1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA tournament, second round, L 85–97 vs. Navy
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record26–6 (14–2 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
1985–86 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

1985–86 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 4 Rony Seikaly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Athens, Greece
G 11 Greg Monroe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Rochester, New York
SF 12 Rafael Addison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Jersey City, New Jersey
G 20 Sherman Douglas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
G 24 Joel Katz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr San Juan, Puerto Rico
F 25 Howard Triche 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Syracuse, New York
F/C 30 Derek Brower 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So North Babylon, New York
PG 31 Dwayne Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York
F 33 Herman Harried 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland
PF 42 Rodney Walker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland
PF 45 Wendell Alexis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Queens, New York
F 50 Joey Kohm 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Ithaca, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2019-Mar-16

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1985-86 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com
  3. ^ 2009-10 Syracuse Record Book Retrieved 2013-Jul-29.
  4. ^ 2009-10 Syracuse Record Book Retrieved 2013-Jul-29.