1985–86 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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1985–86 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Duke text logo.svg
ACC Regular season champions
ACC Tournament champions
NIT Season Tip-Off
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #1
AP #1
1985–86 record 37–3 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach Mike Krzyzewski (6th year)
Assistant coach Bob Bender
Assistant coach Tom Rogers
Assistant coach Chuck Swenson
Home arena Cameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
« 1984–85 1986–87 »
1985–86 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Duke 12 2   .857     37 3   .925
#6 Georgia Tech 11 3   .786     27 7   .794
#8 North Carolina 10 4   .714     28 6   .824
North Carolina 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
ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The Head Coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
City, State
November 21*
10:00 p.m., Mizlou
#6 vs. Lamar W 66–62  1–0
 18  Henderson   7  Alarie, Henderson   4  Amaker  The Summit (1,250)
Houston, TX
November 24*
 Mizlou
#6 #16 UAB W 66–54  2–0
The Summit (947)
Houston, TX
November 26*
7:30 p.m.
#6 at William & Mary W 84–61  3–0
William & Mary Hall (6,400)
Williamsburg, VA
November 29*
 Mizlou/USA
#6 #18 St. John's
Preseason NIT Semi-Finals
W 71–70  4–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 1*
 Mizlou/USA
#6 #5 Kansas
Preseason NIT Championship
W 92–86  5–0
Madison Square Garden (8,598)
New York, NY
December 2*
7:30 p.m.
#6 East Carolina W 98–66  6–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
December 4*
7:30 p.m.
#3 Vanderbilt W 84–74  7–0
Memorial Gymnasium (14,287)
Nashville, TN
December 7
9:00 p.m.
#3 Virginia W 72–64  8–0
(1–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
December 18*
7:30 p.m.
#3 at Davidson W 69–52  9–0
Charlotte Coliseum (7,791)
Charlotte, NC
December 28*
1:30 p.m.
#3 Appalachian State W 88–46  10–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
December 30*
7:30 p.m.
#3 Northwestern W 78–55  11–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
January 4
9:00 p.m.
#3 at Maryland
Rivalry
W 81–75  12–0
(2–0)
Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, MD
January 8*
7:30 p.m.
#3 St. Louis W 84–58  13–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
January 11
12:00 p.m.
#3 NC State W 74–64  14–0
(3–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
January 13*
7:00 p.m.
#3 at St. Joseph's W 87–66  15–0
The Palestra (9,208)
Philadelphia, PA
January 16
9:00 p.m.
#3 Wake Forest W 92–63  16–0
(4–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
January 18
1:30 p.m., Raycom/JP
#3 at #1 North Carolina
Rivalry
L 92–95  16–1
(4–1)
Carmichael Auditorium (21,444)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 21
9:00 p.m., ESPN
#2 at #4 Georgia Tech L 80–87  16–2
(4–2)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,126)
Atlanta, GA
January 25
9:00 p.m.
#2 Maryland W 80–68  17–2
(5–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
January 27*
7:30 p.m.
#2 Harvard W 89–52  18–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
January 29
7:30 p.m.
#5 Clemson W 89–78  19–2
(6–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
February 1
1:30 p.m.
#5 at Wake Forest W 68–58  20–2
(7–2)
Greensboro Coliseum (13,300)
Greensboro, NC
February 6
7:30 p.m.
#4 at Virginia W 77–65  21–2
(8–2)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, VA
February 9
1:00 p.m., NBC
#4 #2 Georgia Tech W 75–59  22–2
(9–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
February 11*
8:00 p.m.
#2 Stetson W 85–66  23–2
Ocean Center (5,387)
Daytona Beach, FL
February 15
7:30 p.m.
#2 #17 NC State W 72–70  24–2
(10–2)
Reynolds Coliseum (12,400)
Raleigh, NC
February 16*
1:00 p.m., NBC
#2 #14 Notre Dame W 75–74  25–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
February 19*
7:30 p.m.
#2 Miami (FL) W 104–82  26–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
February 2*
4:00 p.m., CBS
#2 #10 Oklahoma W 93–84  27–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
February 26
7:30 p.m.
#1 Clemson W 77–69  28–2
(11–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum (8,736)
Clemson, SC
March 2
1:00 p.m.
#1 #3 North Carolina W 82–74  29–2
(12–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
March 7*
#1 vs. Wake Forest
ACC Tournament
W 68–60  30–2
Greensboro Coliseum (16,242)
Greensboro, NC
March 8*
#1 vs. Virginia
ACC Tournament
W 75–70  31–2
Greensboro Coliseum (16,242)
Greensboro, NC
March 9*
#1 vs. #6 Georgia Tech
ACC Tournament
W 68–67  32–2
Greensboro Coliseum (16,242)
Greensboro, NC
March 13*
 ESPN (via NCAA Productions)
#1 vs. Mississippi Valley State
NCAA Tournament
W 85–78  33–2
Greensboro Coliseum (8,328)
Greensboro, NC
March 15*
 ESPN
#1 vs. Old Dominion
NCAA Tournament
W 89–61  34–2
Greensboro Coliseum (12,096)
Greensboro, NC
March 21*
 ESPN
#1 DePaul
NCAA Tournament
W 74–67  35–2
Meadowlands Arena (19,454)
East Rutherford, NJ
March 23*
 CBS
#1 #17 Navy
NCAA Tournament
W 71–50  36–2
Meadowlands Arena (19,454)
East Rutherford, NJ
March 29*
 CBS
#1 vs. #2 Kansas
NCAA Tournament
W 71–67  37–2
Reunion Arena (16,493)
Dallas, TX
March 31*
 CBS
#1 vs. #7 Louisville
NCAA Tournament Championship
L 69–72  37–3
 24  Dawkins   6  Alarie   7  Amaker  Reunion Arena (16,493)
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
1986 1 10 Johnny Dawkins San Antonio Spurs
1986 1 18 Mark Alarie Denver Nuggets
1986 3 58 David Henderson Washington Bullets
1986 5 108 Jay Bilas Dallas Mavericks
1987 3 55 Tommy Amaker Seattle SuperSonics
1987 6 116 Martin Nessley Los Angeles Clippers
1989 1 2 Danny Ferry Los Angeles Clippers

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References

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