1986 Starters for Duke Blue Devils Basketball Team

American college basketball season

1985–86 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC Tournament champions ACC regular season champions NIT Season Tip-Off champions
NCAA Tournament, Runner up
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	37–3 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Bob Bender Tom Rogers Chuck Swenson
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

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

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.

Roster [edit]

1985–86 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 4 Tommy Amaker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr W.T. Woodson Falls Church, Virginia G 12 David Henderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Warren County Henderson, North Carolina G 14 Quin Snyder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Mercer Island Mercer Island, Washington C 21 Jay Bilas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Rolling Hills Rolling Hills Estates, California G 24 Johnny Dawkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Mackin Catholic Washington, D.C. G 31 Kevin Strickland 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So North Surry Mount Airy, North Carolina PF 32 Mark Alarie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Brophy Prep Phoenix, Arizona F 33 John Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr — Fort Washington, Maryland F 35 Danny Ferry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr DeMatha Catholic Hyattsville, Maryland F 40 Weldon Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Crete-Monee Park Forest, IL C 51 Martin Nessley 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Whitehall-Yearling Whitehall, Ohio F 55 Billy King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Park View Sterling, Virginia	Head coach Mike Krzyzewski Assistant coach(es) Bob Bender Tom Rogers Chuck Swenson Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule [edit]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
November 21* 10:00 p.m.,Mizlou	No. 6	vs.Lamar	W66–62	1–0	18– Henderson	7– Alarie, Henderson	4– Amaker	The Summit (1,250) Houston, TX
November 24* Mizlou	No. 6	No. 16UAB	W66–54	2–0	18– Dawkins	11– Ferry	–	The Summit (947) Houston, TX
November 26* 7:30 p.m.	No. 6	atWilliam & Mary	W84–61	3–0	28– Dawkins	7– Ferry	–	William & Mary Hall (6,400) Williamsburg, VA
November 29* Mizlou/USA	No. 6	No. 18St. John's Preseason NIT Semi-Finals	W71–70	4–0	20– Dawkins	8– Ferry	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 1* Mizlou/USA	No. 6	No. 5Kansas Preseason NIT Championship	W92–86	5–0	30– Henderson	7– Alarie	–	Madison Square Garden (8,598) New York, NY
December 2* 7:30 p.m.	No. 6	East Carolina	W98–66	6–0	25– Alarie	8– Alarie	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
December 4* 7:30 p.m.	No. 3	Vanderbilt	W84–74	7–0	21– Dawkins	8– Ferry	–	Memorial Gymnasium (14,287) Nashville, TN
December 7 9:00 p.m.	No. 3	Virginia	W72–64	8–0 (1–0)	24– Dawkins	10– Henderson	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 18* 7:30 p.m.	No. 3	atDavidson	W69–52	9–0	13– Alarie	9– Ferry	–	Charlotte Coliseum (7,791) Charlotte, NC
December 28* 1:30 p.m.	No. 3	Appalachian State	W88–46	10–0	16– Dawkins	8– Bilas	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
December 30* 7:30 p.m.	No. 3	Northwestern	W78–55	11–0	21– Dawkins	8– Ferry	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
January 4 9:00 p.m.	No. 3	atMaryland Rivalry	W81–75	12–0 (2–0)	25– Henderson	7– Ferry, Henderson	–	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
January 8* 7:30 p.m.	No. 3	St. Louis	W84–58	13–0	21– Alarie	6– Ferry	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
January 11 12:00 p.m.	No. 3	NC State	W74–64	14–0 (3–0)	24– Alarie	8– Henderson	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
January 13* 7:00 p.m.	No. 3	atSt. Joseph's	W87–66	15–0	22– Alarie	9– Alarie	–	The Palestra (9,208) Philadelphia, PA
January 16 9:00 p.m.	No. 3	Wake Forest	W92–63	16–0 (4–0)	17– Henderson	6– Bilas,Henderson	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
January 18 1:30 p.m.,Raycom/JP	No. 3	at No. 1North Carolina Rivalry	L92–95	16–1 (4–1)	24– Henderson	7– Henderson	–	Dean Smith Center (21,444) Chapel Hill, NC
January 21 9:00 p.m.,ESPN	No. 2	at No. 4Georgia Tech	L80–87	16–2 (4–2)	26– Alarie	8– Alarie	–	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,126) Atlanta, GA
January 25 9:00 p.m.	No. 2	Maryland	W80–68	17–2 (5–2)	24– Dawkins	8– Bilas	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
January 27* 7:30 p.m.	No. 2	Harvard	W89–52	18–2	14– Henderson	10– Bilas	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
January 29 7:30 p.m.	No. 5	Clemson	W89–78	19–2 (6–2)	29– Alarie	7– Alarie	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
February 1 1:30 p.m.	No. 5	atWake Forest	W68–58	20–2 (7–2)	20– Alarie	9– Bilas,Ferry,Alarie	–	Greensboro Coliseum (13,300) Greensboro, NC
February 6 7:30 p.m.	No. 4	atVirginia	W77–65	21–2 (8–2)	20– Dawkins,Henderson	7– Bilas,Ferry	–	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
February 9 1:00 p.m.,NBC	No. 4	No. 2Georgia Tech	W75–59	22–2 (9–2)	24– Alarie	9– Alarie	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
February 11* 8:00 p.m.	No. 2	Stetson	W85–66	23–2	18– Dawkins	10– Alarie	–	Ocean Center (5,387) Daytona Beach, FL
February 15 7:30 p.m.	No. 2	No. 17NC State	W72–70	24–2 (10–2)	24– Dawkins	7– Alarie	–	Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, NC
February 16* 1:00 p.m.,NBC	No. 2	No. 14Notre Dame	W75–74	25–2	22– Alarie	8– Dawkins	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
February 19* 7:30 p.m.	No. 2	Miami (FL)	W104–82	26–2	18– Alarie	9– Ferry	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
February 2* 4:00 p.m.,CBS	No. 2	No. 10Oklahoma	W93–84	27–2	28– Henderson	8– Henderson	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
February 26 7:30 p.m.	No. 1	Clemson	W77–69	28–2 (11–2)	27– Dawkins	11– Henderson	–	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,736) Clemson, SC
March 2 1:00 p.m.	No. 1	No. 3North Carolina	W82–74	29–2 (12–2)	27– Henderson	5– Amaker	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
March 7*	No. 1	vs.Wake Forest ACC Tournament	W68–60	30–2	22– Alarie	6– Alarie,Bilas	–	Greensboro Coliseum (16,242) Greensboro, NC
March 8*	No. 1	vs.Virginia ACC Tournament	W75–70	31–2	24– Dawkins	9– Henderson	–	Greensboro Coliseum (16,242) Greensboro, NC
March 9*	No. 1	vs. No. 6Georgia Tech ACC Tournament	W68–67	32–2	20– Dawkins	8– Bilas,Ferry	–	Greensboro Coliseum (16,242) Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 13* ESPN (via NCAA Productions)	(1 E) No. 1	vs. (16 E)Mississippi Valley State NCAA Tournament	W85–78	33–2	27– Dawkins	11– Ferry	4– Snyder	Greensboro Coliseum (8,328) Greensboro, NC
March 15* ESPN	(1 E) No. 1	vs.Old Dominion NCAA Tournament	W89–61	34–2	25– Dawkins	14– Alarie	7– Amaker	Greensboro Coliseum (12,096) Greensboro, NC
March 21* ESPN	(1 E) No. 1	DePaul East Regional Semifinal	W74–67	35–2	–	–	–	Meadowlands Arena (19,454) East Rutherford, NJ
March 23* CBS	(1 E) No. 1	No. 17Navy East Regional Final	W71–50	36–2	28– Dawkins	10– Bilas	5– Amaker	Meadowlands Arena (19,454) East Rutherford, NJ
March 29* CBS	(1 E) No. 1	vs. No. 2Kansas National Semifinal	W71–67	37–2	24– Dawkins	8– Alarie	6– Amaker	Reunion Arena (16,493) Dallas, TX
March 31* CBS	(1 E) No. 1	vs. No. 7Louisville NCAA Tournament Championship	L69–72	37–3	24– Dawkins	6– Alarie	7– Amaker	Reunion Arena (16,493) Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Awards and honors [edit]

• Mike Krzyzewski, ACC Coach of the Year
• Johnny Dawkins, Naismith College Player of the Year

Team players drafted into the NBA [edit]

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 [edit]

1. ^ GoDuke.StatsGeek.com. Retrieved 2015-May-31.
2. ^ The Chronicle, 1986. Retrieved 2020-October-20.
3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-02-06 . {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links [edit]

• Duke Blue Devils Basketball Statistical Database

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1. ^ "1985-86 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results".

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