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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 basketballNCAA tournament National championsMetro Conference tournament championsMetro Conference regular season championsConferenceMetro ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 7APNo 7Record32 7 10 2 Metro Head coachDenny Crum 15th season Assistant coachesWade Houston Jerry Jones Bobby DotsonHome arenaFreedom HallSeasons 1984 851986 87 1985 86 Metro Conference men s basketball standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 7 Louisville 10 2 833 32 7 821No 12 Memphis State 9 3 750 28 6 824Virginia Tech 7 5 583 22 9 710Southern Mississippi 6 6 500 17 12 586Cincinnati 5 7 417 12 16 429Florida State 3 9 250 12 17 414South Carolina 2 10 167 12 16 429 1986 Metro Conference tournament winnerRankings from AP PollThe team compiled a 32 7 record and brought Louisville basketball their second NCAA national championship when they defeated Duke 72 69 Contents 1 Roster 2 Schedule and results 3 NCAA basketball tournament 3 1 West region 3 2 Final Four 4 Awards and honors 5 Team players drafted into the NBA 6 ReferencesRoster Edit1985 86 Louisville Cardinals men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year Previous school HometownG F 34 Mike Abram 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 195 lb 88 kg So Northside Muncie IndianaF 41 Herbert Crook 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 190 lb 86 kg So Eastern Louisville KentuckyF C 43 Pervis Ellison 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 195 lb 88 kg Fr Savannah Savannah GeorgiaG 42 Jeff Hall 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 180 lb 82 kg Sr Fairview Ashland KentuckyF 44 Tony Kimbro 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 190 lb 86 kg Fr Seneca Louisville KentuckyF C 33 Avery Marshall 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 210 lb 95 kg Fr Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach South CarolinaF C 10 Mark McSwain 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 220 lb 100 kg Jr St Pius X Atlanta GeorgiaF 24 Will Olliges 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 205 lb 93 kg So St Xavier Louisville KentuckyF 21 Kenny Payne 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 195 lb 88 kg Fr Northeast Jones Laurel MississippiF 30 David Robinson 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 190 lb 86 kg Fr Eastside Gainesville FloridaF 55 Billy Thompson 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 195 lb 88 kg Sr Camden Camden New JerseyF 00 Robbie Valentine 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 200 lb 91 kg Sr North Hardin Radcliff KentuckyG 20 Milt Wagner 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 185 lb 84 kg Sr Camden Camden New JerseyG 15 Kevin Walls 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 170 lb 77 kg Fr Camden Camden New JerseyG 23 Chris West 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 175 lb 79 kg Jr Manual Louisville KentuckyG 22 Keith Williams 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 180 lb 82 kg Fr Seneca Louisville Kentucky Head coachDenny Crum UCLA Assistant coach es Jerry JonesLegend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on Injured Current redshirtSchedule and results EditDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site city stateRegular SeasonNov 22 1985 No 9 vs Miami OH Preseason NIT W 81 65 1 0 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati OhioNov 23 1985 No 9 vs Tulsa Preseason NIT W 80 74 2 0 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati OhioNov 24 1985 No 9 vs No 5 Kansas Preseason NIT L 78 83 2 1 Madison Square Garden New York New YorkNov 25 1985 No 9 at No 18 St John s Preseason NIT L 79 86 2 2 Madison Square Garden New York New YorkDec 7 1985 No 16 Purdue W 77 58 3 2 Freedom Hall Louisville KentuckyDec 10 1985 Iona W 88 75 4 2 Freedom Hall Louisville KentuckyDec 14 1985 Western Kentucky W 73 70 5 2 Freedom Hall Louisville KentuckyDec 18 1985 No 16 No 17 Indiana W 65 63 6 2 Freedom Hall Louisville KentuckyDec 28 1985 No 15 at No 13 Kentucky L 64 69 6 3 Rupp Arena Lexington KentuckyJan 4 1986 Wyoming W 94 62 7 3 Freedom Hall Louisville KentuckyJan 6 1986 Eastern Kentucky W 86 55 8 3 Freedom Hall Louisville KentuckyJan 9 1986 at No 6 Memphis State L 71 73 8 4 0 1 Mid South Coliseum Memphis TennesseeJan 13 1986 at Southern Miss W 59 54 9 4 1 1 Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg MississippiJan 15 1986 at Florida State W 85 64 10 4 2 1 Donald L Tucker Center Tallahassee FloridaJan 18 1986 No 4 Syracuse W 83 73 11 4 Freedom Hall Louisville KentuckyJan 20 1986 Cincinnati L 82 84 11 5 2 2 Freedom Hall Louisville KentuckyJan 25 1986 at No 7 Kansas L 69 71 11 6 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence KansasMar 1 1986 No 7 Memphis State W 70 69 24 7 10 2 Freedom Hall Louisville KentuckyMetro Conference tournamentMar 7 1986 Cincinnati W 86 65 25 7 Freedom Hall Louisville KentuckyMar 8 1986 No 10 Memphis State W 88 79 26 7 Freedom Hall Louisville KentuckyNCAA TournamentMar 13 1986 2 W No 7 vs 15 W Drexel First round W 93 73 27 7 Dee Events Center Ogden UtahMar 15 1986 2 W No 7 vs No 14 Bradley Second Round W 82 68 28 7 Dee Events Center Ogden UtahMar 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 TexasMar 22 1986 2 W No 7 vs 8 W Auburn Regional Final Elite Eight W 84 76 30 7 The Summit Houston TexasMar 29 1986 2 W No 7 vs 11 SE LSU National semifinal Final Four W 88 77 31 7 Reunion Arena Dallas TexasMar 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 EditWest region Edit First roundQuarter finalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals 1St John s8316Montana St741St John s658Auburn818Auburn739Arizona638Auburn704UNLV635Maryland6912Pepperdine645Maryland644UNLV704UNLV7413Northeast Louisiana518Auburn762Louisville846UAB6611Missouri646UAB593North Carolina773North Carolina8414Utah723North Carolina792Louisville947Bradley8310UTEP657Bradley682Louisville822Louisville9315Drexel73Final Four Edit National semifinalsNational Championship Game E1Duke71M1Kansas67E1Duke69W2Louisville72S11LSU77W2Louisville88Awards and honors EditBilly 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 teamTeam players drafted into the NBA EditYear Round Pick Player NBA Club1986 1 19 Billy Thompson Atlanta Hawks1986 2 35 Milt Wagner Dallas Mavericks1986 6 118 Jeff Hall Indiana Pacers1988 3 61 Herbert Crook Indiana Pacers1989 1 1 Pervis Ellison Sacramento Kings1989 1 19 Kenny Payne Philadelphia 76ers 2 References Edit Final Four Most Outstanding Players cbs sportsline com Archived from the original on 7 September 2008 Retrieved 31 March 2008 1986 NBA Draft on Databasebasketball com Archived from the original on 2012 02 05 Retrieved 2012 02 06 Retrieved from 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