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 The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a collegiate athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Originally a non-football conference, the Sun Belt began sponsoring football in 2001. Its football teams participa ...

and played their home games at the

ODU Fieldhouse Old Dominion University Fieldhouse was a 5,200-seat multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Opened in 1970, it was home to the Old Dominion Monarchs and Lady Monarchs college basketball team ...

. 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 The 1986 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 1 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Jacksonville upset hosts UAB in the championship game, 70–69, to win their second Sun ...

, 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 before losing to No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Duke in the round of 32.

Roster

Schedule and results

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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

References

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