1985–86 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time.

1985–86 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 15
Record	26–9 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach	Billy Tubbs (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Mims Jim Kerwin (2nd season) Mike Anderson
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 10,871)
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

After winning 17 straight (and 21 of 22) to begin the season – peaking at No. 5 in the AP poll, the team posted a 26–9 overall record and a 8–6 conference record, finishing 5th in the Big 8 standings. The Sooners received a bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the second round where they fell to DePaul.^[1]

Roster

1985–86 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 21 Mike Bell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Robert E. Lee Montgomery, AL G/F 25 Anthony Bowie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr East Central Tulsa, Oklahoma G 23 Chris Durley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Douglass Oklahoma City, OK G 14 Ricky Grace 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Wilmer–Hutchins Dallas, TX F 25 Harvey Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Independence CC Sparta, GA F/C 55 David Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Wyandotte Kansas City, KS F 22 Tyrone Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Dunbar Washington, D.C. F 30 Darryl Kennedy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr NW Classen Oklahoma City, OK C 33 Stacey King 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Fr Lawton Lawton, OK G 32 Tim McCalister 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr West Side Gary, IN G 20 Art Pollard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Roosevelt East Chicago, IN F 44 Dave Sieger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So San Gorgonio San Bernardino, CA F 32 Andre Wiley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Southwestern Flint, MI	Head coach Billy Tubbs Assistant coach(es) Mike Mims Jim Kerwin Mike Anderson Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 22, 1985*	No. 13	UC Santa Barbara	W 107–92	1–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 26, 1985*	No. 13	at Hawaii Loa	W 113–59	2–0	Hawaii-Loa Gym
Nov 29, 1985*	No. 13	vs. Marshall	W 81–70	3–0	Hawaii-Loa Gym
Nov 30, 1985*	No. 13	vs. No. 7 Illinois	W 59–57	4–0	Hawaii-Loa Gym
Dec 1, 1985*	No. 8	at Hawaii–Hilo	W 91–68	5–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
Dec 6, 1985*	No. 8	Penn State	W 85–63	6–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 9, 1985*	No. 8	West Texas A&M	W 79–58	7–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 14, 1985*	No. 8	Texas	W 93–92 ^OT	8–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1985*	No. 8	New Orleans	W 103–85	9–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 27, 1985*	No. 8	vs. Cincinnati	W 68–65	10–0	Cox Center  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 1985*	No. 8	vs. SMU	W 92–69	11–0	Cox Center  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 3, 1986*	No. 7	Austin Peay	W 100–68	12–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 4, 1986*	No. 7	Southeastern Louisiana	W 103–66	13–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 8, 1986*	No. 7	Denver	W 109–64	14–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 11, 1986*	No. 7	Chicago State	W 98–73	15–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Big 8 Regular Season
Jan 15, 1986	No. 7	at Colorado	W 94–82	16–0 (1–0)	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Jan 18, 1986	No. 7	Iowa State	W 95–82	17–0 (2–0)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 21, 1986	No. 5	at No. 7 Kansas	L 92–98	17–1 (2–1)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 25, 1986	No. 5	at Kansas State	W 83–80	18–1 (3–1)	Ahearn Field House  Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 29, 1986	No. 6	Nebraska	W 87–60	19–1 (4–1)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 1, 1986	No. 6	Missouri	W 88–84	20–1 (5–1)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 5, 1986	No. 5	Oklahoma State	W 106–84	21–1 (6–1)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 8, 1986	No. 5	at Iowa State	L 70–73	21–2 (6–2)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Feb 11, 1986		Kansas State	W 85–77	22–2 (7–2)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 13, 1986		at Missouri	L 88–101	22–3 (7–3)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Feb 15, 1986		Colorado	W 113–73	23–3 (8–3)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 19, 1986		at Nebraska	L 64–66	23–4 (8–4)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 22, 1986		at No. 2 Duke	L 84–93	23–5	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
Feb 24, 1986		No. 2 Kansas	L 80–87	23–6 (8–5)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 1, 1986	No. 14	No. 18 NC State	W 72–69	24–6	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 3, 1986	No. 14	at Oklahoma State	L 84–87	24–7 (8–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Big 8 Tournament
Mar 6, 1986*	No. 15	vs. Missouri Quarterfinals	W 78–75	25–7	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 7, 1986*	No. 15	vs. No. 2 Kansas Semifinals	L 70–72	25–8	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1986*	(4 E) No. 15	vs. (13 E) Northeastern First Round	W 80–74^[2]	26–8	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 15, 1986*	(4 E) No. 15	vs. (12 E) DePaul Second Round	L 69–74	26–9	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region E=East.

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Rankings

Main article: 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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1986 NBA draft

Main article: 1986 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
3	66	Anthony Bowie	Houston Rockets

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References

1. "DePaul Stuns Oklahoma". The New York Times. March 16, 1986. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
2. "Bowie Fills Void After Cue by Tim". The Oklahoman. March 14, 1986. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
3. "2019-20 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
4. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
5. "1986 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 2, 2022.