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
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

Roster

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 Terry Holland (Davidson) Assistant coach(es) Jim Larrañaga (Providence) Jeff Jones (Virginia) Dave Odom (Guilford) 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
Non-conference 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 regular season
Jan 4, 1986		No. 6 Georgia Tech	L 61–64	8–4 (0–2)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 4, 1986*		William & Mary	W 67–47	9–4	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 11, 1986		at Clemson	W 83–81	10–4 (1–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 14, 1986*		Penn	W 81–52	11–4	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 19, 1986		Maryland	W 70–49	12–4 (2–2)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 22, 1986		Wake Forest	W 54–47	13–4 (3–2)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 25, 1986		at NC State	L 53–55	13–5 (3–3)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 30, 1986		No. 1 North Carolina	W 86–73	14–5 (4–3)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 6, 1986		No. 4 Duke	L 65–77	14–6 (4–4)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 9, 1986*		at Missouri	W 64–62	15–6	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Feb 12, 1986		at Wake Forest	W 69–53	16–6 (5–4)	Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 15, 1986		at No. 5 Georgia Tech	L 55–62	16–7 (5–5)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 19, 1986		No. 20 NC State	W 69–60	17–7 (6–5)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 22, 1986		Clemson	W 82–69	18–7 (7–5)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 26, 1986		at No. 3 North Carolina	L 79–85	18–8 (7–6)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mar 1, 1986		at Maryland	L 72–87	18–9 (7–7)	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
Mar 7, 1986*	(5)	at (4) No. 20 NC State Quarterfinals	W 64–62	19–9	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 8, 1986*	(5)	vs. (1) 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 (7,640) 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

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

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