# 1985–86 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 21* 10:00 p.m., Mizlou | No. 6 | vs. Lamar | W 66–62 | 1–0 | 18 – Henderson | 7 – Alarie, Henderson | 4 – Amaker | The Summit (1,250) Houston, TX |
| November 24* Mizlou | No. 6 | No. 16 UAB | W 66–54 | 2–0 | 18 – Dawkins | 11 – Ferry | – | The Summit (947) Houston, TX |
| November 26* 7:30 p.m. | No. 6 | at William & Mary | W 84–61 | 3–0 | 28 – Dawkins | 7 – Ferry | – | William & Mary Hall (6,400) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 29* Mizlou/USA | No. 6 | No. 18 St. John's Preseason NIT Semi-Finals | W 71–70 | 4–0 | 20 – Dawkins | 8 – Ferry | – | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 1* Mizlou/USA | No. 6 | No. 5 Kansas Preseason NIT Championship | W 92–86 | 5–0 | 30 – Henderson | 7 – Alarie | – | Madison Square Garden (8,598) New York, NY |
| December 2* 7:30 p.m. | No. 6 | East Carolina | W 98–66 | 6–0 | 25 – Alarie | 8 – Alarie | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| December 4* 7:30 p.m. | No. 3 | Vanderbilt | W 84–74 | 7–0 | 21 – Dawkins | 8 – Ferry | – | Memorial Gymnasium (14,287) Nashville, TN |
| December 7 9:00 p.m. | No. 3 | Virginia | W 72–64 | 8–0 (1–0) | 24 – Dawkins | 10 – Henderson | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 18* 7:30 p.m. | No. 3 | at Davidson | W 69–52 | 9–0 | 13 – Alarie | 9 – Ferry | – | Charlotte Coliseum (7,791) Charlotte, NC |
| December 28* 1:30 p.m. | No. 3 | Appalachian State | W 88–46 | 10–0 | 16 – Dawkins | 8 – Bilas | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| December 30* 7:30 p.m. | No. 3 | Northwestern | W 78–55 | 11–0 | 21 – Dawkins | 8 – Ferry | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| January 4 9:00 p.m. | No. 3 | at Maryland Rivalry | W 81–75 | 12–0 (2–0) | 25 – Henderson | 7 – Ferry, Henderson | – | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD |
| January 8* 7:30 p.m. | No. 3 | St. Louis | W 84–58 | 13–0 | 21 – Alarie | 6 – Ferry | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| January 11 12:00 p.m. | No. 3 | NC State | W 74–64 | 14–0 (3–0) | 24 – Alarie | 8 – Henderson | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| January 13* 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 | at St. Joseph's | W 87–66 | 15–0 | 22 – Alarie | 9 – Alarie | – | The Palestra (9,208) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 16 9:00 p.m. | No. 3 | Wake Forest | W 92–63 | 16–0 (4–0) | 17 – Henderson | 6 – Bilas, Henderson | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| January 18 1:30 p.m., Raycom/JP | No. 3 | at No. 1 North Carolina Rivalry | L 92–95 | 16–1 (4–1) | 24 – Henderson | 7 – Henderson | – | Dean Smith Center (21,444) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 21 9:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 2 | at No. 4 Georgia Tech | L 80–87 | 16–2 (4–2) | 26 – Alarie | 8 – Alarie | – | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,126) Atlanta, GA |
| January 25 9:00 p.m. | No. 2 | Maryland | W 80–68 | 17–2 (5–2) | 24 – Dawkins | 8 – Bilas | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| January 27* 7:30 p.m. | No. 2 | Harvard | W 89–52 | 18–2 | 14 – Henderson | 10 – Bilas | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| January 29 7:30 p.m. | No. 5 | Clemson | W 89–78 | 19–2 (6–2) | 29 – Alarie | 7 – Alarie | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| February 1 1:30 p.m. | No. 5 | at Wake Forest | W 68–58 | 20–2 (7–2) | 20 – Alarie | 9 – Bilas, Ferry, Alarie | – | Greensboro Coliseum (13,300) Greensboro, NC |
