1989–90 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

1989–90 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
1989–90 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	18–12 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Valvano (10th season);
Captain	Game captains
Home arena	Reynolds Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 Clemson	10	–	4	.714	26	–	9	.743
No. 15 Duke	9	–	5	.643	29	–	9	.763
#9 Georgia Tech†	8	–	6	.571	28	–	7	.800
North Carolina	8	–	6	.571	21	–	13	.618
Virginia	6	–	8	.429	20	–	12	.625
NC State	6	–	8	.429	18	–	12	.600
Maryland	6	–	8	.429	19	–	14	.576
Wake Forest	3	–	11	.214	12	–	16	.429

† 1990 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1989–90 men's college basketball season. It was Jim Valvano's final season as head coach.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	13	Chris Corchiani	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Coral Gables, Florida
G	21	Rodney Monroe	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Baltimore, Maryland
F	22	Brian Howard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F	24	Tom Gugliotta	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Huntington Station, New York
G/F	34	Bryant Feggins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
C	42	Kevin Thompson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Kernersville, North Carolina

Head coach

Jim Valvano (Rutgers)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Site city, state
November 15*	No. 19	Richmond Preseason NIT	W 57–48	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
November 17*	No. 19	at DePaul Preseason NIT	L 63–70
November 27*	No. 25	Appalachian State Preseason NIT	W 97–67	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
December 1*	No. 25	vs. Ohio State Tournament of Champions	W 68–54	Charlotte, NC
December 2*	No. 25	vs. No. 18 Pittsburgh Tournament of Champions	W 100–87	Charlotte, NC
December 5*	No. 19	vs. No. 15 St. John's ACC–Big East Challenge	W 67–53	Greensboro, NC
December 7*	No. 19	Duquesne	W 126–77	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
December 19*	No. 15	East Tennessee State	L 82–92	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
December 21*	No. 15	UNC-Asheville	W 110–70	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
December 27*	No. 19	vs. Florida State ECAC Holiday Festival	W 90–72	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 29*	No. 19	vs. Seton Hall ECAC Holiday Festival	W 65–62	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 3	No. 18	Clemson	W 79–77	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
January 6*	No. 18	Temple	W 74–71	Atlantic City, NJ
January 10*	No. 17	Boston University	W 95–70	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
January 13	No. 17	at No. 9 Georgia Tech	L 85–92	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA
January 18	No. 19	at Wake Forest	W 61–57	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
January 20	No. 19	North Carolina	L 81–91	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
January 24		at No. 8 Duke	L 82–85	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 27		Maryland	W 81–61	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
January 31		Virginia	W 84–58	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 3*		at No. 12 UNLV	L 82–88	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV
February 7		at North Carolina	W 88–77	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 10*		DePaul	W 80–71	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 12		at Clemson	L 81–89	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 17		No. 13 Georgia Tech	L 92–95 ^2OT	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 21		No. 3 Duke	W 76–71	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 25		at Virginia	L 71–77	University Hall Charlottesville, VA
February 28		at Maryland	L 95–96	Cole Field House College Park, MD
March 4		Wake Forest	L 91–93	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
March 9*		vs. No. 14 Georgia Tech ACC tournament	L 67–76	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

^[1]

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	19	25	19	16	15	19	18	17	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	18	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. p. 133. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

[1] "2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. p. 133. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

[1]

v t e NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Venues	Thompson Gym (1925–1949) Reynolds Coliseum (1949–1999) Lenovo Center (1999–present)
Rivalries	East Carolina North Carolina Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Dixie Classic / Big Four Tobacco Road 1961 gambling scandal 2018 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1989–90 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

References

€4.95