Senior guard Dell Curry ended his career with school records for points in a single season and career, both of which have been surpassed. Curry remains the school record holder for career steals. Curry was taken by the Utah Jazz with the 15th pick of the 1986 NBA draft. Though he only played one season in Utah, Curry would go on to have a 16-year career in the NBA.
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The 1985 86 Virginia Tech Hokies men s basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from Blacksburg Virginia as members of the Metro Conference during the 1985 86 season The Hokies were led by head coach Charles Moir and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg Virginia After finishing third in the Metro regular season standings Virginia Tech was knocked off in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament The Hokies still secured an at large bid to the NCAA tournament As No 7 seed in the Southeast region the team was beaten by No 10 seed and defending National champion Villanova in the opening round 1 1985 86 Virginia Tech Hokies men s basketballNCAA tournamentConferenceMetro ConferenceRecord22 9 7 5 Metro Head coachCharles Moir 10th season Home arenaCassell ColiseumSeasons 1984 851986 87 1985 86 Metro Conference men s basketball standings vte 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 PollSenior guard Dell Curry ended his career with school records for points in a single season and career both of which have been surpassed Curry remains the school record holder for career steals Curry was taken by the Utah Jazz with the 15th pick of the 1986 NBA draft Though he only played one season in Utah Curry would go on to have a 16 year career in the NBA Contents 1 Roster 2 Schedule and results 3 Rankings 4 Players in the 1986 NBA draft 5 ReferencesRoster edit1985 86 Virginia Tech Hokies men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year Previous school HometownG 30 Dell Curry 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 195 lb 88 kg Sr Fort Defiance Grottoes VA Head coachCharles Moir Appalachian State Assistant coach es Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirtRosterSchedule and results editDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site city stateRegular SeasonNov 22 1985 vs No 3 Michigan Maui Invitational L 66 67 0 1 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina HawaiiNov 23 1985 at Chaminade Maui Invitational W 70 66 1 1 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina HawaiiNov 25 1985 at USC W 90 81 2 1 L A Sports Arena Los Angeles CaliforniaNov 30 1985 at Old Dominion W 90 76 3 1 Norfolk Scope Norfolk VirginiaDec 4 1985 Coppin State W 72 45 4 1 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg VirginiaDec 7 1985 VCU W 78 52 5 1 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg VirginiaDec 10 1985 vs Virginia W 84 66 6 1 Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke VirginiaDec 14 1985 at VCU W 59 57 7 1 Richmond Coliseum Richmond VirginiaDec 21 1985 No 20 West Virginia W 76 69 8 1 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg VirginiaDec 27 1985 No 19 vs Miami OH Miller Classic L 82 83 8 2 Sun Dome Tampa FloridaDec 28 1985 No 19 vs American Miller Classic W 95 67 9 2 Sun Dome Tampa FloridaJan 2 1986 James Madison W 74 65 10 2 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg VirginiaJan 4 1986 Western Kentucky W 85 71 11 2 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg VirginiaJan 8 1986 Southern Miss W 88 72 12 2 1 0 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg VirginiaJan 11 1986 at South Carolina W 71 69 13 2 2 0 Carolina Coliseum Columbia South CarolinaJan 15 1986 at James Madison W 73 65 14 2 JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg VirginiaJan 18 1986 at Cincinnati L 104 107 14 3 2 1 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati OhioJan 22 1986 North Carolina A amp T W 79 75 15 3 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg VirginiaJan 25 1986 Florida State W 86 73 16 3 3 1 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg VirginiaJan 27 1986 at No 2 Memphis State L 61 83 16 4 3 2 Mid South Coliseum Memphis TennesseeJan 30 1986 No 16 No 20 Richmond W 71 67 17 4 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg VirginiaFeb 6 1986 at No 16 Louisville L 68 103 17 5 3 3 Freedom Hall Louisville KentuckyFeb 8 1986 No 3 Memphis State W 76 72 18 5 4 3 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg VirginiaFeb 10 1986 No 19 Louisville L 83 93 18 6 4 4 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg VirginiaFeb 15 1986 South Carolina W 92 78 19 6 5 4 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg VirginiaFeb 19 1986 at VMI W 88 73 20 6 Cameron Hall Lexington VirginiaFeb 22 1986 at Southern Miss L 66 69 20 7 5 5 Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg MississippiMetro TournamentMar 6 1986 vs Florida State Quarterfinals L 76 77 22 8 Freedom Hall Louisville KentuckyNCAA TournamentMar 13 1986 7 SE vs 10 SE Villanova First Round L 62 71 22 9 LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge Louisiana Non conference game Rankings from AP Poll Tournament seedings in parentheses SE Southeast 2 3 Rankings editMain article 1985 86 NCAA Division I men s basketball rankingsPlayers in the 1986 NBA draft editSee also 1986 NBA draft Round Pick Player NBA Club1 15 Dell Curry Utah Jazz 4 References edit Villanova Tops Virginia Tech The New York Times March 14 1986 Retrieved April 9 2022 1984 85 Men s Basketball Schedule Virginia Tech Athletics Retrieved April 9 2022 2021 22 Virginia Tech Men s Basketball 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