1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats won the Pac-10 regular season title, finished with an overall record of 23–9 (14–4 Pac-10), and reached the NCAA tournament, but lost in the opening round for the second straight season.

1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pac-10 Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Pacific-10
Record	23–9 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lute Olson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Ricky Byrdsong (4th season) Scott Thompson (3rd season)
Home arena	McKale Center (Capacity: 14,545)
Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Arizona	14	–	4		.778			23	–	9		.719
Washington	13	–	5		.722			19	–	12		.613
California	11	–	7		.611			19	–	10		.655
UCLA	9	–	9		.500			15	–	14		.517
Arizona State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	14		.500
Washington State	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
Stanford	8	–	10		.444			14	–	16		.467
Oregon State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	15		.444
Oregon	6	–	12		.333			11	–	17		.393
USC	5	–	13		.278			11	–	17		.393
As of March 25, 1986^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 00 Anthony Cook 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Van Nuys HS Los Angeles, CA PG 11 Kenny Lofton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Washington HS East Chicago, IN G 20 Craig McMillan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So     G 22 Bruce Fraser 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA G 25 Steve Kerr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Palisades Charter HS Los Angeles, CA SF 32 Sean Elliott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Cholla HS Tucson, AZ	Head coach Lute Olsen Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 29, 1985*		vs. Texas-San Antonio Great Alaska Shootout	W 62–49	1–0	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1985*		vs. No. 16 UNLV Great Alaska Shootout	L 59–60	1–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 1, 1985*		vs. Purdue Great Alaska Shootout	L 74–81	1–2	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 4, 1985*		Denver	W 63–54	2–2	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Dec 7, 1985*		Northern Arizona	W 66–57	3–2	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Dec 10, 1985*		at Tulsa	L 51–54	3–3	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 12, 1985*		San Diego State	W 72–66	4–3	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Dec 14, 1985*		New Mexico	W 70–55	5–3	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Dec 21, 1985*		at Utah	L 68–76	5–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 27, 1985*		Princeton	W 54–41	6–4	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Dec 28, 1985*		Boston College	W 71–61	7–4	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Jan 2, 1986*		Hawaii–Hilo	W 104–71	8–4	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Pac-10 regular season
Jan 4, 1986		Arizona State Rivalry	W 62–53	9–4 (1–0)	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Jan 9, 1986		Stanford	W 77–69	10–4 (2–0)	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Jan 12, 1986		California	W 79–72 ^2OT	11–4 (3–0)	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Jan 16, 1986		USC	L 62–63	11–5 (3–1)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Jan 18, 1986*		at Miami	W 81–74 ^OT	12–5	Knight Center Complex  Miami, Florida
Jan 23, 1986		Oregon State	W 63–62 ^ot	13–5 (4–1)	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Jan 25, 1986		Oregon	W 85–68	14–5 (5–1)	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Jan 30, 1986		at Washington State	L 63–65 ^OT	14–6 (5–2)	Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, Washington
Feb 1, 1986		at Washington	W 70–57	15–6 (6–2)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, Washington
Feb 6, 1986		at California	W 79–72	16–6 (7–2)	Harmon Gym  Berkeley, California
Feb 8, 1986		at Stanford	L 56–62	16–7 (7–3)	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
Feb 13, 1986		UCLA Rivalry	W 85–60	17–7 (8–3)	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Feb 15, 1986		USC	W 71–62	18–7 (9–3)	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Feb 20, 1986		at Oregon	W 65–59	19–7 (10–3)	McArthur Court  Eugene, Oregon
Feb 22, 1986		at Oregon State	W 55–53	20–7 (11–3)	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 27, 1986		Washington	W 77–56	21–7 (12–3)	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
March 1, 1986		Washington State	W 62–61	22–7 (13–3)	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Mar 3, 1986		at UCLA Rivalry	W 88–76	23–7 (14–3)	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Mar 9, 1986		at Arizona State Rivalry	L 63–70	23–8 (14–4)	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*	(9 W)	vs. (8 W) Auburn First Round	L 63–73	23–9	Long Beach Arena  Long Beach, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Sources^[2][3]

Rankings

See also: 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

1. "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
2. "1985-86 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
3. "Arizona Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletic Department. Retrieved August 30, 2020.