The 1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented

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during the 1985–86 men's college basketball season. The head coach was

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, serving for his 10th year. The team played home games at the

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, New York. The team finished with a 26–6 (14–2) record and received at an large bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament. As the #2 seed in the East Region Syracuse began with an easy win over

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101–52. But in the second round they were upset by the

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led

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97–85.

Roster

Schedule

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Statistics

*Leading scorer: Dwayne Washington 17.3 ppg *Leading rebounder:

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7.8 rpg 2009-10 Syracuse Record Book
Retrieved 2013-Jul-29.

References

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