1984–85 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
Two years after cutting down the nets in Albuquerque as NCAA champions, the Wolfpack returned to "The Pit " for first and second round action as No. 3 seed in the West region. NC State reached the Elite Eight before falling to St. John's , 75–67.
Roster
1984–85 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1984 *
No. 13
Campbell
W 94–54
1–0
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Nov 26, 1984 *
No. 13
UC Santa Barbara
W 93–70
2–0
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Dec 3, 1984 *
No. 10
Hartford
W 83–46
3–0
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Dec 5, 1984 *
No. 10
North Carolina A&T
W 101–54
4–0
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Dec 8, 1984 *
No. 10
Western Carolina
W 103–67
5–0
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Dec 15, 1984
No. 9
No. 12 Georgia Tech
L 64–66
5–1 (0–1)
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Dec 19, 1984 *
No. 14
Saint Francis (PA)
W 82–64
6–1
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Dec 27, 1984 *
No. 14
vs. Rutgers ECAC Holiday Festival Championship
W 80–68
7–1
Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Dec 29, 1984 *
No. 14
at No. 5 St. John's ECAC Holiday Festival Championship
L 56–66
7–2
Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Jan 2, 1985
No. 17
at No. 19 Maryland
L 56–58
7–3 (0–2)
Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD
Jan 5, 1985 *
No. 17
at Kentucky
L 62–78
7–4
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
Jan 8, 1985
Virginia
W 51–45
8–4 (1–2)
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Jan 10, 1985
at Clemson
W 71–68
9–4 (2–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Jan 16, 1985
at No. 6 North Carolina
L 76–86
9–5 (2–3)
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 19, 1985 *
Florida State
W 72–66
10–5
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Jan 23, 1985 *
No. 5 Duke
W 89–71
11–5 (3–3)
Reynolds Coliseum (12,400)Raleigh, NC
Jan 26, 1985 *
at Louisville
L 78–84
11–6
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Jan 30, 1985
at No. 8 Georgia Tech
W 61–53
12–6 (4–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Feb 2, 1985
at Wake Forest
L 64–91
12–7 (4–4)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 6, 1985
Clemson
W 69–57
13–7 (5–4)
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Feb 9, 1985 *
No. 4 Southern Methodist
W 82–78
14–7
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Feb 13, 1985 *
Maryland-Eastern Shore
W 90–51
15–7
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Feb 16, 1985
No. 13 North Carolina
W 85–76
16–7 (6–4)
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Feb 20, 1985
at No. 6 Duke
W 70–66
17–7 (7–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)Durham, NC
Feb 24, 1985
at Virginia
W 57–55
18–7 (8–4)
University Hall Charlottesville, VA
Feb 27, 1985
No. 16
Maryland
L 70–71
18–8 (8–5)
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Mar 2, 1985
No. 16
Wake Forest
W 66–64
19–8 (9–5)
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
March 8 *
(3) No. 18
vs. (6) Clemson Quarterfinals
W 70–63
20–8
Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
March 9 *
(3) No. 18
vs. (2) No. 6 North Carolina Semifinals
L 51–57
20–9
Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
March 15 * CBS
(3 W) No. 16
vs. (14 W) Nevada First Round
W 65–56
21–9
The Pit Albuquerque, NM
March 17 * CBS
(3 W) No. 16
vs. (11 W) UTEP Second Round
W 86–73
22–9
The Pit (13,833)Albuquerque, NM
March 22 * CBS
(3 W) No. 16
vs. (7 W) Alabama West Regional semifinal
W 61–55
23–9
McNichols Sports Arena (17,022)Denver, CO
March 24 * CBS
(3 W) No. 16
vs. (1 W) 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.
W=West.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 13 11 10 9 14 14 17 — — — — — — — — 16 18 16 Coaches Not released 12 10 8 17 — — — — — — — — — — 19 17 18
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics