1985–86 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

1985–86 CAA men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
1985–86 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
CAA Tournament Champions; CAA Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
AP	No. 17
1985–86 record	30-5 (13-1 CAA)
Head coach	Paul Evans (6th season)
Assistant coach	Pete Herrmann (6th season)
Home arena	Halsey Field House

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, 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, the team won the CAA regular-season (13-1) and conference tournament titles, made a run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, and finished with an overall record of 30-5.

Roster

1985–86 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	5	Kylor Whitaker	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr		Lebanon, Oregon
G	10	Doug Wojcik	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Wheeling Central Catholic	Wheeling, West Virginia
F	40	Carl Liebert	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr		Floyds Knobs, Indiana
C	50	David Robinson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Osbourn Park	Woodbridge, Virginia
F	51	Vernon Butler	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr		Beltsville, Maryland

Head coach

Paul Evans

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	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 22, 1985*	No. 19	vs. St. John's Big Apple NIT First Round	L 58–66	0–1	27 – Robinson	18 – Robinson	–	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
Nov 26, 1985*		Westminster (PA)	W 84–54	1–1	24 – Robinson	10 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House Annapolis, MD
Dec 2, 1985*		Case Western Reserve	W 105–55[3]	2–1	21 – Robinson	11 – Liebert	6 – Tied	Halsey Field House (1,075) Annapolis, MD
Dec 4, 1985*		Penn State	W 103–50[4]	3–1	21 – Robinson	17 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House Annapolis, MD
Dec 6, 1985*		vs. Ohio Carrier Classic	W 73–62	4–1	29 – Butler	16 – Robinson	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Dec 7, 1985*		at No. 4 Syracuse Carrier Classic	L 67–89[5]	4–2	22 – Robinson	11 – Robinson	–	Carrier Dome (25,432) Syracuse, NY
Dec 20, 1985*		vs. Air Force Suntory Ball Tournament	W 70–53[6]	5–2	19 – Robinson	13 – Robinson	–	Osaka Castle Hall (13,185) Osaka, Japan
Dec 22, 1985*		vs. Army Suntory Ball Tournament	W 93–63	6–2	19 – Robinson	17 – Butler	–	Kokugikan Arena Tokyo, Japan
Dec 27, 1985*		vs. No. 20 DePaul Cotton States Classic	W 67–64	7–2	23 – Butler	16 – Robinson	–	The Omni Atlanta, GA
Dec 28, 1985*		at No. 7 Georgia Tech Cotton States Classic	L 64–82	7–3	22 – Butler	7 – Tied	–	The Omni Atlanta, GA
CAA regular season
Jan 4, 1986		at UNC Wilmington	W 76–61	8–3 (1–0)	24 – Butler	14 – Robinson	–	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
Jan 6, 1986		at East Carolina	W 67–62	9–3 (2–0)	23 – Robinson	12 – Robinson	–	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
Jan 9, 1986		James Madison	W 85–54	10–3 (3–0)	26 – Robinson	18 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House Annapolis, MD
Jan 11, 1986		George Mason	W 88–74	11–3 (4–0)	26 – Whitaker	13 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House Annapolis, MD
Jan 15, 1986*		Lafayette	W 71–56	12–3	21 – Butler	13 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House Annapolis, MD
Jan 18, 1986		at American	W 97–68	13–3 (5–0)	17 – Robinson	13 – Robinson	–	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Washington, D.C.
Jan 20, 1986*		at Delaware	W 108–63	14–3	37 – Robinson	14 – Robinson	–	Delaware Field House Newark, DE
Jan 23, 1986		at Richmond	L 61–67	14–4 (5–1)	22 – Robinson	11 – Robinson	–	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Jan 25, 1986		at William & Mary	W 76–68	15–4 (6–1)	31 – Robinson	8 – Robinson	–	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
Feb 1, 1986		UNC Wilmington	W 95–68	16–4 (7–1)	31 – Robinson	12 – Butler	–	Halsey Field House Annapolis, MD
Feb 3, 1986		East Carolina	W 71–56	17–4 (8–1)	26 – Butler	10 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House Annapolis, MD
Feb 6, 1986		at George Mason	W 81–68	18–4 (9–1)	33 – Robinson	20 – Robinson	–	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
Feb 8, 1986		at James Madison	W 63–51	19–4 (10–1)	20 – Robinson	7 – Butler	–	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
Feb 12, 1986*		at Fairfield	W 78–53	20–4	19 – Robinson	25 – Robinson	–	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
Feb 15, 1986		American	W 74–53	21–4 (11–1)	16 – Robinson	13 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House Annapolis, MD
Feb 17, 1986	No. 17	William & Mary	W 66–51	22–4 (12–1)	19 – Robinson	14 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House Annapolis, MD
Feb 22, 1986*	No. 17	at Army	W 55–52 ^OT	23–4	23 – Robinson	11 – Robinson	–	Christl Arena West Point, NY
Feb 25, 1986	No. 19	Richmond	W 85–72	24–4 (13–1)	27 – Butler	11 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House Annapolis, MD
CAA Tournament
Mar 1, 1986*	No. 18	James Madison CAA Tournament Quarterfinal	W 81–67[7]	25–4	32 – Robinson	19 – Robinson	–	Halsey Field House Annapolis, MD
Mar 3, 1986*	No. 18	vs. North Carolina-Wilmington CAA Tournament Semifinal	W 62–60[8]	26–4	22 – Robinson	16 – Robinson	–	Patriot Center (4,439) Fairfax, VA
Mar 4, 1986*	No. 18	at George Mason CAA Tournament Championship	W 72–61[9]	27–4	26 – Robinson	12 – Robinson	–	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*	(7 E) No. 17	vs. (10 E) Tulsa First Round	W 87-68	28-4	30 – Robinson	12 – Robinson	11 – Whitaker	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Mar 16, 1986*	(7 E) No. 17	at (2 E) No. 9 Syracuse Second Round	W 97-85[10]	29-4	35 – Robinson	11 – Robinson	7 – Whitaker	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Mar 21, 1986*	(7 E) No. 17	at (14 E) Cleveland State Regional Semifinal	W 71-70[11][12]	30-4	23 – Whitaker	14 – Robinson	10 – Whitaker	Brendan Byrne Arena (19,454) East Rutherford, NJ
Mar 23, 1986*	(7 E) No. 17	at (1 E) No. 1 Duke Regional Final	L 50-71	30-5	23 – Robinson	10 – Robinson	7 – Whitaker	Brendan Byrne Arena (19,454) East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[13]

