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1985–86 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

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1985–86 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
CAA tournament champions CAA regular season champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
AP	No. 17
Record	30–5 (13–1 CAA)
Head coach	Paul Evans (6th season)
Assistant coach	Pete Herrmann (6th season)
Home arena	Halsey Field House
Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No.17Navy †	13	–	1	.929	30	–	5	.857
Richmond	12	–	2	.857	23	–	7	.767
George Mason	10	–	4	.714	20	–	12	.625
UNC Wilmington	6	–	8	.429	16	–	13	.552
East Carolina	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
American	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357
William & Mary	3	–	11	.214	8	–	20	.286
James Madison	3	–	11	.214	5	–	23	.179

† 1986 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen were led by sixth-year head coach Paul Evans, and played their home games at Halsey Field HouseinAnnapolis, Maryland as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Behind Consensus Second-Team All-American David Robinson, the team won the CAA regular-season (13-1) and conference tournament titles, made a run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament, and finished with an overall record of 30-5.

Roster[edit]

1985–86 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	5	Kylor Whitaker	6ft6in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr		Lebanon, Oregon
G	10	Doug Wojcik	6ft1in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Wheeling Central Catholic	Wheeling, West Virginia
F	40	Carl Liebert	6ft6in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr		Floyds Knobs, Indiana
C	50	David Robinson	6ft11in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Osbourn Park	Woodbridge, Virginia
F	51	Vernon Butler	6ft7in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr		Beltsville, Maryland
G		Brian Gregory	5ft9in (1.75 m)	—	Fr		Mount Prospect, Illinois

