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1985-86 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

1985–86 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
Georgetown Hoyas logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big East
Ranking
Coaches No. 15
AP No. 13
1985–86 record 24-8 (11-5 Big East)
Head coach John Thompson, Jr. (14th year)
Assistant coach Craig Esherick (4th year)
Assistant coach Mike Riley (4th year)
Captain Ralph Dalton (1st year)
Captain Michael Jackson (1st year)
Home arena Capital Centre
Seasons
← 1984–85
1986–87 →
1985–86 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 St. John's 14 2   .875     31 5   .861
#9 Syracuse 14 2   .875     26 6   .813
#13 Georgetown 11 5   .688     24 8   .750
Villanova 10 6   .625     23 14   .622
Providence 7 9   .438     17 14   .548
Pittsburgh 6 10   .375     15 14   .517
Boston College 4 12   .250     13 15   .464
Connecticut 3 13   .188     12 16   .429
Seton Hall 3 13   .188     14 18   .438
† 1986 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 31, 1986; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I basketball season. John Thompson, Jr., coached them in his 14th season as head coach. They played their home games at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. They were members of the Big East Conference and finished the season with a record of 24-8, 11-5 in Big East play. They advanced to the 1986 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament semifinals before losing to Syracuse and to the second round of the 1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament before losing to Michigan State. They were ranked No. 13 in the season's final Associated Press Poll and No. 15 in the final Coaches' Poll.

By the mid-1980s, slow-down games in which weaker teams attempted to control the ball for long stretches without shooting as a way of evening their odds against larger and faster teams had become common enough in men' college basketball to prompt the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to adopt a shot clock in men' basketball this season to force a return to quicker and higher-scoring play. Initially a 45-second clock, it would be reduced to 35 seconds in the 1993-94 season.

The new shot clock was not the only major change that the 1985-86 Hoyas faced: They also played the first season of the post-Patrick Ewing era at Georgetown, and the graduation of the dominant center – as well as of forward Bill Martin – in May 1985 required adjustments by a team that had become accustomed to Ewing's stellar offensive and defensive performances.


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