1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Appearance
1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball | |
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SEC regular season champions SEC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 3 |
Record | 32–4 (17–1 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Rupp Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Kentucky † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 26 | – | 12 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1986 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 32–4.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and Results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 22, 1985* |
No. 11 | Northwestern State | W 77–58 | 1–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Nov 26, 1985 |
No. 10 | at Chaminade | W 89–57 | 2–0 (1–0) |
McCabe Gymnasium Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
Nov 27, 1985* |
No. 10 | at Hawaii | W 98–65 | 3–0 |
Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
Dec 3, 1985* |
No. 9 | Cincinnati | W 84–54 | 4–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Dec 7, 1985* |
No. 9 | No. 19 Indiana | W 63–58 | 5–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Dec 14, 1985* |
No. 9 | at No. 7 Kansas | L 68–83 | 5–1 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | ||||||
Dec 20, 1985* |
No. 13 | East Carolina | W 86–52 | 6–1 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Dec 21, 1985* |
No. 13 | Pepperdine | W 88–56 | 7–1 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Dec 28, 1985* |
No. 13 | No. 15 Louisville | W 69–64 | 8–1 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Dec 30, 1985* |
No. 12 | vs. VMI | W 93–55 | 9–1 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
SEC Regular Season | |||||||||||
Jan 4, 1986 |
No. 12 | at Vanderbilt | W 80–71 | 10–1 (1–0) |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
Jan 6, 1986 |
No. 11 | at Auburn | L 56–60 | 10–2 (1–1) |
Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | ||||||
Jan 8, 1986 |
No. 11 | Ole Miss | W 75–58 | 11–2 (2–1) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Jan 11, 1986 |
No. 11 | Alabama | W 76–52 | 12–2 (3–1) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Jan 15, 1986 |
No. 11 | at Mississippi State | W 64–52 | 13–2 (4–1) |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
Jan 18, 1986 |
No. 11 | at Florida | W 72–55 | 14–2 (5–1) |
Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | ||||||
Jan 23, 1986 |
No. 11 | Georgia | W 74–69 | 15–2 (6–1) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Jan 25, 1986 |
No. 11 | Tennessee | W 74–57 | 16–2 (7–1) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Jan 29, 1986 |
No. 8 | at No. 17 LSU | W 54–52 | 17–2 (8–1) |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Jan 31, 1986 |
No. 8 | Auburn | W 81–71 | 18–2 (9–1) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Feb 2, 1986* |
No. 8 | at NC State | L 51–54 | 18–3 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina | ||||||
Feb 5, 1986 |
No. 12 | Vanderbilt | W 73–65 | 19–3 (10–1) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Feb 8, 1986 |
No. 12 | at Ole Miss | W 62–58 | 20–3 (11–1) |
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi | ||||||
Feb 13, 1986 |
No. 11 | at No. 18 Alabama | W 73–71 | 21–3 (12–1) |
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ||||||
Feb 15, 1986 |
No. 11 | Mississippi State | W 88–62 | 22–3 (13–1) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Feb 19, 1986 |
No. 8 | Florida | W 80–69 | 23–3 (14–1) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Feb 22, 1986 |
No. 8 | at Georgia | W 80–75 | 24–3 (15–1) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | ||||||
Feb 27, 1986 LSN |
No. 5 | at Tennessee | W 62–60 | 25–3 (16–1) |
Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 1, 1986 |
No. 5 | LSU | W 68–57 | 26–3 (17–1) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 1986* LSN |
(1) No. 3 | (9) Ole Miss SEC Tournament Quarterfinal |
W 95–69 | 27–3 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Mar 7, 1986* LSN |
(1) No. 3 | (5) LSU SEC Tournament Semifinal |
W 61–58 | 28–3 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Mar 8, 1986* NBC |
(1) No. 3 | (3) Alabama SEC tournament championship |
W 83–72 | 29–3 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1986* |
(1 SE) No. 3 | vs. (16 SE) Davidson First round |
W 75–55 | 30–3 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
Mar 16, 1986* |
(1 SE) No. 3 | vs. (8 SE) Western Kentucky Second Round |
W 71–64 | 31–3 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
Mar 20, 1986* CBS |
(1 SE) No. 3 | vs. (5 SE) Alabama Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 68–63 | 32–3 |
The Omni Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Mar 22, 1986* CBS |
(1 SE) No. 3 | vs. (11 SE) LSU Southeast Regional Final – Elite Eight |
L 57–59 | 32–4 |
The Omni Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast. |
References
- ^ "1985-1986 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "1985-1986 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "2019-20 Kentucky Men's Basketball Record Book" (pdf). University of Kentucky Athletics. p. 200. Retrieved October 18, 2020.