1985–86 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

1985–86 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 1986 ACC tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

1985–86 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
1985–86 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	19–14 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach	Lefty Driesell (17th season);
Home arena	Cole Field House
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

Last updated May 31, 2023

The 1985–86 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

1985–86 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Keith Gatlin	6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)	165 lb(75 kg)	Jr	Grimesland, NC
G	12	Jeff Baxter	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	165 lb(75 kg)	Sr	Washington, DC
G	22	Walter Lancaster	6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)	180 lb(82 kg)	So	Lanham, MD
C	31	Bryan Palmer	6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)	205 lb(93 kg)	Jr	Glen Rock, PA
F/C	32	Terry Long	6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)	240 lb(109 kg)	Jr	Glen Allen, VA
F	33	Derrick Lewis	6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)	195 lb(88 kg)	So	Temple Hills, MD
F	34	Len Bias	6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)	195 lb(88 kg)	Sr	Landover, MD
F	41	Tom Jones	6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)	205 lb(93 kg)	Sr	Oak Hill, WV
F	50	Ed Woods	6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)	210 lb(95 kg)	So	Rockville, MD

Head coach

Charles "Lefty" Driesell

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 23*	No. 19	Northeastern	W 84–72	1–0	Cole Field House College Park, MD
November 26*	No. 17	at George Mason	W 81–80	2–0	Washington, D.C.
November 30*	No. 17	at Ohio State	L 66–78	2–1	Columbus, OH
December 3*		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 74–51	3–1	Cole Field House College Park, MD
December 5*		William & Mary	W 77–48	4–1	Cole Field House College Park, MD
December 7*		No. 14 UNLV	L 61–64	4–2	Cole Field House College Park, MD
December 12*		at West Virginia	W 42–41	5–2	Morgantown, WV
December 13*		Towson State	W 91–58	6–2	Cole Field House College Park, MD
December 21*		Alabama	W 60–58	7–2	Cole Field House College Park, MD
December 28*		vs. Stanford Hawaii-Pacific Tournament	W 67–65	8–2	War Memorial Coliseum
December 29*		at Hawaii Pacific Hawaii-Pacific Tournament	W 92–85	9–2	War Memorial Coliseum
January 4		Duke	L 75–81	9–3 (0–1)	Cole Field House College Park, MD
January 7*		Randolph–Macon	W 74–50	10–3	Cole Field House College Park, MD
January 11		at Georgia Tech	L 67–68	10–4 (0–2)	Atlanta, GA
January 14		No. 1 North Carolina	L 67–71	10–5 (0–3)	Cole Field House College Park, MD
January 19		at Virginia	L 49–70	10–6 (0–4)	University Hall Charlottesville, VA
January 23		NC State	L 55–67	10–7 (0–5)	Cole Field House College Park, MD
January 25		at No. 2 Duke	L 68–80	10–8 (0–6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 28		Wake Forest	W 77–55	11–8 (1–6)	Cole Field House College Park, MD
February 1*		at Villanova	L 62–64	11–9	The Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania
February 3*		at No. 14 Notre Dame	L 62–69	11–10	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana
February 8		Clemson	W 78–69	12–10 (2–6)	Cole Field House College Park, MD
February 13		at No. 17 NC State	W 67–66	13–10 (3–6)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 15		at Clemson	L 60–70	13–11 (3–7)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 17*		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 91–44	14–11	Cole Field House College Park, MD
February 20		at No. 1 North Carolina	W 77–72 ^OT	15–11 (4–7)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 22		No. 5 Georgia Tech	L 70–77	15–12 (4–8)	Cole Field House College Park, MD
February 26		at Wake Forest	W 59–48	16–12 (5–8)	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 1		Virginia	W 87–72	17–12 (6–8)	Cole Field House College Park, MD
ACC Tournament
March 7*		vs. No. 4 North Carolina ACC tournament Quarterfinal	W 85–75	18–12	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 8*		vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech ACC Tournament Semifinal	L 62–64	18–13	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 14*	(5 W)	vs. (12 W) Pepperdine NCAA tournament first round	W 69–64	19–13	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA
March 16*	(5 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 11 UNLV NCAA tournament second round	L 64–70	19–14	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Len Bias – ACC Player of the Year, Consensus First-team All-American

Team players in the 1986 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	2	Len Bias	Boston Celtics

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References

↑ 2014-15 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball record book Archived 2015-03-19 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2015-May-10.
↑ "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.

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[1] 2014-15 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball record book Archived 2015-03-19 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2015-May-10.

[2] "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.

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Venues	"The Gymnasium" (1922–1931) Ritchie Coliseum (1931–1955) Cole Field House (1955–2002) Comcast/Xfinity Center (2002–present)
Rivalries	Duke
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People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1985–86 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Duke†	12	–	2	.857	37	–	3	.925
No. 6 Georgia Tech	11	–	3	.786	27	–	7	.794
No. 8 North Carolina	10	–	4	.714	28	–	6	.824
NC 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

† 1986 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1985–86 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

Contents

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

Awards and honors

Team players in the 1986 NBA draft

Related Research Articles

References