1985–86 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

1985–86 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
Sun Belt regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record23–8 (11–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaNorfolk Scope
Hampton Coliseum (alternate)
1985–86 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Old Dominion 11 3   .786 23 8   .742
Western Kentucky 10 4   .714 23 8   .742
UAB 9 5   .643 25 11   .694
Jacksonville 9 5   .643 21 10   .677
VCU 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
South Alabama 5 9   .357 16 16   .500
South Florida 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
UNC Charlotte 1 13   .071 8 20   .286
1986 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 1985–86 college basketball season. This was head coach Tom Young's 1st season at Old Dominion. The Monarchs competed in the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at the ODU Fieldhouse. They finished the season 23–8, 11–3 in Sun Belt play to the regular season conference title. They lost in the semifinals of the 1986 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament, but did earn an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 8 seed in the East Region where they defeated No. 9 seed West Virginia in the opening round before losing to No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Duke in the round of 32.