# 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.

## Roster

* 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. ||||||

## Players in the 1986 NBA draft

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