1986–87 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1986–87 NC State Wolfpack North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg 100 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 20–15 6–8 Jim Valvano 7th Ray Martin 7th Ed McLean 5th Dick Stewart Reynolds Coliseum ACC tournament champions NCAA tournament Round of 64 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 1986 NC State Wolfpack y Kelsey Weems 11 G 6 2 180 So y Atlanta, Georgia Vinny Del Negro 14 G 6 4 180 Jr y Springfield, Massachusetts Andy Kennedy 21 G 6 7 190 Fr Louisville, Mississippi y Brian Howard 22 F 6 6 205 Fr y basketball Winston-Salem, North Carolina Bennie Bolton 23 F 6 8 220 Sr y Washington, District of Columbia Kenny Poston 30 F 6 6 219 So y Cherryville, North Carolina Avie Lester 32 F 6 9 215 Fr y Roxboro, North Carolina Charles Shackleford 33 C 6 10 220 Jr y Kinston, North Carolina Walker Lambiotte 34 F 6 7 207 So y Woodstock, Virginia Quentin Jackson 35 G 6 0 187 Jr Annapolis, Maryland Chucky Brown 52 F 6 7 210 So y New York, New York Jim Valvano (Rutgers) Ray Martin (Notre Dame) Ed McLean (Western Carolina) Dick Stewart (Rutgers) https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/0008626#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-1072%2C-1%2C7770%2C4181 Schedule November 22 yes 17 yes 9 Navy Hall of Fame Tip-off Classic 86–84The Washington Post N.C. State Edges Midshipmen, 86-84 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1986/11/23/nc-state-edges-midshipmen-86-84/1c8de22f-0b32-4e6d-9604-e1b52604ffec/ November 23, 1986 February 24, 2019 1–0 Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA November 28 yes yes 17 Texas Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 69-68 2–0 November 29 yes yes 17 Iowa 10 Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 89-90The Des Moines Register Armstrong sparks Iowa to OT victory http://archive.hawkcentral.com/game-story-from-nov-30-1986-victory-over-n-c-state/ November 30, 1986 February 24, 2019 December 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222104900/http://archive.hawkcentral.com/game-story-from-nov-30-1986-victory-over-n-c-state/ dead OT 3,780 2–1 November 30 yes yes 17 Utah State Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 94-82 3–1 December 3 yes 18 East Tennessee State 104–85 4–1 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC December 6 yes yes 18 Western Carolina Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 96-75 5–1 December 13 yes 15 Duquesne Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 82-59 6–1 December 17 yes 12 UNC-Asheville Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 81-65 7–1 December 27 yes yes 11 Tampa Martinez Center Tampa, FL 62-67 7–2 December 30 yes 19 Loyola (Chicago) Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 97-85 8–2 January 3 19 Maryland Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 69-47 9–2 1–0 January 7 yes 18 Clemson 20 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC 69-73 9–3 1–1 January 10 18 Georgia Tech Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 63-62 10–3 2–1 January 15 17 Wake Forest Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 75-67 11–3 3–1 January 18 yes 17 North Carolina 3 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 78-96 11–4 4–1 January 21 20 Duke 12 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 87-74 12–4 4–2 January 25 yes yes 20 Kansas Kemper Arena Kansas City, KS 60-74 12–5 January 28 Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, VA 60-61 12–6 4–3 January 31 yes Oklahoma Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 82-86 12–7 February 2 yes yes DePaul 5 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL 62-84 12–8 February 5 North Carolina 3 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 79-95 12–9 4–4 February 7 yes Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 75-87 12–10 February 9 yes Winthrop Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 85-58 13–10 February 11 Clemson Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 75-78 13–11 4–5 February 14 yes Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 76-87 13–12 4–6 February 16 yes Brooklyn College Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 107-79 14–12 February 19 yes Duke 17 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 50-65 14–13 4–7 February 22 Virginia Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 65-72 14–14 4–8 February 25 Maryland Cole Field House College Park, MD 85-72 15–14 5–8 February 28 Wake Forest Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC 80-76 OT 16–14 6–8 March 2 yes Chicago State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 86-78 17–14 |- !colspan=12 style=NC State Wolfpack| ACC Tournament March 6 yes yes 14 Duke ACC tournament Quarterfinal 71–64 OT 18–14 Capital Centre Landover, MD March 7 yes yes Wake Forest ACC Tournament Semifinal 77–73 2OT 19–14 Capital Centre Landover, MD March 8 yes yes 2 North Carolina ACC tournament championship Game 68–67 20–14 Capital Centre Landover, MD |- !colspan=12 style=NC State Wolfpack| NCAA Tournament March 13 yes yes 11 E Florida 6 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY NCAA tournament first round ESPN/NCAAP 70-82 20–15 E East 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 132 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 https://gopack.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1986-87 1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule March 15, 2020 Rankings 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 17 17 18 15 12 11 19 18 17 20 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Coaches 1 17 19 18 15 13 NR 20 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 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