1987–88 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

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.

1987–88 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 14
Record	24–8 (10–4 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Valvano (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Ray Martin (8th season) Dick Stewart (2nd season)
Home arena	Reynolds Coliseum
Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	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

Roster

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 Jim Valvano (Rutgers) Assistant coach(es) Ray Martin (Notre Dame) Dick Stewart Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

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

See also: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	16	14	—	16	11	14	14
Coaches	Not released	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	—	14	18	12	11	11	13