| February 6 7:30 p.m. | No. 4 | at Virginia | W 77–65 | 21–2 (8–2) | 20 – Dawkins, Henderson | 7 – Bilas, Ferry | – | University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 9 1:00 p.m., NBC | No. 4 | No. 2 Georgia Tech | W 75–59 | 22–2 (9–2) | 24 – Alarie | 9 – Alarie | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| February 11* 8:00 p.m. | No. 2 | Stetson | W 85–66 | 23–2 | 18 – Dawkins | 10 – Alarie | – | Ocean Center (5,387) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 15 7:30 p.m. | No. 2 | No. 17 NC State | W 72–70 | 24–2 (10–2) | 24 – Dawkins | 7 – Alarie | – | Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, NC |
| February 16* 1:00 p.m., NBC | No. 2 | No. 14 Notre Dame | W 75–74 | 25–2 | 22 – Alarie | 8 – Dawkins | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| February 19* 7:30 p.m. | No. 2 | Miami (FL) | W 104–82 | 26–2 | 18 – Alarie | 9 – Ferry | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| February 2* 4:00 p.m., CBS | No. 2 | No. 10 Oklahoma | W 93–84 | 27–2 | 28 – Henderson | 8 – Henderson | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| February 26 7:30 p.m. | No. 1 | Clemson | W 77–69 | 28–2 (11–2) | 27 – Dawkins | 11 – Henderson | – | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,736) Clemson, SC |
| March 2 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 | No. 3 North Carolina | W 82–74 | 29–2 (12–2) | 27 – Henderson | 5 – Amaker | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| March 7* | No. 1 | vs. Wake Forest Quarterfinals | W 68–60 | 30–2 | 22 – Alarie | 6 – Alarie, Bilas | – | Greensboro Coliseum (16,242) Greensboro, NC |
| March 8* | No. 1 | vs. Virginia Semifinals | W 75–70 | 31–2 | 24 – Dawkins | 9 – Henderson | – | Greensboro Coliseum (16,242) Greensboro, NC |
| March 9* | No. 1 | vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech Championship | W 68–67 | 32–2 | 20 – Dawkins | 8 – Bilas, Ferry | – | Greensboro Coliseum (16,242) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 13* ESPN (via NCAA Productions) | (1 E) No. 1 | vs. (16 E) Mississippi Valley State First Round | W 85–78 | 33–2 | 27 – Dawkins | 11 – Ferry | 4 – Snyder | Greensboro Coliseum (8,328) Greensboro, NC |
| March 15* ESPN | (1 E) No. 1 | vs. Old Dominion Second Round | W 89–61 | 34–2 | 25 – Dawkins | 14 – Alarie | 7 – Amaker | Greensboro Coliseum (12,096) Greensboro, NC |
| March 21* ESPN | (1 E) No. 1 | DePaul Sweet Sixteen | W 74–67 | 35–2 | 25 – Dawkins | 10 – Dawkins | Amaker – Amaker | Brendan Byrne Arena (19,454) East Rutherford, NJ |
| March 23* CBS | (1 E) No. 1 | No. 17 Navy Elite Eight | W 71–50 | 36–2 | 28 – Dawkins | 10 – Bilas | 5 – Amaker | Brendan Byrne Arena (19,454) East Rutherford, NJ |
| March 29* CBS | (1 E) No. 1 | vs. No. 2 Kansas Final Four | W 71–67 | 37–2 | 24 – Dawkins | 8 – Alarie | 6 – Amaker | Reunion Arena (16,493) Dallas, TX |
| March 31* CBS | (1 E) No. 1 | vs. No. 7 Louisville NCAA Championship | L 69–72 | 37–3 | 24 – Dawkins | 6 – Alarie | 7 – Amaker | Reunion Arena (16,493) Dallas, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. |||||||||

## Awards and honors

* Mike Krzyzewski, ACC Coach of the Year
* Johnny Dawkins, Naismith College Player of the Year

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1986 | 1 | 10 | Johnny Dawkins | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1986 | 1 | 18 | Mark Alarie | Denver Nuggets |
| 1986 | 3 | 58 | David Henderson | Washington Bullets |
| 1986 | 5 | 108 | Jay Bilas | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1987 | 3 | 55 | Tommy Amaker | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1987 | 6 | 116 | Martin Nessley | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1989 | 1 | 2 | Danny Ferry | Los Angeles Clippers |