 18 16 15 15 15 13 17 19 17 20 17 19 Coaches 0 17 20 20 NR NR 20 20 18 18 17 15 15 12 17 18 15 18 13 18 References Category:NC State Wolfpack men's basketball seasons Nc State Nc State NC State Wolfpack men's basketball NC State Wolfpack men's basketball