1985–86 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
# 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, 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.

## 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 (5,336) Hartford, CT |
| Nov 26, 1985* | | Westminster (PA) | W 84–54 | 1–1 | 24 – Robinson | 10 – Robinson | – | Halsey Field House (2,050) Annapolis, MD |
| Dec 2, 1985* | | Case Western Reserve | W 105–55 | 2–1 | 21 – Robinson | 11 – Liebert | 6 – Tied | Halsey Field House (1,075) Annapolis, MD |
| Dec 4, 1985* | | Penn State | W 103–50 | 3–1 | 21 – Robinson | 17 – Robinson | – | Halsey Field House (4,226) Annapolis, MD |
| Dec 6, 1985* | | vs. Ohio Carrier Classic | W 73–62 | 4–1 | 29 – Butler | 16 – Robinson | – | Carrier Dome (23,764) Syracuse, NY |
| Dec 7, 1985* | | at No. 4 Syracuse Carrier Classic | L 67–89 | 4–2 | 22 – Robinson | 11 – Robinson | – | Carrier Dome (25,432) Syracuse, NY |
| Dec 20, 1985* | | vs. Air Force Suntory Ball Tournament | W 70–53 | 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 (12,732) Tokyo, Japan |
| Dec 27, 1985* | | vs. No. 20 DePaul Cotton States Classic | W 67–64 | 7–2 | 23 – Butler | 16 – Robinson | – | The Omni (14,010) Atlanta, GA |
| Dec 28, 1985* | | at No. 7 Georgia Tech Cotton States Classic | L 64–82 | 7–3 | 22 – Butler | 7 – Tied | – | The Omni (15,768) Atlanta, GA |
| CAA regular season |||||||||
| Jan 4, 1986 | | at UNC Wilmington | W 76–61 | 8–3 (1–0) | 24 – Butler | 14 – Robinson | – | Trask Coliseum (5,530) Wilmington, NC |
| Jan 6, 1986 | | at East Carolina | W 67–62 | 9–3 (2–0) | 23 – Robinson | 12 – Robinson | – | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,500) Greenville, NC |
| Jan 9, 1986 | | James Madison | W 85–54 | 10–3 (3–0) | 26 – Robinson | 18 – Robinson | – | Halsey Field House (3,735) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 11, 1986 | | George Mason | W 88–74 | 11–3 (4–0) | 26 – Whitaker | 13 – Robinson | – | Halsey Field House (4,557) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 15, 1986* | | Lafayette | W 71–56 | 12–3 | 21 – Butler | 13 – Robinson | – | Halsey Field House (3,131) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 18, 1986 | | at American | W 97–68 | 13–3 (5–0) | 17 – Robinson | 13 – Robinson | – | Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall (2,275) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 20, 1986* | | at Delaware | W 108–63 | 14–3 | 37 – Robinson | 14 – Robinson | – | Delaware Field House (2,559) Newark, DE |
| Jan 23, 1986 | | at Richmond | L 61–67 | 14–4 (5–1) | 22 – Robinson | 11 – Robinson | – | Robins Center (9,673) Richmond, VA |
| Jan 25, 1986 | | at William & Mary | W 76–68 | 15–4 (6–1) | 31 – Robinson | 8 – Robinson | – | Kaplan Arena (4,521) Williamsburg, VA |
| Feb 1, 1986 | | UNC Wilmington | W 95–68 | 16–4 (7–1) | 31 – Robinson | 12 – Butler | – | Halsey Field House (3,985) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 3, 1986 | | East Carolina | W 71–56 | 17–4 (8–1) | 26 – Butler | 10 – Robinson | – | Halsey Field House (2,565) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 6, 1986 | | at George Mason | W 81–68 | 18–4 (9–1) | 33 – Robinson | 20 – Robinson | – | Patriot Center (5,222) Fairfax, VA |
| Feb 8, 1986 | | at James Madison | W 63–51 | 19–4 (10–1) | 20 – Robinson | 7 – Butler | – | JMU Convocation Center (6,100) Harrisonburg, VA |
| Feb 12, 1986* | | at Fairfield | W 78–53 | 20–4 | 19 – Robinson | 25 – Robinson | – | Brendan Byrne Arena (5,118) East Rutherford, NJ |
| Feb 15, 1986 | | American | W 74–53 | 21–4 (11–1) | 16 – Robinson | 13 – Robinson | – | Halsey Field House (4,135) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 17, 1986 | No. 17 | William & Mary | W 66–51 | 22–4 (12–1) | 19 – Robinson | 14 – Robinson | – | Halsey Field House (3,185) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 22, 1986* | No. 17 | at Army | W 55–52 $^{OT}$ | 23–4 | 23 – Robinson | 11 – Robinson | – | Christl Arena (3,517) West Point, NY |
| Feb 25, 1986 | No. 19 | Richmond | W 85–72 | 24–4 (13–1) | 27 – Butler | 11 – Robinson | – | Halsey Field House (6,315) Annapolis, MD |
| CAA tournament |||||||||
| Mar 1, 1986* | (1) No. 18 | (8) James Madison Quarterfinals | W 81–67 | 25–4 | 32 – Robinson | 19 – Robinson | – | Halsey Field House (2,033) Annapolis, MD |
| Mar 3, 1986* | (1) No. 18 | vs. (4) UNC Wilmington Semifinals | W 62–60 | 26–4 | 22 – Robinson | 16 – Robinson | – | Patriot Center (4,439) Fairfax, VA |
| Mar 4, 1986* | (1) No. 18 | at (3) George Mason CAA tournament championship | W 72–61 | 27–4 | 26 – Robinson | 12 – Robinson | – | Patriot Center (6,218) 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 (19,004) Syracuse, NY |
| Mar 16, 1986* | (7 E) No. 17 | at (2 E) No. 9 Syracuse Second Round | W 97–85 | 29–4 | 35 – Robinson | 11 – Robinson | 7 – Whitaker | Carrier Dome (21,713) Syracuse, NY |
| Mar 21, 1986* | (7 E) No. 17 | at (14 E) Cleveland State Regional semifinal | W 71–70 | 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. |||||||||

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## 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), National leader in rebounds (13.0) and blocked shots (5.9) per game
