1985–86 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1985–86 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
NCAA tournament, regional semifinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record27–7 (11–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
1985–86 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Duke 12 2   .857 37 3   .925
No. 6 Georgia Tech 11 3   .786 27 7   .794
No. 8 North Carolina 10 4   .714 28 6   .824
NC State 7 7   .500 21 13   .618
Virginia 7 7   .500 19 11   .633
Maryland 6 8   .429 19 14   .576
Clemson 3 11   .214 19 15   .559
Wake Forest 0 14   .000 8 21   .276
1986 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1985–86 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Craig Neal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Washington, Indiana
F 20 Tom Hammonds 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Crestview, Florida
C 22 John Salley 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Brooklyn, New York
G 25 Mark Price 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Enid, Oklahoma
G 33 Duane Ferrell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
G 45 Bruce Dalrymple 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Manhattan, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 25, 1985*
No. 2 USC Aiken W 119–60  1–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 30, 1985*
No. 2 vs. No. 3 Michigan
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic
L 44–49  1–1
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, Massachusetts
Dec 2, 1985*
No. 2 at Saint Louis W 62–55  2–1
Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 4, 1985*
No. 5 at Chattanooga W 94–74  3–1
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 7, 1985*
No. 5 vs. Georgia W 89–65  4–1
The Omni 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 17, 1985*
No. 7 Old Dominion W 96–86  5–1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 20, 1985*
No. 7 vs. Texas A&M
Gator Bowl Tournament
W 83–58  6–1
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 21, 1985*
No. 7 at Jacksonville
Gator Bowl Tournament
W 72–53  7–1
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 27, 1985*
No. 7 Texas
Cotton States Classic
W 90–55  8–1
The Omni 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 28, 1985*
No. 7 Navy
Cotton States Classic
W 82–64  9–1
The Omni 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 30, 1985*
No. 6 Richmond W 90–64  10–1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
ACC regular season
Jan 4, 1986
No. 6 at Virginia W 64–61  11–1
(1–0)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 8, 1986
No. 5 Wake Forest W 72–58  12–1
(2–0)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 9, 1986*
No. 5 vs. Rutgers W 85–46  13–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Jan 11, 1986
No. 5 Maryland W 68–67  14–1
(3–0)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 18, 1986
No. 5 at Clemson W 83–71  15–1
(4–0)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 21, 1986
No. 4 No. 2 Duke W 87–80  16–1
(5–0)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 25, 1986
No. 4 at No. 1 North Carolina L 77–85  16–2
(5–1)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 29, 1986
No. 3 at NC State W 67–54  17–2
(6–1)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 4, 1986
No. 2 No. 1 North Carolina L 77–78 OT 17–3
(6–2)
The Omni 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 6, 1986*
No. 2 at Charlotte W 87–76  18–3
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 9, 1986
No. 2 at No. 4 Duke L 59–75  18–4
(6–3)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Feb 15, 1986
No. 5 Virginia W 62–55  19–4
(7–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 19, 1986
No. 5 at Wake Forest W 59–49  20–4
(8–3)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 22, 1986
No. 5 at Maryland W 77–70  21–4
(9–3)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 27, 1986
No. 4 No. 18 NC State W 69–57  22–4
(10–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 1, 1986*
No. 4 Illinois L 57–59  22–5
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (15,148)
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 2, 1986
No. 6 Clemson W 74–63  23–5
(11–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
ACC Tournament
Mar 7, 1986*
No. 6 vs. Clemson
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 79–61  24–5
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 8, 1986*
No. 6 vs. Maryland
ACC Tournament Semifinal
W 64–62  25–5
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 9, 1986*
No. 6 vs. No. 1 Duke
ACC tournament championship
L 67–68  25–6
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1986*
(2 SE) No. 6 vs. (15 SE) Marist
First round
W 68–53  26–6
LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 15, 1986*
(2 SE) No. 6 vs. (10 SE) Villanova
Second Round
W 66–61  27–6
LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 20, 1986*
(2 SE) No. 6 vs. (11 SE) LSU
Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 64–70  27–7
The Omni 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.

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Rankings

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Players in the 1986 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 11 John Salley Detroit Pistons
2 25 Mark Price Dallas Mavericks

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References

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  1. ^ "1985-86 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Georgia Tech Men's Basketball Information Guide". Georgia Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2020.