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1987–88 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

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1987–88 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 14
Record24–8 (10–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
Seasons
1987–88 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 North Carolina 11 3   .786 27 7   .794
No. 14 NC State 10 4   .714 24 8   .750
No. 5 Duke 9 5   .643 28 7   .800
Georgia Tech 8 6   .571 22 10   .688
Maryland 6 8   .429 18 13   .581
Virginia 5 9   .357 13 18   .419
Clemson 4 10   .286 14 15   .483
Wake Forest 3 11   .214 10 18   .357
1988 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1987–88 men's college basketball season. It was Jim Valvano's 8th season as head coach.

Roster

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1987–88 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 11 Kelsey Weems 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
G 13 Chris Corchiani 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Coral Gables, Florida
G 14 Vinny Del Negro 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Springfield, Massachusetts
F 19 Byron Tucker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Oxon Hill, Maryland
G 21 Rodney Monroe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland
F 22 Brian Howard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G/F 23 Sean Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Long Island City, New York
G/F 30 Kenny Poston 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Cherryville, North Carolina
F 32 Avie Lester 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) So Roxboro, North Carolina
F 33 Charles Shackleford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Kinston, North Carolina
G 35 Quentin Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Annapolis, Maryland
F 52 Chucky Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr New York, New York
F 54 Brian D'Amico 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Reading, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 30*
Vermont W 108–58  1–0
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
December 2*
Tampa W 85–60  2–0
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
December 19*
No. 17 Kansas L 67–74  2–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
December 21*
Winthrop W 93–59  3–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
December 23*
at UC Santa Barbara L 78–96  3–2
The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
December 27*
vs. Creighton
Rainbow Classic
W 86–55  4–2
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 28*
vs. Louisville
Rainbow Classic
W 80–75  5–2
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 29*
vs. Arizona State
Rainbow Classic
W 83–71  6–2
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 3*
Cornell W 95–72  7–2
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
January 6
Clemson W 70–61  8–2
(1–0)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
January 12*
Morgan State W 103–54  9–2
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
January 16
Georgia Tech W 76–74  10–2
(2–0)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
January 20
No. 20 at Wake Forest L 67–71  10–3
(2–1)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 24
No. 20 No. 2 North Carolina L 73–77  10–4
(2–2)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
January 27
at Maryland W 83–81  11–4
(3–2)
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
January 31
DePaul W 71–66  12–4
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
February 3
Virginia W 75–69  13–4
(4–2)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
February 6
at No. 4 Duke W 77–74  14–4
(5–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 8
Charleston Southern W 116–68  15–4
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
February 11
No. 16 No. 6 North Carolina L 73–75  15–5
(5–3)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 13*
No. 16 Louisville W 101–89  16–5
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
February 15*
No. 16 Maryland–Baltimore County W 99–77  17–5
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
February 18
No. 14 at Clemson W 88–63  18–5
(6–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
February 20
No. 14 Georgia Tech L 84–87  18–6
(6–4)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
February 24
No. 5 Duke W 89–78  19–6
(7–4)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
February 27
at Virginia W 64–63  20–6
(8–4)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
February 29
UNC Asheville W 87–76  21–6
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
March 3
No. 16 Maryland W 74–68  22–6
(9–4)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
March 6
No. 16 Wake Forest W 86–82  23–6
(10–4)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
March 11*
(2) No. 11 vs. (7) Clemson
Quarterfinals
W 79–72  24–6
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 12*
(2) No. 11 vs. (3) No. 8 Duke
Semifinals
L 71–73  24–7
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 18*
 CBS
(3 MW) No. 14 vs. (14 MW) Murray State
First Round
L 75–78[1]  24–8
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
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References

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  1. ^ "Murray State Beats Odds, N.C. State". Chicago Tribune. March 19, 1988. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "NC State Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2019.