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1985–86 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
1985–86 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
NCAA tournament, regional semifinals
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	27–7 (11–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Cremins (5th season);
Assistant coaches	George Felton (5th season); Perry Clark (4th season); Jimmy Hebron (5th season); Rich Brown (2nd season);
Home arena	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
	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 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

1985–86 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Craig Neal	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Washington, Indiana
F	20	Tom Hammonds	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Crestview, Florida
C	22	John Salley	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Brooklyn, New York
G	25	Mark Price	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Enid, Oklahoma
G	33	Duane Ferrell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Baltimore, Maryland
G	45	Bruce Dalrymple	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Manhattan, New York

Head coach

Bobby Cremins (South Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

George Felton (South Carolina)
Perry Clark (Gettysburg)
Jimmy Hebron
Rich Brown

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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G Dalrymple
F Ferrell
C Ford
F Hammonds
F Mansell
G Martinson
G Neal
G Price
F Reese
F/C Salley
G Sherrod

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 25, 1985*	No. 2	USC Aiken	W 119–60	1–0	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 30, 1985*	No. 2	vs. No. 3 Michigan Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic	L 44–49	1–1	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts
Dec 2, 1985*	No. 2	at Saint Louis	W 62–55	2–1	Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 4, 1985*	No. 5	at Chattanooga	W 94–74	3–1	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 7, 1985*	No. 5	vs. Georgia	W 89–65	4–1	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 17, 1985*	No. 7	Old Dominion	W 96–86	5–1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 20, 1985*	No. 7	vs. Texas A&M Gator Bowl Tournament	W 83–58	6–1	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 21, 1985*	No. 7	at Jacksonville Gator Bowl Tournament	W 72–53	7–1	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 27, 1985*	No. 7	Texas Cotton States Classic	W 90–55	8–1	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 28, 1985*	No. 7	Navy Cotton States Classic	W 82–64	9–1	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 30, 1985*	No. 6	Richmond	W 90–64	10–1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
ACC regular season
Jan 4, 1986	No. 6	at Virginia	W 64–61	11–1 (1–0)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 8, 1986	No. 5	Wake Forest	W 72–58	12–1 (2–0)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 9, 1986*	No. 5	vs. Rutgers	W 85–46	13–1	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Jan 11, 1986	No. 5	Maryland	W 68–67	14–1 (3–0)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 18, 1986	No. 5	at Clemson	W 83–71	15–1 (4–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 21, 1986	No. 4	No. 2 Duke	W 87–80	16–1 (5–0)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 25, 1986	No. 4	at No. 1 North Carolina	L 77–85	16–2 (5–1)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 29, 1986	No. 3	at NC State	W 67–54	17–2 (6–1)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 4, 1986	No. 2	No. 1 North Carolina	L 77–78 ^OT	17–3 (6–2)	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 6, 1986*	No. 2	at Charlotte	W 87–76	18–3	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 9, 1986	No. 2	at No. 4 Duke	L 59–75	18–4 (6–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Feb 15, 1986	No. 5	Virginia	W 62–55	19–4 (7–3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 19, 1986	No. 5	at Wake Forest	W 59–49	20–4 (8–3)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 22, 1986	No. 5	at Maryland	W 77–70	21–4 (9–3)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Feb 27, 1986	No. 4	No. 18 NC State	W 69–57	22–4 (10–3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 1, 1986*	No. 4	Illinois	L 57–59	22–5	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (15,148) Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 2, 1986	No. 6	Clemson	W 74–63	23–5 (11–3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
ACC Tournament
Mar 7, 1986*	No. 6	vs. Clemson ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 79–61	24–5	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 8, 1986*	No. 6	vs. Maryland ACC Tournament Semifinal	W 64–62	25–5	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 9, 1986*	No. 6	vs. No. 1 Duke ACC tournament championship	L 67–68	25–6	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1986*	(2 SE) No. 6	vs. (15 SE) Marist First round	W 68–53	26–6	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 15, 1986*	(2 SE) No. 6	vs. (10 SE) Villanova Second Round	W 66–61	27–6	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 20, 1986*	(2 SE) No. 6	vs. (11 SE) LSU Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 64–70	27–7	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.