1985–86 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

1985–86 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA National Champions NCAA West Regional Champions Metro Conference Regular Season Champions Metro Conference Tournament Champions
NCAA National Championship Game vs. Duke, W, 72-69
Conference	Metro Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#3
AP	#7
1985–86 record	32–7 (10–2 Metro Conference)
Head coach	Denny Crum
Assistant coach	Wade Houston
Assistant coach	Jerry Jones
Assistant coach	Bobby Dotson
Home arena	Freedom Hall

The 1985–86 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1985-86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 72nd season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Metro Conference and were coached by Denny Crum. The team played home games at Freedom Hall.

The team complied a 32-7 record and brought Louisville basketball their second NCAA National Championship when they defeated Duke 72-69.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
2.5 !G/F	34	Abram, MikeMike Abram	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Northside	Muncie, Indiana
3.5 !F	41	Crook, HerbertHerbert Crook	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Eastern	Louisville, Kentucky
4.5 !F/C	43	Ellison, PervisPervis Ellison	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Savannah	Savannah, Georgia
1.5 !G	42	Hall, JeffJeff Hall	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Fairview	Ashland, Kentucky
3.5 !F	44	Kimbro, TonyTony Kimbro	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Seneca	Louisville, Kentucky
4.5 !F/C	33	Marshall, AveryAvery Marshall	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Myrtle Beach	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
4.5 !F/C	10	McSwain, MarkMark McSwain	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Pius X	Atlanta, Georgia
3.5 !F	24	Olliges, WillWill Olliges	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	St.Xavier	Louisville, Kentucky
3.5 !F	21	Payne, KennyKenny Payne	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Northeast Jones	Laurel, Mississippi
3.5 !F	30	Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Eastside	Gainesville, Florida
3.5 !F	55	Thompson, BillyBilly Thompson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Camden	Camden, New Jersey
3.5 !F	00	Valentine, RobbieRobbie Valentine	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	North Hardin	Radcliff, Kentucky
1.5 !G	20	Wagner, MiltMilt Wagner	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Camden	Camden, New Jersey
1.5 !G	15	Walls, KevinKevin Walls	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Camden	Camden, New Jersey
1.5 !G	23	West, ChrisChris West	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Manual	Louisville, Kentucky
1.5 !G	22	Williams, KeithKeith Williams	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Seneca	Louisville, Kentucky

Head coach

Denny Crum (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

Jerry Jones

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

NCAA basketball tournament

West region

First round			Second round			Regional Semifinals			Regional Finals


1	St John's	83

16	Montana St	74
			1	St John's	65

			8	Auburn	81
8	Auburn	73

9	Arizona	63
						8	Auburn	70

						4	UNLV	63
5	Maryland	69

12	Pepperdine	64
			5	Maryland	64

			4	UNLV	70
4	UNLV	74

13	Northeast Louisiana	51
									8	Auburn	76

									2	Louisville	84
6	UAB	66

11	Missouri	64
			6	UAB	59

			3	North Carolina	77
3	North Carolina	84

14	Utah	72
						3	North Carolina	79

						2	Louisville	94
7	Bradley	83

10	UTEP	65
			7	Bradley	68

			2	Louisville	82
2	Louisville	93

15	Drexel	73

Final Four

National Semifinals			National Championship Game


E1	Duke	71

M1	Kansas	67
			E1	Duke	69

			W2	Louisville	72
S11	LSU	77

W2	Louisville	88

Awards and honors

Billy Thompson, first team All-Metro Conference
Billy Thompson, AP honorable mention All-American
Billy Thompson, NCAA All-Tournament team
Billy Thompson, NCAA All-West regional
Milt Wagner, first team All-Metro Conference
Milt Wagner. AP honorable mention All-American
Pervis Ellison, Final Four Most Outstanding Player^[1]
Pervis Ellison, NCAA All-West regional
Pervis Ellison, Metro Conference Freshman of the Year
Pervis Ellison, second team All-Metro Conference
Herbert Crook, NCAA All-West regional
Tony Kimbro, Metro Conference All-Freshman team

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1986	1	19	Billy Thompson	Atlanta Hawks
1986	2	35	Milt Wagner	Dallas Mavericks
1986	6	118	Jeff Hall	Indiana Pacers
1988	3	61	Herbert Crook	Indiana Pacers
1989	1	1	Pervis Ellison	Sacramento Kings
1989	1	19	Kenny Payne	Philadelphia 76ers

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References

↑ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
↑ "1986 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Retrieved 2012-02-06.

Louisville Cardinals men's basketball

Venues	Jefferson County Armory (1945–1956) Freedom Hall (1956–2010) KFC Yum! Center (2010–present)

Rivalries	Kentucky Memphis

Culture & lore	History Cardinal Bird The Rivalry: Red v. Blue

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	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

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

Louisville Cardinals Men's Basketball 1985–86 NCAA Champions

10 Mark McSwain 20 Milt Wagner 21 Kenny Payne 41 Herbert Crook 42 Jeff Hall 43 Pervis Ellison (MOP) 44 Tony Kimbro 55 Billy Thompson Head Coach Denny Crum Assistant Coach Wade Houston

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville
2014: Connecticut
2015: Duke

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