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

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.

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

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. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Players in the 1986 NBA draft

See also: 1986 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	11	John Salley	Detroit Pistons
2	25	Mark Price	Dallas Mavericks

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