| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1985–86 |
| Team: | Duke Blue Devils |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Coachrank: | 1 |
| Aprank: | 1 |
| Record: | 37–3 |
| Conf Record: | 12–2 |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach2: | Tom Rogers |
| Champion: | NCAA tournament, Runner-up ACC tournament champions ACC regular season champions NIT Season Tip-Off champions |
| Bowl Result: | L 69-72 vs. Louisville |
The 1985–86 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club | |
| 1 | 10 | ||||
| 1986 | 1 | 18 | |||
| 1986 | 3 | 58 | |||
| 1986 | 5 | 108 | |||
| 3 | 55 | ||||
| 1987 | 6 | 116 | |||
| 1 | 2 | Los Angeles Clippers |