Head coach

Paul Evans

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

^[1] ^[2]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 22, 1985*	No. 19	vs. St. John's Big Apple NIT first round	L 58–66	0–1	27 – Robinson	18 – Robinson	–	Hartford Civic Center (5,336) Hartford, CT
Nov 26, 1985*		Westminster (PA)	W 84–54	1–1	24 – Robinson	10 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House (2,050) Annapolis, MD
Dec 2, 1985*		Case Western Reserve	W 105–55^[3]	2–1	21 – Robinson	11 – Liebert	6 – Tied	Halsey Field House (1,075) Annapolis, MD
Dec 4, 1985*		Penn State	W 103–50^[4]	3–1	21 – Robinson	17 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House (4,226) Annapolis, MD
Dec 6, 1985*		vs. Ohio Carrier Classic	W 73–62	4–1	29 – Butler	16 – Robinson	–	Carrier Dome (23,764) Syracuse, NY
Dec 7, 1985*		at No. 4 Syracuse Carrier Classic	L 67–89^[5]	4–2	22 – Robinson	11 – Robinson	–	Carrier Dome (25,432) Syracuse, NY
Dec 20, 1985*		vs. Air Force Suntory Ball Tournament	W 70–53^[6]	5–2	19 – Robinson	13 – Robinson	–	Osaka Castle Hall (13,185) Osaka, Japan
Dec 22, 1985*		vs. Army Suntory Ball Tournament	W 93–63	6–2	19 – Robinson	17 – Butler	–	Kokugikan Arena (12,732) Tokyo, Japan
Dec 27, 1985*		vs. No. 20 DePaul Cotton States Classic	W 67–64	7–2	23 – Butler	16 – Robinson	–	The Omni (14,010) Atlanta, GA
Dec 28, 1985*		at No. 7 Georgia Tech Cotton States Classic	L 64–82	7–3	22 – Butler	7 – Tied	–	The Omni (15,768) Atlanta, GA
CAA regular season
Jan 4, 1986		at UNC Wilmington	W 76–61	8–3 (1–0)	24 – Butler	14 – Robinson	–	Trask Coliseum (5,530) Wilmington, NC
Jan 6, 1986		at East Carolina	W 67–62	9–3 (2–0)	23 – Robinson	12 – Robinson	–	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,500) Greenville, NC
Jan 9, 1986		James Madison	W 85–54	10–3 (3–0)	26 – Robinson	18 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House (3,735) Annapolis, MD
Jan 11, 1986		George Mason	W 88–74	11–3 (4–0)	26 – Whitaker	13 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House (4,557) Annapolis, MD
Jan 15, 1986*		Lafayette	W 71–56	12–3	21 – Butler	13 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House (3,131) Annapolis, MD
Jan 18, 1986		at American	W 97–68	13–3 (5–0)	17 – Robinson	13 – Robinson	–	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall (2,275) Washington, D.C.
Jan 20, 1986*		at Delaware	W 108–63	14–3	37 – Robinson	14 – Robinson	–	Delaware Field House (2,559) Newark, DE
Jan 23, 1986		at Richmond	L 61–67	14–4 (5–1)	22 – Robinson	11 – Robinson	–	Robins Center (9,673) Richmond, VA
Jan 25, 1986		at William & Mary	W 76–68	15–4 (6–1)	31 – Robinson	8 – Robinson	–	Kaplan Arena (4,521) Williamsburg, VA
Feb 1, 1986		UNC Wilmington	W 95–68	16–4 (7–1)	31 – Robinson	12 – Butler	–	Halsey Field House (3,985) Annapolis, MD
Feb 3, 1986		East Carolina	W 71–56	17–4 (8–1)	26 – Butler	10 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House (2,565) Annapolis, MD
Feb 6, 1986		at George Mason	W 81–68	18–4 (9–1)	33 – Robinson	20 – Robinson	–	Patriot Center (5,222) Fairfax, VA
Feb 8, 1986		at James Madison	W 63–51	19–4 (10–1)	20 – Robinson	7 – Butler	–	JMU Convocation Center (6,100) Harrisonburg, VA
Feb 12, 1986*		at Fairfield	W 78–53	20–4	19 – Robinson	25 – Robinson	–	Brendan Byrne Arena (5,118) East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 15, 1986		American	W 74–53	21–4 (11–1)	16 – Robinson	13 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House (4,135) Annapolis, MD
Feb 17, 1986	No. 17	William & Mary	W 66–51	22–4 (12–1)	19 – Robinson	14 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House (3,185) Annapolis, MD
Feb 22, 1986*	No. 17	at Army	W 55–52 ^OT	23–4	23 – Robinson	11 – Robinson	–	Christl Arena (3,517) West Point, NY
Feb 25, 1986	No. 19	Richmond	W 85–72	24–4 (13–1)	27 – Butler	11 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House (6,315) Annapolis, MD
CAA tournament
Mar 1, 1986*	(1) No. 18	(8) James Madison Quarterfinals	W 81–67^[7]	25–4	32 – Robinson	19 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House (2,033) Annapolis, MD
Mar 3, 1986*	(1) No. 18	vs. (4) UNC Wilmington Semifinals	W 62–60^[8]	26–4	22 – Robinson	16 – Robinson	–	Patriot Center (4,439) Fairfax, VA
Mar 4, 1986*	(1) No. 18	at (3) George Mason CAA tournament championship	W 72–61^[9]	27–4	26 – Robinson	12 – Robinson	–	Patriot Center (6,218) Fairfax, VA
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1986*	(7 E) No. 17	vs. (10 E) Tulsa First round	W 87–68	28–4	30 – Robinson	12 – Robinson	11 – Whitaker	Carrier Dome (19,004) Syracuse, NY
Mar 16, 1986*	(7 E) No. 17	at (2 E) No. 9 Syracuse Second Round	W 97–85^[10]	29–4	35 – Robinson	11 – Robinson	7 – Whitaker	Carrier Dome (21,713) Syracuse, NY
Mar 21, 1986*	(7 E) No. 17	at (14 E) Cleveland State Regional semifinal	W 71–70^[11]^[12]	30–4	23 – Whitaker	14 – Robinson	10 – Whitaker	Brendan Byrne Arena (19,454) East Rutherford, NJ
Mar 23, 1986*	(7 E) No. 17	at (1 E) No. 1 Duke Regional final	L 50–71	30–5	23 – Robinson	10 – Robinson	7 – Whitaker	Brendan Byrne Arena (19,454) East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[13] ^[14]

Rankings[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

David Robinson – CAA Player of the Year (2), Consensus Second-Team All-American, NCAA records for blocked shots in a game (14) and season (207),^[15] National leader in rebounds (13.0) and blocked shots (5.9) per game

References[edit]

^ "1985-86 Navy Midshipmen Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

^ "Navy 1986 Summary". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

^ "Navy Rolls, 105-55". The Washington Post. December 3, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

^ "Navy Gives Penn State Painful Lesson, 103-50". The Washington Post. December 5, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

^ "Navy Can't Keep Up With Syracuse, 89-67". The Washington Post. December 8, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

^ "Navy 70, Air Force 53". Associated Press. December 21, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

^ "Navy Struggles Past Madison, 81-67". The Washington Post. March 2, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

^ "George Mason, Navy Advance To CAA Final". The Washington Post. March 4, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

^ "Navy Subdues George Mason, Wins CAA Title". The Washington Post. March 5, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

^ "Robinson, Navy Sink Syracuse". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

^ "NAVY`S ROBINSON BREAKS THE BASKETBALL MOLD". Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

^ "Robinson Sinks Cleveland State, 71-70". The New York Times. March 22, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

^ "1985-86 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results". Retrieved April 13, 2019.

^ "1985–86 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 933. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

v t e Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
Venues	Dahlgren Hall (1907–1957) Halsey Field House (1957–1991) Alumni Hall (1991–present)
Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 1999–2000 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold

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