1985–86 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1985–86 Virginia Cavaliers Basketball Billy_King_rainbow_shot,_Duke_Chronicle_1986-03-10.jpg Billy King Shot, 1986 150 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 19–11 7–7 Terry Holland 12th Jim Larrañaga 7th Jeff Jones 4th Dave Odom 4th University Hall NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 1985–86 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach Terry Holland and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia. Roster 1985 Virginia Cavaliers y Tom Calloway 5 G 6 0 180 JR Charlottesville, Virginia John Johnson 10 G 6 0 160 SO New York City, New York Richard Morgan 11 G 6 3 190 FR Salem, Virginia Anthony Solomon basketball y 12 G 5 10 160 JR Newport News, Virginia Bill Batts 14 F 6 8 200 FR South Euclid, Ohio Darrick Sims 20 G 6 3 213 SO Alexandria, Virginia Mel Kennedy 21 GF 6 5 215 SO Long Island, New York Tom Sheehey y 22 F 6 9 217 JR Rochester, New York Olden Polynice y 24 F 6 11 210 JR Port-au-Prince, Haiti Lance Blanks y 32 G 6 4 190 FR The Woodlands, Texas Andrew Kennedy y basketball 42 F 6 7 205 JR Kingston, Jamaica Kenny Lambiotte 44 G 6 4 195 SR Woodstock, Virginia John Dyslin 52 F/C 6 11 210 SO Knoxville, Tennessee Tim Martin 54 C 6 11 240 SO Ridgeway, Virginia Terry Holland (Davidson) Jim Larrañaga (Providence) Jeff Jones (Virginia) Dave Odom (Guilford) Ron Morris ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History Chapel Hill, North Carolina Four Corners Press 307 1988 Schedule and results no no yes |- !colspan=9 style=Virginia Cavaliers| Non-conference regular season Nov 23, 1985 yes yes Houston Capital Centre Landover, Maryland 92–77 1–0 Nov 30, 1985 yes 1985 men Towson State Tigers Towson State University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 68–55 2–0 Dec 1, 1985 yes VCU University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 79–75 OT 3–0 Dec 4, 1985 yes VMI University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 101–58 4–0 Dec 7, 1985 yes Duke 3 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 64–72 4–1 0–1 Dec 10, 1985 yes yes Virginia Tech Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia 66–84 4–2 Dec 20, 1985 yes yes Old Dominion Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia 68–61 5–2 Dec 21, 1985 yes yes Richmond Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia 46–58 5–3 Dec 27, 1985 yes yes 1985 men Long Island Blackbirds Long Island Rochester Community War Memorial Rochester, New York 71–52 6–3 Dec 28, 1985 yes yes 1985 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola–Chicago Rochester Community War Memorial Rochester, New York 71–70 7–3 Jan 2, 1986 yes 1985 men Hartford Hawks Hartford University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 73–54 8–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Virginia Cavaliers| ACC regular season Jan 4, 1986 Georgia Tech 6 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 61–64 8–4 0–2 Jan 4, 1986 yes 1985 men William & Mary Tribe William & Mary University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 67–47 9–4 Jan 11, 1986 yes Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 83–81 10–4 1–2 Jan 14, 1986 yes 1985 men Penn Quakers Penn University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 81–52 11–4 Jan 19, 1986 Maryland University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 70–49 12–4 2–2 Jan 22, 1986 1985 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 54–47 13–4 3–2 Jan 25, 1986 yes NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 53–55 13–5 3–3 Jan 30, 1986 North Carolina 1 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 86–73 14–5 4–3 Feb 6, 1986 Duke 4 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 65–77 14–6 4–4 Feb 9, 1986 yes yes Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 64–62 15–6 Feb 12, 1986 yes Wake Forest Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 69–53 16–6 5–4 Feb 15, 1986 yes Georgia Tech 5 Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia 55–62 16–7 5–5 Feb 19, 1986 NC State 20 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 69–60 17–7 6–5 Feb 22, 1986 Clemson University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 82–69 18–7 7–5 Feb 26, 1986 yes North Carolina 3 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 79–85 18–8 7–6 Mar 1, 1986 yes Maryland Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 72–87 18–9 7–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Virginia Cavaliers| ACC Tournament Mar 7, 1986 yes yes 5 NC State 20 4 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Quarterfinals 64–62 19–9 Mar 8, 1986 yes yes 5 Duke 1 1 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Semifinals 70–75 19–10 |- !colspan=9 style=Virginia Cavaliers| NCAA Tournament Mar 13, 1986 yes yes 5 E DePaul 12 E Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina First Round 68–72De Paul Surprises Virginia https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1986/03/14/de-paul-surprises-virginia/396e8dc4-fb1a-4df1-aeea-a1a74a0162c1/ The Washington Post March 14, 1986 April 3, 2022 7,640 19–11 AP Poll Eastern Time E East All-Time Results http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/va-m-baskbl-record-sched.html VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site April 2, 2022 October 6, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112556/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/va-m-baskbl-record-sched.html dead 1985-86 Box Scores http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/1985-box-scores.pdf VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site April 2, 2022June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Rankings 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 899–900 2009 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