The 1985–86 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from
Blacksburg, Virginia as members of the
Metro Conference
The Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference, popularly known as the Metro Conference, was an NCAA Division I athletics conference, so named because its six charter members were all in urban metropolitan areas, though its later members did n ...
during the
1985–86 season. The Hokies were led by head coach
Charles Moir
Charles Robert Moir (November 29, 1930 – November 14, 2019) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team from 1976 until his resignation in October 1987. During his 11 seas ...
and played their home games at
Cassell Coliseum
Cassell Coliseum is a 10,052-seat multi-purpose arena in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States, that opened in 1962. It is home to the Virginia Tech Hokies men's and women's basketball teams, wrestling team, and volleyball team.
History
Built as a ...
in
Blacksburg, Virginia. After finishing third in the Metro regular season standings, Virginia Tech was knocked off in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament. The Hokies still secured an at-large bid to the
NCAA tournament. As No. 7 seed in the Southeast region, the team was beaten by No. 10 seed and defending National champion
Villanova in the opening round.
Senior guard
Dell Curry ended his career with school records for points in a single season and career, both of which have been surpassed. Curry remains the school record holder for career steals. Curry was taken by the Utah Jazz with the 15th pick of the
1986 NBA draft. Though he only played one season in Utah, Curry would go on to have a 16-year career in the NBA.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
Players in the 1986 NBA draft
References
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