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1985–86 Navy Midshipmen Men's Basketball Team
The 1985–86 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen were led by sixth-year head coach Paul Evans (basketball), Paul Evans, and played their home games at Halsey Field House in Annapolis, Maryland as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. Behind Consensus Second-Team All-American David Robinson (basketball), David Robinson, the team won the CAA regular-season (13–1) and conference tournament titles, made a run to the Elite Eight of the 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament, and finished with an overall record of 30–5. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, CAA regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, 1986 CAA men's basketball tournament, , - !colspan=9 style=, 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Evans (basketball)
Paul C. Evans (born January 31, 1945) is an American former head coach of men's college basketball. Paul Evans was noted for running a "power offense" with emphasis on distributing the ball through centers and power forwards. His tenures at Navy and Pittsburgh was notable for the development of quality big men such as David Robinson, Charles Smith, Jerome Lane, Brian Shorter, Bobby Martin, Darren Morningstar, and Eric Mobley. He coached at Division III St. Lawrence University for seven season guiding them to six ICAC Conference Championships and five NCAA Division III post-season appearances, including two regional finals. He went on to coach at Navy for six seasons and an overall 199–60 (.665) record which included a cinderella appearance in the 1986 Elite Eight led by star center Robinson. After taking over at Pitt starting in the 1986–87 season, he guided the Panthers to regular season Big East Conference titles in 1987 and 1988, several top 10 rankings in the polls ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |