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The 1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1985–86 men's college basketball season. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 10th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 26–6 (14–2) record and received a large bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament. As the #2 seed in the East Region Syracuse began with an easy win over Brown 101–52. But in the second round they were upset by the David Robinson led Navy 97–85.

ConferenceBig East Conference
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record26–6 (14–2 Big East)
Quick facts Syracuse Orangemen basketball, Big East Regular Season Co-Champions ...
1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA tournament, second round, L 85–97 vs. Navy
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record26–6 (14–2 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
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1985–86 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 St. John's †14–2 .87531–5  .861
No. 9 Syracuse14–2 .87526–6  .813
No. 13 Georgetown11–5 .68824–8  .750
Villanova10–6 .62523–14  .622
Providence7–9 .43817–14  .548
Pittsburgh6–10 .37515–14  .517
Boston College4–12 .25013–15  .464
Connecticut3–13 .18812–16  .429
Seton Hall3–13 .18814–18  .438
† 1986 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 1986[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
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1985–86 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 4 Rony Seikaly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) So Athens, Greece
G 11 Greg Monroe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Rochester, New York
SF 12 Rafael Addison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Jersey City, New Jersey
G 20 Sherman Douglas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
G 24 Joel Katz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)182 lb (83 kg) Jr San Juan, Puerto Rico
F 25 Howard Triche 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Syracuse, New York
F/C 30 Derek Brower 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) So North Babylon, New York
PG 31 Dwayne Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York
F 33 Herman Harried 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland
PF 42 Rodney Walker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland
PF 45 Wendell Alexis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Queens, New York
F 50 Joey Kohm 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Ithaca, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 23*
 No. 4 Utica W 102–55  1-0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
November 25*
 No. 4 Cornell W 96–62  2-0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
November 29*
 No. 4 USC W 102–68  3-0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 6*
 No. 4 La Salle
Carrier Classic		 W 97–72  4-0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 7*
 No. 4 Navy
Carrier Classic		 W 89–67  5-0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 14*
 No. 4 Brooklyn W 102–61  6-0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 21*
 No. 4 St. Bonaventure W 83–64  7-0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 30*
 No. 4 C. W. Post W 88–68  8–0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Big East Conference Regular Season
January 2
 No. 4 Boston College W 68–52  9-0
(1-0)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 4
 No. 4 Seton Hall W 68–52  10-0
(2-0)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 6
 No. 4 at Villanova W 77–72  11-0
(3-0)		  
Philadelphia, PA
January 8
 No. 4 at Fairfield W 90–67  12-0
 New Haven Coliseum 
New Haven, CT
January 11
 No. 4 Pittsburgh W 76–68  13-0
(4-0)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 15
 No. 4 at No. 15 Georgetown
Rivalry		 L 70–73  13-1
(4-1)		  
Washington, D.C.
January 18*
 No. 4 at No. 13 Louisville L 73–83  13-2
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 22
 No. 9 Providence W 95–73  14-2
(5-1)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 25
 No. 9 Connecticut
Rivalry		 W 80–67  15-2
(6-1)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 28
 No. 11 at Boston College W 80–55  16-2
(7-1)		 Boston Garden 
Boston, MA
February 1
 No. 11 No. 7 St. John's W 68–64  17-2
(8-1)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 5
 No. 8 at Seton Hall W 84–61  18-2
(9-1)		 Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
February 8*
 No. 8 No. 14 Notre Dame L 81–85  18-3
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 12
 No. 12 Villanova W 80–57  19-3
(10-1)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 15
 No. 12 at Providence W 76–75  20-3
(11-1)		  
Providence, RI
February 17
 No. 12 at Pittsburgh W 69–62  21-3
(12-1)		  
Pittsburgh, PA
February 23
 No. 9 No. 13 Georgetown
Rivalry		 W 64–63  22-3
(13-1)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 26
 No. 6 at No. 8 St. John's L 79–86  22-4
(13-2)		 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 1
 No. 6 at Connecticut
Rivalry		 W 75–58  23-4
(14-2)		  
Storrs, CT
Big East tournament
March 6*
 No. 8 vs. Boston College
Big East tournament • Quarterfinals		 W 102–79  24-4
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 7*
 No. 8 vs. No. 14 Georgetown
Big East tournament • Semifinals/Rivalry		 W 75–73 OT 25-4
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 8*
 No. 8 vs. No. 5 St. John's
Big East tournament • Final		 L 69–70  25-5
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 14*
 No. 9 vs. Brown
NCAA tournament • First Round		 W 101–52  26-5
  
Syracuse, NY
March 16*
 No. 9 vs. No. 17 Navy
NCAA Tournament • Second Round		 L 85–97  26-6
  
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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