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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.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record27–7 (11–3 ACC)
Quick facts Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball, NCAA tournament, regional semifinals ...
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
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1985–86 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Duke†12–2 .85737–3  .925
No. 6 Georgia Tech11–3 .78627–7  .794
No. 8 North Carolina10–4 .71428–6  .824
NC State7–7 .50021–13  .618
Virginia7–7 .50019–11  .633
Maryland6–8 .42919–14  .576
Clemson3–11 .21419–15  .559
Wake Forest0–14 .0008–21  .276
† 1986 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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More information Players, Coaches ...
1985–86 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

Main article: 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Players in the 1986 NBA draft

See also: 1986 NBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player NBA club
111John SalleyDetroit Pistons
225Mark PriceDallas Mavericks
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