1985–86 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team


The 1985–86 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 72nd season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Metro Conference and were coached by Denny Crum. The team played home games at Freedom Hall.

1985–86 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
Metro Conference tournament champions
Metro Conference regular season champions
ConferenceMetro Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record32–7 (10–2 Metro)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFreedom Hall
Seasons
1985–86 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Louisville 10 2   .833 32 7   .821
No. 12 Memphis State 9 3   .750 28 6   .824
Virginia Tech 7 5   .583 22 9   .710
Southern Mississippi 6 6   .500 17 12   .586
Cincinnati 5 7   .417 12 16   .429
Florida State 3 9   .250 12 17   .414
South Carolina 2 10   .167 12 16   .429
1986 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The team compiled a 32–7 record and brought Louisville basketball their second NCAA national championship when they defeated Duke, 72–69.

Roster

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1985–86 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 34 Mike Abram 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Northside Muncie, Indiana
F 41 Herbert Crook 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Eastern Louisville, Kentucky
F/C 43 Pervis Ellison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Savannah Savannah, Georgia
G 42 Jeff Hall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Fairview Ashland, Kentucky
F 44 Tony Kimbro 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Seneca Louisville, Kentucky
F/C 33 Avery Marshall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
F/C 10 Mark McSwain 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr St. Pius X Atlanta, Georgia
F 24 Will Olliges 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So St.Xavier Louisville, Kentucky
F 21 Kenny Payne 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Northeast Jones Laurel, Mississippi
F 30 David Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Eastside Gainesville, Florida
F 55 Billy Thompson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Camden Camden, New Jersey
F 00 Robbie Valentine 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr North Hardin Radcliff, Kentucky
G 20 Milt Wagner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Camden Camden, New Jersey
G 15 Kevin Walls 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Camden Camden, New Jersey
G 23 Chris West 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Manual Louisville, Kentucky
G 22 Keith Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Seneca Louisville, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jerry Jones

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 22, 1985*
No. 9 vs. Miami (OH)
Preseason NIT
W 81–65  1–0
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 23, 1985*
No. 9 vs. Tulsa
Preseason NIT
W 80–74  2–0
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 24, 1985*
No. 9 vs. No. 5 Kansas
Preseason NIT
L 78–83  2–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Nov 25, 1985*
No. 9 at No. 18 St. John's
Preseason NIT
L 79–86  2–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 7, 1985*
No. 16 Purdue W 77–58  3–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 10, 1985*
Iona W 88–75  4–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 14, 1985*
Western Kentucky W 73–70  5–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 18, 1985*
No. 16 No. 17 Indiana W 65–63  6–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 28, 1985*
No. 15 at No. 13 Kentucky L 64–69  6–3
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 4, 1986*
Wyoming W 94–62  7–3
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 6, 1986*
Eastern Kentucky W 86–55  8–3
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 9, 1986
at No. 6 Memphis State L 71–73  8–4
(0–1)
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 13, 1986
at Southern Miss W 59–54  9–4
(1–1)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 15, 1986
at Florida State W 85–64  10–4
(2–1)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 18, 1986*
No. 4 Syracuse W 83–73  11–4
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 20, 1986
Cincinnati L 82–84  11–5
(2–2)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 25, 1986*
at No. 7 Kansas L 69–71  11–6
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 1, 1986
No. 7 Memphis State W 70–69  24–7
(10–2)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Metro Conference tournament
Mar 7, 1986*
Cincinnati W 86–65  25–7
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 8, 1986*
No. 10 Memphis State W 88–79  26–7
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1986*
(2 W) No. 7 vs. (15 W) Drexel
First round
W 93–73  27–7
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
Mar 15, 1986*
(2 W) No. 7 vs. No. 14 Bradley
Second Round
W 82–68  28–7
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
Mar 20, 1986*
(2 W) No. 7 vs. (3 W) No. 8 North Carolina
Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 94–79  29–7
The Summit 
Houston, Texas
Mar 22, 1986*
(2 W) No. 7 vs. (8 W) Auburn
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 84–76  30–7
The Summit 
Houston, Texas
Mar 29, 1986*
(2 W) No. 7 vs. (11 SE) LSU
National semifinal – Final Four
W 88–77  31–7
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
Mar 31, 1986*
(2 W) No. 7 vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke
National Championship Game
W 72–69  32–7
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

NCAA basketball tournament

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West region

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First round Quarter-finals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 St John's 83
16 Montana St 74
1 St John's 65
8 Auburn 81
8 Auburn 73
9 Arizona 63
8 Auburn 70
4 UNLV 63
5 Maryland 69
12 Pepperdine 64
5 Maryland 64
4 UNLV 70
4 UNLV 74
13 Northeast Louisiana 51
8 Auburn 76
2 Louisville 84
6 UAB 66
11 Missouri 64
6 UAB 59
3 North Carolina 77
3 North Carolina 84
14 Utah 72
3 North Carolina 79
2 Louisville 94
7 Bradley 83
10 UTEP 65
7 Bradley 68
2 Louisville 82
2 Louisville 93
15 Drexel 73

Final Four

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National semifinals National Championship Game
      
E1 Duke 71
M1 Kansas 67
E1 Duke 69
W2 Louisville 72
S11 LSU 77
W2 Louisville 88

Awards and honors

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  • Billy Thompson, first team All-Metro Conference
  • Billy Thompson, AP honorable mention All-American
  • Billy Thompson, NCAA All-Tournament team
  • Billy Thompson, NCAA All-West regional
  • Milt Wagner, first team All-Metro Conference
  • Milt Wagner. AP honorable mention All-American
  • Pervis Ellison, Final Four Most Outstanding Player[1]
  • Pervis Ellison, NCAA All-West regional
  • Pervis Ellison, Metro Conference Freshman of the Year
  • Pervis Ellison, second team All-Metro Conference
  • Herbert Crook, NCAA All-West regional
  • Tony Kimbro, Metro Conference All-Freshman team

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
1986 1 19 Billy Thompson Atlanta Hawks
1986 2 35 Milt Wagner Dallas Mavericks
1986 6 118 Jeff Hall Indiana Pacers
1988 3 61 Herbert Crook Indiana Pacers
1989 1 1 Pervis Ellison Sacramento Kings
1989 1 19 Kenny Payne Philadelphia 76ers

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References

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  1. ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "1986 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2012.