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 | |
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NCAA tournament, regional semifinals | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 6 |
AP | No. 6 |
Record | 27–7 (11–3 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Alexander Memorial Coliseum |
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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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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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. |
Rankings
editPlayers in the 1986 NBA draft
editRound | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 11 | John Salley | Detroit Pistons |
2 | 25 | Mark Price | Dallas Mavericks |
References
edit- ^ "1985-86 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ "Georgia Tech Men's Basketball Information Guide". Georgia Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2020.