1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA tournament, second round, L 85–97 vs. Navy
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	26–6 (14–2 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Bernie Fine (10th season); Wayne Morgan (2nd season);
Home arena	Carrier Dome

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.

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

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

Jim Boeheim (Syracuse)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

Leading scorer: Dwayne Washington 17.3 ppg
Leading rebounder: Rony Seikaly 7.8 rpg

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References

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

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[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.

Syracuse Orange men's basketball
Venues	Archbold Gymnasium (1908–1947; 1952–1955) State Fair Coliseum (1947–1951) Onondaga County War Memorial (1951–1952; 1955–1962) Manley Field House (1962–1980) JMA Wireless Dome (1980–present) Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center (practice)
Rivalries	UConn Georgetown Villanova
Culture & lore	"McNamara's Band" Otto the Orange Scandal 6-overtime game Syracuse ISP Sports Network
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 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 1999–2000 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
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics