1985–86 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

1985–86 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
1985–86 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
Sun Belt regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	23–8 (11–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Tom Young (1st season);
Home arena	Norfolk Scope; Hampton Coliseum (alternate)
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Old Dominion	11	–	3	.786	23	–	8	.742
Western Kentucky	10	–	4	.714	23	–	8	.742
UAB	9	–	5	.643	25	–	11	.694
Jacksonville †	9	–	5	.643	21	–	10	.677
VCU	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
South Alabama	5	–	9	.357	16	–	16	.500
South Florida	5	–	9	.357	14	–	14	.500
UNC Charlotte	1	–	13	.071	8	–	20	.286

† 1986 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 1985–86 college basketball season. This was head coach Tom Young's 1st season at Old Dominion. The Monarchs competed in the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at the ODU Fieldhouse. They finished the season 23–8, 11–3 in Sun Belt play to the regular season conference title. They lost in the semifinals of the 1986 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament, but did earn an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 8 seed in the East Region where they defeated No. 9 seed West Virginia in the opening round^[1] before losing to No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Duke^[2] in the round of 32.

Roster

1985–86 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C		Kenny Gattison	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Wilmington, North Carolina

Head coach

Tom Young

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 23, 1985*		Czechoslovakia	W 81–62		Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Regular season
Nov 27, 1985*		Randolph–Macon	W 78–54	0–1	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 30, 1985*		Virginia Tech	L 76–90	1–1	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 9, 1985*		Rider	W 93–46	2–1	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 14, 1985*		James Madison Rivalry	W 57–50	3–1	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 17, 1985*		at No. 7 Georgia Tech	L 86–96	3–2	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 20, 1985*		vs. Virginia	L 61–68	3–3	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Dec 21, 1985*		at VCU Rivalry	W 67–55	4–3	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Dec 28, 1985		at Western Kentucky	W 62–59	5–3 (1–0)	E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
Jan 4, 1986		at No. 16 UAB	L 51–66	5–4 (1–1)	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (10,497) Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 13, 1986		at Charlotte	W 94–87	6–4 (2–1)	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 15, 1986*		at William & Mary	W 75–44	7–4	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia
Jan 18, 1986		VCU Rivalry	W 50–49	8–4 (3–1)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 20, 1986		at South Alabama	W 75–57	9–4 (4–1)	Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama
Jan 23, 1986		South Florida	W 47–43	10–4 (5–1)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 25, 1986		Jacksonville	W 64–56	11–4 (6–1)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 27, 1986*		at Richmond	W 62–59	12–4	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 30, 1986		UAB	L 58–71	12–5 (6–2)	Norfolk Scope (7,214) Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 1, 1986		UNC Charlotte	W 88–70	13–5 (7–2)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 3, 1986*		at James Madison Rivalry	W 59–53	14–5	Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia
Feb 6, 1986		Western Kentucky	W 74–61	15–5 (8–2)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 8, 1986		South Alabama	W 54–52	16–5 (9–2)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 11, 1986*		DePaul	W 66–53	17–5	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 13, 1986		at VCU Rivalry	W 61–56	18–5 (10–2)	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Feb 15, 1986		at Jacksonville	L 51–69^[4]	18–6 (10–3)	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 17, 1986		at South Florida	W 64–57	19–6 (11–3)	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Feb 20, 1986*		William & Mary	W 58–47	20–6	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 22, 1986*		Central Connecticut State	W 75–51	21–6	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Sun Belt tournament
Feb 27, 1986*	(1)	vs. (8) Charlotte Quarterfinals	W 76–67	22–6	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 28, 1986*	(1)	vs. (4) Jacksonville Semifinals	L 61–67	22–7	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1986*	(8 E)	vs. (9 E) West Virginia First Round	W 72–64^[1]	23–7	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 15, 1986*	(8 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke Second Round	L 61–89^[2]	23–8	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

Kenny Gattison – Sun Belt Player of the Year
Tom Young – Sun Belt co-Coach of the Year

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
3	55	Kenny Gattison	Phoenix Suns

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References

^ ^a ^b "East Regional: Old Dominion 72, West Virginia 64". The Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1986. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Two Years of Frustration End for Duke, 89-61". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1986. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
^ "1985–86 Old Dominion Monarchs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
^ "College Basketball Roundup". The Washington Post. February 16, 1986. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ "2020-21 ODU Monarch Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
^ "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[ncaa-wvu-1] "East Regional: Old Dominion 72, West Virginia 64". The Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1986. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[ncaa-duke-2] "Two Years of Frustration End for Duke, 89-61". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1986. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[3] "1985–86 Old Dominion Monarchs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[4] "College Basketball Roundup". The Washington Post. February 16, 1986. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[5] "2020-21 ODU Monarch Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[6] "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

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v t e Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
Venues	Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (1943–1969) ODU Fieldhouse (1970–1977, 1990–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–1977, 1990–2002; full-time: 1977–1990) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Chartway Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	James Madison Norfolk State VCU William & Mary
Culture & lore	Big Blue Monarch Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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
NCAA national championship in bold