# 1985–86 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

The 1985–86 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 1985–86 college basketball season. This was head coach Tom Young's 1st season at Old Dominion. The Monarchs competed in the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at the ODU Fieldhouse. They finished the season 23–8, 11–3 in Sun Belt play to the regular season conference title. They lost in the semifinals of the 1986 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament, but did earn an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 8 seed in the East Region where they defeated No. 9 seed West Virginia in the opening round before losing to No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Duke in the round of 32.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 23, 1985* | | Czechoslovakia | W 81–62 | | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1985* | | Randolph–Macon | W 78–54 | 0–1 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Nov 30, 1985* | | Virginia Tech | L 76–90 | 1–1 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Dec 9, 1985* | | Rider | W 93–46 | 2–1 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Dec 14, 1985* | | James Madison Rivalry | W 57–50 | 3–1 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Dec 17, 1985* | | at No. 7 Georgia Tech | L 86–96 | 3–2 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 20, 1985* | | vs. Virginia | L 61–68 | 3–3 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 21, 1985* | | at VCU Rivalry | W 67–55 | 4–3 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 28, 1985 | | at Western Kentucky | W 62–59 | 5–3 (1–0) | E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Jan 4, 1986 | | at No. 16 UAB | L 51–66 | 5–4 (1–1) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (10,497) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 13, 1986 | | at Charlotte | W 94–87 | 6–4 (2–1) | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Jan 15, 1986* | | at William & Mary | W 75–44 | 7–4 | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Jan 18, 1986 | | VCU Rivalry | W 50–49 | 8–4 (3–1) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 20, 1986 | | at South Alabama | W 75–57 | 9–4 (4–1) | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 23, 1986 | | South Florida | W 47–43 | 10–4 (5–1) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 25, 1986 | | Jacksonville | W 64–56 | 11–4 (6–1) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 27, 1986* | | at Richmond | W 62–59 | 12–4 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 30, 1986 | | UAB | L 58–71 | 12–5 (6–2) | Norfolk Scope (7,214) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 1, 1986 | | UNC Charlotte | W 88–70 | 13–5 (7–2) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 3, 1986* | | at James Madison Rivalry | W 59–53 | 14–5 | Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Feb 6, 1986 | | Western Kentucky | W 74–61 | 15–5 (8–2) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 8, 1986 | | South Alabama | W 54–52 | 16–5 (9–2) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 11, 1986* | | DePaul | W 66–53 | 17–5 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 13, 1986 | | at VCU Rivalry | W 61–56 | 18–5 (10–2) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 15, 1986 | | at Jacksonville | L 51–69 | 18–6 (10–3) | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Feb 17, 1986 | | at South Florida | W 64–57 | 19–6 (11–3) | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Feb 20, 1986* | | William & Mary | W 58–47 | 20–6 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 22, 1986* | | Central Connecticut State | W 75–51 | 21–6 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Feb 27, 1986* | (1) | vs. (8) Charlotte Quarterfinals | W 76–67 | 22–6 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 28, 1986* | (1) | vs. (4) Jacksonville Semifinals | L 61–67 | 22–7 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1986* | (8 E) | vs. (9 E) West Virginia First Round | W 72–64 | 23–7 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 15, 1986* | (8 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke Second Round | L 61–89 | 23–8 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Kenny Gattison – Sun Belt Player of the Year
* Tom Young – Sun Belt co-Coach of the Year

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 3 | 55 | Kenny Gattison | Phoenix Suns |