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1985–86 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

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The 1985–86 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1985–86 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers finished 24–10 and reached the program's third NCAA Final Four. The Lady Vols started the season ranked No. 9 and played their home games at Stokely Athletic Center.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 15
Record24–10 (6–3 SEC)
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1985–86 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 15
Record24–10 (6–3 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStokely Athletic Center
Seasons
← 1984–85
1986–87 →
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1985–86 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Georgia †9–0 1.00030–2  .938
No. 9 LSU6–3 .66727–6  .818
No. 7 Auburn6–3 .66724–6  .800
No. 11 Ole Miss6–3 .66724–8  .750
No. 15 Tennessee5–4 .55624–10  .706
Kentucky4–5 .44418–11  .621
No. 20 Vanderbilt4–5 .44422–9  .710
Alabama3–6 .33320–9  .690
Florida2–7 .22210–18  .357
Mississippi State0–9 .0008–20  .286
† 1986 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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1985–86 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 10 Pam Marr 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr  Winter Park, Florida
G 15 Kristie Snyder 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr  Knoxville, Tennessee
G 23 Shelley Sexton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr  Lake City, Tennessee
F 30 Bridgette Gordon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrDeLand DeLand, Florida
F 34 Lisa Webb 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr  Milledgeville, Georgia
F 42 Valerie Freeman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr  Milledgeville, Georgia
C 44 Cheryl Littlejohn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr  Gastonia, North Carolina
F 53 Amy Gamble 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr  Glen Dale, West Virginia
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
Regular season
Nov 24, 1985*
 No. 9 East Carolina W 74–56  1–0
 Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 27, 1985*
 No. 9 Illinois W 71–57  2–0
 Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 1, 1985*
 No. 9 No. 1 Texas L 52–74  2–1
 Stokely Athletic Center (3,031)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 13, 1985*
 No. 11 at No. 4 USC L 77–85  5–2
 L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 22, 1986
 No. 14 Mississippi State W 72–51  20–9
(5–4)		 Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 24, 1986*
 No. 14 Memphis State W 94–79  20–9
 Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC tournament
Mar 1, 1986*
 No. 14 vs. No. 12 Ole Miss
Quarterfinals		 L 78–83  21–9
 Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1986*
 (4 ME) No. 15 (5 ME) Iowa
Second round		 W 73–68  22–9
 Stokeley Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 21, 1986*
 (4 ME) No. 15 (1 ME) No. 2 Georgia
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen		 W 85–82  23–9
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 23, 1986*
 (4 ME) No. 15 (2 ME) No. 9 LSU
Regional Final – Elite Eight		 W 67–65  24–9
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 28, 1986*
 (4 ME) No. 15 vs. (1 W) No. 3 USC
National Semifinal – Final Four		 L 59–83[2]  24–10
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.
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Rankings

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

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