1985–86 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1985–86 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record19–14 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCole Field House
Seasons
1986–87 →
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 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Keith Gatlin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Grimesland, NC
G 12 Jeff Baxter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Washington, DC
G 22 Walter Lancaster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Lanham, MD
C 31 Bryan Palmer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Glen Rock, PA
F/C 32 Terry Long 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Glen Allen, VA
F 33 Derrick Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Temple Hills, MD
F 34 Len Bias 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Landover, MD
F 41 Tom Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Oak Hill, WV
F 50 Ed Woods 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Rockville, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 23*
No. 19 Northeastern W 84–72  1–0
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
November 26*
No. 17 at George Mason W 81–80  2–0
 
Washington, D.C.
November 30*
No. 17 at Ohio State L 66–78  2–1
 
Columbus, OH
December 3*
Fairleigh Dickinson W 74–51  3–1
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
December 5*
William & Mary W 77–48  4–1
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
December 7*
No. 14 UNLV L 61–64  4–2
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
December 12*
at West Virginia W 42–41  5–2
 
Morgantown, WV
December 13*
Towson State W 91–58  6–2
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
December 21*
Alabama W 60–58  7–2
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
December 28*
vs. Stanford
Hawaii-Pacific Tournament
W 67–65  8–2
War Memorial Coliseum 
 
December 29*
at Hawaii Pacific
Hawaii-Pacific Tournament
W 92–85  9–2
War Memorial Coliseum 
 
January 4
Duke L 75–81  9–3
(0–1)
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
January 7*
Randolph–Macon W 74–50  10–3
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
January 11
at Georgia Tech L 67–68  10–4
(0–2)
 
Atlanta, GA
January 14
No. 1 North Carolina L 67–71  10–5
(0–3)
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
January 19
at Virginia L 49–70  10–6
(0–4)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
January 23
NC State L 55–67  10–7
(0–5)
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
January 25
at No. 2 Duke L 68–80  10–8
(0–6)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 28
Wake Forest W 77–55  11–8
(1–6)
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
February 1*
at Villanova L 62–64  11–9
The Pavilion 
Villanova, Pennsylvania
February 3*
at No. 14 Notre Dame L 62–69  11–10
Athletic & Convocation Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
February 8
Clemson W 78–69  12–10
(2–6)
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
February 13
at No. 17 NC State W 67–66  13–10
(3–6)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
February 15
at Clemson L 60–70  13–11
(3–7)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
February 17*
Maryland Eastern Shore W 91–44  14–11
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
February 20
at No. 1 North Carolina W 77–72 OT 15–11
(4–7)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 22
No. 5 Georgia Tech L 70–77  15–12
(4–8)
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
February 26
at Wake Forest W 59–48  16–12
(5–8)
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 1
Virginia W 87–72  17–12
(6–8)
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
ACC Tournament
March 7*
vs. No. 4 North Carolina
ACC tournament Quarterfinal
W 85–75  18–12
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 8*
vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech
ACC Tournament Semifinal
L 62–64  18–13
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 14*
(5 W) vs. (12 W) Pepperdine
NCAA tournament first round
W 69–64  19–13
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, CA
March 16*
(5 W) vs. (4 W) No. 11 UNLV
NCAA tournament second round
L 64–70  19–14
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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Team players in the 1986 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 2 Len Bias Boston Celtics

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References

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  1. ^ 2014-15 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball record book Archived 2015-03-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-May-10.
  2. ^ "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.