1988–89 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team


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.

1988–89 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
ACC Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet 16
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
Record22–9 (10–4 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
Seasons
1988–89 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 NC State 10 4   .714 22 9   .710
No. 9 Duke 9 5   .643 28 8   .778
Virginia 9 5   .643 22 11   .667
No. 5 North Carolina 9 5   .643 29 8   .784
Georgia Tech 8 6   .571 20 12   .625
Clemson 7 7   .500 19 11   .633
Wake Forest 3 11   .214 13 15   .464
Maryland 1 13   .071 9 20   .310
1989 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster edit

1988–89 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) Sr Atlanta, Georgia
G 13 Chris Corchiani 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Coral Gables, Florida
G 21 Rodney Monroe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
F 22 Brian Howard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F 24 Tom Gugliotta 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Huntington Station, New York
F 52 Chucky Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr New York, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 26*
No. 18 Columbia W 110–54  1-0
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
November 28*
No. 18 Akron W 87–67  2-0
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
December 3*
No. 16 at Southern Methodist L 57–59  2-1
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
January 5
No. 16 at Clemson W 73–65  8–1
(1–0)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
January 7*
No. 16 Temple W 71–59  9–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
January 12*
No. 16 Coastal Carolina W 97–69  10–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
January 14
No. 15 No. 19 Georgia Tech W 82–68  11–1
(2–0)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
January 21
No. 15 at No. 13 North Carolina L 81–84  12–2
(3–1)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 26
No. 15 No. 8 Duke W 88–73  13–2
(4–1)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
February 9
No. 17 No. 6 North Carolina W 98–88  15–4
(6–3)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
March 4
No. 20 Wake Forest W 110–103  20–7
(10–4)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
March 10*
No. 17 vs. Maryland
ACC tournament
L 49–71  20-8
The Omni 
Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
March 17*
 CBS
(5) No. 19 vs. (12) South Carolina
First Round
W 81-66[1]  21-8
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
March 19*
 CBS
(5) No. 19 vs. (4) No. 14 Iowa
Second Round
W 102-96 2 OT[2][3] 22-8
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
March 24*
 CBS
(5) No. 19 vs. (2) No. 2 Georgetown
Sweet Sixteen
L 61-69  22-9
Brendan Byrne Arena (19,508)
East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
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Coaches20202020181817151512171815181318

References edit

  1. ^ "N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: EAST; Georgetown Survives Princeton Scare". The New York Times. March 18, 1989. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Monroe's heroics carry N.C. State past Iowa". Chicago Tribune. March 20, 1989. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "MONROE SCORES 40 AS N.C. STATE TOPS IOWA IN 2 OVERTIMES". The Washington Post. March 20, 1989. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. p. 133. Retrieved April 5, 2020.