1985–86 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1985–86 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	19–14 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach	Lefty Driesell (17th season)
Home arena	Cole Field House

1985–86 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Duke†	12	–	2		.857			37	–	3		.925
No. 6 Georgia Tech	11	–	3		.786			27	–	7		.794
No. 8 North Carolina	10	–	4		.714			28	–	6		.824
NC State	7	–	7		.500			21	–	13		.618
Virginia	7	–	7		.500			19	–	11		.633
Maryland	6	–	8		.429			19	–	14		.576
Clemson	3	–	11		.214			19	–	15		.559
Wake Forest	0	–	14		.000			8	–	21		.276
† 1986 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1985–86 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 3 Keith Gatlin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Grimesland, NC G 12 Jeff Baxter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Washington, DC G 22 Walter Lancaster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Lanham, MD C 31 Bryan Palmer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Glen Rock, PA F/C 32 Terry Long 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Glen Allen, VA F 33 Derrick Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Temple Hills, MD F 34 Len Bias 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Landover, MD F 41 Tom Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Oak Hill, WV F 50 Ed Woods 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Rockville, MD	Head coach Charles "Lefty" Driesell Assistant coach(es) Mel Cartwright Ron Bradley Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 23*	No. 19	Northeastern	W 84–72	1–0	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
November 26*	No. 17	at George Mason	W 81–80	2–0	Washington, D.C.
November 30*	No. 17	at Ohio State	L 66–78	2–1	Columbus, OH
December 3*		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 74–51	3–1	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
December 5*		William & Mary	W 77–48	4–1	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
December 7*		No. 14 UNLV	L 61–64	4–2	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
December 12*		at West Virginia	W 42–41	5–2	Morgantown, WV
December 13*		Towson State	W 91–58	6–2	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
December 21*		Alabama	W 60–58	7–2	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
December 28*		vs. Stanford Hawaii-Pacific Tournament	W 67–65	8–2	War Memorial Coliseum
December 29*		at Hawaii Pacific Hawaii-Pacific Tournament	W 92–85	9–2	War Memorial Coliseum
January 4		Duke	L 75–81	9–3 (0–1)	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
January 7*		Randolph–Macon	W 74–50	10–3	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
January 11		at Georgia Tech	L 67–68	10–4 (0–2)	Atlanta, GA
January 14		No. 1 North Carolina	L 67–71	10–5 (0–3)	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
January 19		at Virginia	L 49–70	10–6 (0–4)	University Hall  Charlottesville, VA
January 23		NC State	L 55–67	10–7 (0–5)	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
January 25		at No. 2 Duke	L 68–80	10–8 (0–6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 28		Wake Forest	W 77–55	11–8 (1–6)	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
February 1*		at Villanova	L 62–64	11–9	The Pavilion  Villanova, Pennsylvania
February 3*		at No. 14 Notre Dame	L 62–69	11–10	Athletic & Convocation Center  Notre Dame, Indiana
February 8		Clemson	W 78–69	12–10 (2–6)	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
February 13		at No. 17 NC State	W 67–66	13–10 (3–6)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
February 15		at Clemson	L 60–70	13–11 (3–7)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC
February 17*		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 91–44	14–11	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
February 20		at No. 1 North Carolina	W 77–72 OT	15–11 (4–7)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
February 22		No. 5 Georgia Tech	L 70–77	15–12 (4–8)	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
February 26		at Wake Forest	W 59–48	16–12 (5–8)	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
March 1		Virginia	W 87–72	17–12 (6–8)	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
ACC Tournament
March 7*		vs. No. 4 North Carolina ACC tournament Quarterfinal	W 85–75	18–12	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
March 8*		vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech ACC Tournament Semifinal	L 62–64	18–13	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 14*	(5 W)	vs. (12 W) Pepperdine NCAA tournament first round	W 69–64	19–13	Long Beach Arena  Long Beach, CA
March 16*	(5 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 11 UNLV NCAA tournament second round	L 64–70	19–14	Long Beach Arena  Long Beach, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Rankings

See also: 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

• Len Bias – ACC Player of the Year, Consensus First-team All-American

Team players in the 1986 NBA draft

Main article: 1986 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	2	Len Bias	Boston Celtics