1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
American college basketball season
1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball | |
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Big East Regular Season Co-Champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round, L 85–97 vs. Navy | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 9 |
Record | 26–6 (14–2 Big East) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Carrier Dome |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 St. John's † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Syracuse | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Georgetown | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1986 Big East tournament winner As of March 31, 1986[1] Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1985–86 men's college basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 10th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 26–6 (14–2) record while making it to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 23* | No. 4 | Utica | W 102–55 | 1-0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
November 25* | No. 4 | Cornell | W 96–62 | 2-0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
November 29* | No. 4 | USC | W 102–68 | 3-0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
December 6* | No. 4 | La Salle Carrier Classic | W 97–72 | 4-0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
December 7* | No. 4 | Navy Carrier Classic | W 89–67 | 5-0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
December 14* | No. 4 | Brooklyn | W 102–61 | 6-0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
December 21* | No. 4 | St. Bonaventure | W 83–64 | 7-0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Dec 19, 1989* | No. 4 | C. W. Post | W 88–68 | 8–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Big East Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
January 2 | No. 4 | Boston College | W 68–52 | 9-0 (1-0) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
January 4 | No. 4 | Seton Hall | W 68–52 | 10-0 (2-0) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
January 6 | No. 4 | at Villanova | W 77–72 | 11-0 (3-0) | Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
January 8 | No. 4 | at Fairfield | W 90–67 | 12-0 | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT | ||||||
January 11 | No. 4 | Pittsburgh | W 76–68 | 13-0 (4-0) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
January 15 | No. 4 | at No. 15 Georgetown | L 70–73 | 13-1 (4-1) | Washington, D.C. | ||||||
January 18* | No. 4 | at No. 13 Louisville | L 73–83 | 13-2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
January 22 | No. 9 | Providence | W 95–73 | 14-2 (5-1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
January 25 | No. 9 | Connecticut Rivalry | W 80–67 | 15-2 (6-1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
January 28 | No. 11 | at Boston College | W 80–55 | 16-2 (7-1) | Boston Garden Boston, MA | ||||||
February 1 | No. 11 | No. 7 St. John's | W 68–64 | 17-2 (8-1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
February 5 | No. 8 | at Seton Hall | W 84–61 | 18-2 (9-1) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ | ||||||
February 8* | No. 8 | No. 14 Notre Dame | L 81–85 | 18-3 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
February 12 | No. 12 | Villanova | W 80–57 | 19-3 (10-1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
February 15 | No. 12 | at Providence | W 76–75 | 20-3 (11-1) | Providence, RI | ||||||
February 17 | No. 12 | at Pittsburgh | W 69–62 | 21-3 (12-1) | Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
February 23 | No. 9 | No. 13 Georgetown | W 64–63 | 22-3 (13-1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
February 26 | No. 6 | at No. 8 St. John's | L 79–86 | 22-4 (13-2) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
March 1 | No. 6 | at Connecticut Rivalry | W 75–58 | 23-4 (14-2) | Storrs, CT | ||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
March 6* | No. 8 | vs. Boston College Big East tournament • Quarterfinals | W 102–79 | 24-4 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
March 7* | No. 8 | vs. No. 14 Georgetown Big East tournament • Semifinals | W 75–73 OT | 25-4 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
March 8* | No. 8 | vs. No. 5 St. John's Big East tournament • Final | L 69–70 | 25-5 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 14* | No. 9 | vs. Brown NCAA tournament • First Round | W 101–52 | 26-5 | Syracuse, NY | ||||||
March 16* | No. 9 | vs. No. 17 Navy NCAA Tournament • Second Round | L 85–97 | 26-6 | Syracuse, NY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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Statistics
- Leading scorer: Dwayne Washington 17.3 ppg
- Leading rebounder: Rony Seikaly 7.8 rpg
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