1985–86 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1985–86 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball

ACC Regular season champions ACC Tournament champions NIT Season Tip-Off
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Runner up
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#1
AP	#1
1985–86 record	37–3 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski
Assistant coach	Bob Bender
Assistant coach	Tom Rogers
Assistant coach	Chuck Swenson
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium

	Conf				Overall
1985–86 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Duke†	12	–	2	.857	37	–	3	.925
#6 Georgia Tech	11	–	3	.786	27	–	7	.794
#8 North Carolina	10	–	4	.714	28	–	6	.824
North Carolina State	7	–	7	.500	21	–	13	.618
Virginia	7	–	7	.500	19	–	11	.633
Maryland	6	–	8	.429	19	–	14	.576
Clemson	3	–	11	.214	19	–	15	.559
Wake Forest	0	–	14	.000	8	–	21	.276

† ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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.

NCAA basketball tournament

West
- Duke 85, Miss. Valley State 78
- Duke 89, Old Dominion 61
- Duke 74, DePaul 67
- Duke 71, Navy 50
Final Four
- Duke 71, Kansas 67
- Louisville 72, Duke 69

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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

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References

External links

Duke Blue Devils Basketball Statistical Database

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball

Venues	The Ark (1905–1930) Card Gymnasium (1930–1940) Cameron Indoor Stadium (1940–present)

Rivalries	North Carolina (Carlyle Cup) Maryland Michigan

Culture & lore	"Blue and White" Cameron Crazies Dixie Classic "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" Krzyzewskiville "The Shot" Tobacco Road

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics