# 1985–86 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 23* | No. 19 | Northeastern | W 84–72 | 1–0 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| November 26* | No. 17 | at George Mason | W 81–80 | 2–0 | Washington, D.C. |
| November 30* | No. 17 | at Ohio State | L 66–78 | 2–1 | Columbus, OH |
| December 3* | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 74–51 | 3–1 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| December 5* | | William & Mary | W 77–48 | 4–1 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| December 7* | | No. 14 UNLV | L 61–64 | 4–2 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| December 12* | | at West Virginia | W 42–41 | 5–2 | Morgantown, WV |
| December 13* | | Towson State | W 91–58 | 6–2 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| December 21* | | Alabama | W 60–58 | 7–2 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| December 28* | | vs. Stanford Hawaii-Pacific Tournament | W 67–65 | 8–2 | War Memorial Coliseum |
| December 29* | | at Hawaii Pacific Hawaii-Pacific Tournament | W 92–85 | 9–2 | War Memorial Coliseum |
| January 4 | | Duke | L 75–81 | 9–3 (0–1) | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| January 7* | | Randolph–Macon | W 74–50 | 10–3 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| January 11 | | at Georgia Tech | L 67–68 | 10–4 (0–2) | Atlanta, GA |
| January 14 | | No. 1 North Carolina | L 67–71 | 10–5 (0–3) | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| January 19 | | at Virginia | L 49–70 | 10–6 (0–4) | University Hall Charlottesville, VA |
| January 23 | | NC State | L 55–67 | 10–7 (0–5) | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| January 25 | | at No. 2 Duke | L 68–80 | 10–8 (0–6) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 28 | | Wake Forest | W 77–55 | 11–8 (1–6) | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| February 1* | | at Villanova | L 62–64 | 11–9 | The Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania |
| February 3* | | at No. 14 Notre Dame | L 62–69 | 11–10 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| February 8 | | Clemson | W 78–69 | 12–10 (2–6) | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| February 13 | | at No. 17 NC State | W 67–66 | 13–10 (3–6) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| February 15 | | at Clemson | L 60–70 | 13–11 (3–7) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| February 17* | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 91–44 | 14–11 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| February 20 | | at No. 1 North Carolina | W 77–72 $^{OT}$ | 15–11 (4–7) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 22 | | No. 5 Georgia Tech | L 70–77 | 15–12 (4–8) | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| February 26 | | at Wake Forest | W 59–48 | 16–12 (5–8) | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 1 | | Virginia | W 87–72 | 17–12 (6–8) | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 7* | | vs. No. 4 North Carolina ACC tournament Quarterfinal | W 85–75 | 18–12 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 8* | | vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech ACC Tournament Semifinal | L 62–64 | 18–13 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 14* | (5 W) | vs. (12 W) Pepperdine NCAA tournament first round | W 69–64 | 19–13 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA |
| March 16* | (5 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 11 UNLV NCAA tournament second round | L 64–70 | 19–14 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Len Bias – ACC Player of the Year, Consensus First-team All-American

## Team players in the 1986 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 2 | Len Bias | Boston Celtics |