1985–86 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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.

1985–86 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Billy King Shot, 1986
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record19–11 (7–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Hall
Seasons
← 1984–85
1985–86 ACC men's basketball standings
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

Roster

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1985–86 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 5 Tom Calloway 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Charlottesville, Virginia
G 10 John Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So New York City, New York
G 11 Richard Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Salem, Virginia
G 12 Anthony Solomon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Newport News, Virginia
F 14 Bill Batts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr South Euclid, Ohio
G 20 Darrick Sims 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So Alexandria, 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
F/C 52 John Dyslin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Knoxville, Tennessee
C 54 Tim Martin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Ridgeway, 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 (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

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