1985–86 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. One major rule change that took effect during the season was the introduction of the shot clock.

1985–86 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight tournament champions Big Eight Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	35–4 (13–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Larry Brown (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	R. C. Buford (3rd season) Tom Butler (1st season) Ed Manning (3rd season) Bill Self (1st season)
Captains	Greg Dreiling Mark Turgeon (1st year)
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Kansas †	13	–	1		.929			35	–	4		.897
Iowa State	9	–	5		.643			22	–	11		.667
Nebraska	8	–	6		.571			19	–	11		.633
Missouri	8	–	6		.571			21	–	14		.600
No. 15 Oklahoma	8	–	6		.571			26	–	9		.743
Oklahoma State	6	–	8		.429			15	–	13		.536
Colorado	0	–	14		.000			8	–	20		.286
Kansas State	4	–	10		.286			16	–	14		.533
† 1986 Big Eight tournament winner As of March 31, 1986 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1985–86 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 42 Jeff Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Lawrence Lawrence, Kansas G 10 Scooter Barry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr De La Salle Concord, California G 11 Mark Turgeon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Hayden Topeka, Kansas G 15 Altonio Campbell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Vashon St. Louis, Missouri F 20 Rodney Hull 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Simeon Chicago, Illinois G/F 21 Milt Newton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Coolidge Washington, D.C. G 22 Cedric Hunter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Omaha South Omaha, Nebraska F 23 Archie Marshall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Edison Tulsa, Oklahoma F 24 Chris Piper 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Lawrence Lawrence, Kansas F/C 25 Danny Manning 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Lawrence Lawrence, Kansas C 30 Greg Dreiling 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Kapaun Mt. Carmel Wichita, Kansas F 35 Calvin Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Wyandotte Kansas City, Kansas C 40 Mark Pellock 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Parsons Parsons, Kansas F 43 Jerry L. Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Omaha Benson Omaha, Nebraska SG 44 Ron Kellogg 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Omaha Northwest Omaha, Nebraska	Head coach Larry Brown Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 22*	No. 5	vs. Pepperdine Preseason NIT First Round	W 67–61	1–0	McNichols Arena  Denver, CO
November 24*	No. 5	vs. Washington Preseason NIT Second Round	W 69–64	2–0	McNichols Arena  Denver, CO
November 29*  ESPN	No. 5	vs. No. 9 Louisville Preseason NIT Semifinals	W 83–78	3–0	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
December 1*  ESPN	No. 5	vs. No. 6 Duke Preseason NIT Championship Game	L 86–92	3–1	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
December 3*	No. 7	SIU-Edwardsville	W 86–71	4–1	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 4*	No. 7	Western Carolina	W 101–79	5–1	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 7*	No. 7	at NC State	W 71–56	6–1	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
December 9*	No. 7	South Alabama	W 72–48	7–1	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 14*	No. 7	No. 9 Kentucky	W 83–66	8–1	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 21*	No. 6	Arkansas	W 89–78	9–1	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 23*	No. 6	George Washington	W 94–71	10–1	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 27*	No. 6	vs. Louisiana Tech	W 81–59	11–1	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
December 28*	No. 6	vs. Wichita State	W 81–56	12–1	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
January 4*	No. 5	at No. 9 Memphis State	L 80–83 ^OT	12–2	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, TN
January 6*	No. 5	at Detroit	W 60–51	13–2	Cobo Arena  Detroit, MI
January 11*	No. 9	SMU	W 72–56	14–2	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
January 15	No. 8	at Nebraska	W 81–70	15–2 (1–0)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, NE
January 18	No. 8	Oklahoma State	W 95–72	16–2 (2–0)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
January 21	No. 7	No. 5 Oklahoma	W 98–92	17–2 (3–0)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
January 23	No. 7	at Missouri Border War	W 81–77	18–2 (4–0)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, MO
January 25*	No. 7	No. 13 Louisville	W 71–69	19–2	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
January 27	No. 7	at Iowa State	L 74–77	19–3 (4–1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
February 1	No. 4	at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 64–50	20–3 (5–1)	Ahearn Fieldhouse  Manhattan, KS
February 5	No. 6	Colorado	W 100–64	21–3 (6–1)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
February 8	No. 6	at Oklahoma State	W 85–69	22–3 (7–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,381) Stillwater, OK
February 11	No. 3	Missouri	W 100–66	23–3 (8–1)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
February 15	No. 3	Nebraska	W 79–61	24–3 (9–1)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
February 19	No. 3	at Colorado	W 79–74	25–3 (10–1)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, CO
February 22	No. 3	Kansas State	W 84–69	26–3 (11–1)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
February 24	No. 3	at No. 10 Oklahoma	W 87–80	27–3 (12–1)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
March 1	No. 2	Iowa State	W 90–70	28–3 (13–1)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
Big 8 Tournament
March 7*	No. 2	vs. Kansas State Big Eight tournament quarterfinal	W 74–51	29–3	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
March 8*	No. 2	vs. No. 15 Oklahoma Big Eight tournament semifinal	W 72–70	30–3	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
March 9*	No. 2	vs. Iowa State Big Eight tournament Final	W 73–71	31–3	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 13*  NCAA productions	(1) No. 2	vs. (16) North Caroilna A&T NCAA Midwest Regional first round	W 71–46	32–3	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, OH
March 15*  CBS	(1) No. 2	vs. (8) Temple NCAA Midwest Regional second round	W 65–43	33–3	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, OH
March 21*  CBS	(1) No. 2	vs. (5) No. 18 Michigan State NCAA Midwest Regional semifinal	W 96–86 ^OT[2]	34–3	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
March 23*  CBS	(1) No. 2	vs. (3) NC State NCAA Midwest Regional final	W 75–67^[3]	35–3	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
March 29*  CBS	(1) No. 2	vs. (1) No. 1 Duke NCAA Final Four	L 67–71^[4]	35–4	Reunion Arena  Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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References

1. 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
2. "Kansas, Wolfpack Survive". The New York Times. March 22, 1986. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
3. "In Manning, Kansas Finds the Right Man : North Carolina State's Latest Run for the Title Ends, 75-67". Los Angeles Times. March 24, 1986. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
4. "Louisville and Duke Head for the Final One". The Washington Post. March 30, 1986. Retrieved September 27, 2020.