1985–86 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

1985–86 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record28–6 (10–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarmichael Auditorium
Dean Smith Center
Seasons
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

The 1985–86 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels completed yet another in a long line of impressive seasons, holding the #1 ranking in the AP poll for 13 consecutive weeks, and reaching the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA tournament before falling to eventual national champion, Louisville.[1]

On January 18, 1986, #1 North Carolina defeated #3 Duke 95–92 in the first game played at the Dean Smith Center.

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1985*
 No. 2 UCLA W 107–70  1–0
 Carmichael Auditorium (10,000)
Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 25, 1985*
 No. 1 Iona W 110–67  2–0
 Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 29, 1985*
 No. 1 vs. Missouri
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 84–63  3–0
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, AK
Nov 30, 1985*
 No. 1 vs. Purdue
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 73–62  4–0
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, AK
Dec 1, 1985*
 No. 1 vs. No. 16 UNLV
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 65–60  5–0
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, AK
Dec 7, 1985*
 No. 1 vs. Rutgers W 114–71  6–0
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Dec 14, 1985*
 No. 1 Ohio W 99–57  7–0
 Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 17, 1985*
 No. 1 at Jacksonville W 69–65  8–0
 Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, FL
Dec 20, 1985*
 No. 1 Stanford W 89–55  9–0
 Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 22, 1985*
 No. 1 vs. The Citadel W 104–51  10–0
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Dec 27, 1985*
 No. 1 vs. Manhattan
Orange Bowl Tournament 		W 129–45  11–0
 Knight Center 
Miami, FL
Dec 28, 1985*
 No. 1 vs. Brown
Orange Bowl Tournament 		W 115–63  12–0
 Knight Center 
Miami, FL
Dec 31, 1985*
 No. 1 vs. Florida State W 109–64  13–0
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Jan 4, 1986
 No. 1 NC State
Rivalry 		W 90–79  14–0
(1–0) 		Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 9, 1986*
 No. 1 vs. Fordham W 92–68  15–0
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Jan 11, 1986
 No. 1 at Wake Forest W 89–65  16–0
(2–0) 		Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 14, 1986
 No. 1 at Maryland W 71–67  17–0
(3–0) 		Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, MD
Jan 18, 1986
 No. 1 No. 3 Duke
Rivalry 		W 95–92  18–0
(4–0) 		Dean Smith Center (21,444)
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 19, 1986*
 No. 1 at Marquette W 66–64  19–0
 MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 25, 1986
 No. 1 No. 4 Georgia Tech W 85–77  20–0
(5–0) 		Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 26, 1986*
 No. 1 No. 16 Notre Dame W 73–61  21–0
 Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 30, 1986
 No. 1 at Virginia L 73–86  21–1
(5–1) 		University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
Feb 1, 1986
 No. 1 Clemson W 85–67  22–1
(6–1) 		Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 4, 1986
 No. 1 at No. 2 Georgia Tech W 78–77  23–1
(7–1) 		Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Feb 8, 1986
 No. 1 Wake Forest W 91–62  24–1
(8–1) 		Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 12, 1986
 No. 1 at Clemson W 79–64  25–1
(9–1) 		Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
Feb 20, 1986
 No. 1 Maryland L 72–77  25–2
(9–2) 		Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 23, 1986
 No. 1 at No. 20 NC State
Rivalry 		L 65–76  25–3
(9–3) 		Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Feb 26, 1986
 No. 3 Virginia W 85–79  26–3
(10–3) 		Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Mar 2, 1986
 No. 3 at No. 1 Duke
Rivalry 		L 74–82  26–4
(10–4) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 7, 1986*
 No. 4 Maryland
ACC tournament Quarterfinal 		L 75–85  26–5
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1986*
 (3) No. 8 vs. (14) Utah
First round 		W 84–72  27–5
 Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
Mar 15, 1986*
 (3) No. 8 vs. (6) UAB
Second Round 		W 77–59  28–5
 Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
Mar 20, 1986*
 (3) No. 8 vs. (2) No. 7 Louisville
Regional semifinal 		L 79–94[3]  28–6
 The Summit 
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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

References

  1. ^ "1985-86 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "North Carolina Tar Heels 1985-1986 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "LOUISVILLE TOPS NORTH CAROLINA, 94-79; AUBURN GAINS". New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2019.