Rankings

Awards and honors

David Robinson – CAA Player of the Year (2), Consensus Second-Team All-American, NCAA records for blocked shots in a game (14) and season (207),[14] National leader in rebounds (13.0) and blocked shots (5.9) per game

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References

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"Navy 1986 Summary". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
"Navy Rolls, 105-55". The Washington Post. December 3, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
"Navy Gives Penn State Painful Lesson, 103-50". The Washington Post. December 5, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
"Navy Can't Keep Up With Syracuse, 89-67". The Washington Post. December 8, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
"Navy 70, Air Force 53". Associated Press. December 21, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
"Navy Struggles Past Madison, 81-67". The Washington Post. March 2, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
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"Navy Subdues George Mason, Wins CAA Title". The Washington Post. March 5, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
"Robinson, Navy Sink Syracuse". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
"NAVY`S ROBINSON BREAKS THE BASKETBALL MOLD". Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
"Robinson Sinks Cleveland State, 71-70". The New York Times. March 22, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
"1985-86 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results". Retrieved April 13, 2019.
ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 933. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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[1] "1985-86 Navy Midshipmen Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[2] "Navy 1986 Summary". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[3] "Navy Rolls, 105-55". The Washington Post. December 3, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[4] "Navy Gives Penn State Painful Lesson, 103-50". The Washington Post. December 5, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[5] "Navy Can't Keep Up With Syracuse, 89-67". The Washington Post. December 8, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[6] "Navy 70, Air Force 53". Associated Press. December 21, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[7] "Navy Struggles Past Madison, 81-67". The Washington Post. March 2, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[8] "George Mason, Navy Advance To CAA Final". The Washington Post. March 4, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[9] "Navy Subdues George Mason, Wins CAA Title". The Washington Post. March 5, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[10] "Robinson, Navy Sink Syracuse". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[11] "NAVY`S ROBINSON BREAKS THE BASKETBALL MOLD". Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[12] "Robinson Sinks Cleveland State, 71-70". The New York Times. March 22, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[13] "1985-86 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results". Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[Coaches-14] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 933. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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Venues	Dahlgren Hall (1907–1957) Halsey Field House (1957–1991) Alumni Hall (1991–present)
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