1985–86 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1985–86 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
1985–86 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	19–11 (7–7 ACC)
Head coach	Terry Holland (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Larrañaga (7th season); Jeff Jones (4th season); Dave Odom (4th season);
Home arena	University Hall
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Anthony Solomon	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Newport News, Virginia
G/F	21	Mel Kennedy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Long Island, New York
F	22	Tom Sheehey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Rochester, New York
F	24	Olden Polynice	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
G	32	Lance Blanks	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	The Woodlands, Texas
F	42	Andrew Kennedy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Kingston, Jamaica
G	44	Kenny Lambiotte	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Woodstock, Virginia

Head coach

Terry Holland (Davidson)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1985*		vs. Houston	W 92–77	1–0	Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
Nov 30, 1985*		Towson State	W 68–55	2–0	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 1, 1985*		VCU	W 79–75 ^OT	3–0	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 4, 1985*		VMI	W 101–58	4–0	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 7, 1985		at No. 3 Duke	L 64–72	4–1 (0–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Dec 10, 1985*		vs. Virginia Tech	L 66–84	4–2	Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia
Dec 20, 1985*		vs. Old Dominion	W 68–61	5–2	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Dec 21, 1985*		vs. Richmond	L 46–58	5–3	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Dec 27, 1985*		vs. Long Island	W 71–52	6–3	Rochester Community War Memorial Rochester, New York
Dec 28, 1985*		vs. Loyola–Chicago	W 71–70	7–3	Rochester Community War Memorial Rochester, New York
Jan 2, 1986*		Hartford	W 73–54	8–3	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar 7, 1986*		at No. 20 NC State Quarterfinals	W 64–62	19–9	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 8, 1986*		vs. No. 1 Duke Semifinals	L 70–75	19–10	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1986*	(5 E)	vs. (12 E) DePaul First Round	L 68–72^[2]	19–11	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 307.
^ "De Paul Surprises Virginia". The Washington Post. March 14, 1986. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
^ "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
^ "1985-86 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[roster-1] Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 307.

[ncaa-2] "De Paul Surprises Virginia". The Washington Post. March 14, 1986. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[UVaSchedule-3] "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

[boxscores-4] "1985-86 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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