1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes Big Ten Conference Big Ten 20–12 10–8 George Raveling 3rd Brian Hammel Mike Dunlap Andre Banks Carver-Hawkeye Arena(Capacity: 15,500) NCAA men's Division I tournament The 1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by third-year head coach George Raveling and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 20–12 overall and 10–8 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #11 seed in the Midwest Region, losing in the first round to the NC State Wolfpack. Roster 1985 Iowa Hawkeyes y Gerry Wright 3 F/C 6 7 Jr San Bernardino, California Andre Banks 4 G 6 4 Sr Chicago, Illinois Bart Casey 5 G 6 5 So Iowa City, Iowa B. J. Armstrong 10 G 6 2 Fr y Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Michael Reaves 11 G 6 3 So Milledgeville, Georgia Bill Jones 14 G/F 6 7 So y basketball, born 1966 Detroit, Michigan Jeff Moe 20 G 6 3 So y Indianapolis, Indiana Roy Marble 23 G/F 6 6 Fr y Flint, Michigan Michael Morgan 24 G 6 3 So Haughton, Louisiana Ed Horton 25 F 6 8 Fr y Springfield, Illinois Kevin Gamble 35 G/F 6 5 Jr y Springfield, Illinois Kent Hill 40 F 6 6 So Wichita, Kansas Al Lorenzen 44 F 6 9 So Cedar Rapids, Iowa Brad Lohaus 54 F/C 6 11 Jr y y Phoenix, Arizona George Raveling (Villanova) Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Non-conference regular season |- Nov 22, 1985 yes yes Hawaii-Hilo Hilo, HI 80–69 1–0 Nov 23, 1985 yes yes Hawaii Pacific Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI 85–68The Daily Iowan 2B Banks leads Hawks to highscoring win https://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1985/di1985-11-25.pdf November 25, 1985 January 7, 2016 2–0 Nov 24, 1985 yes yes Arkansas-Little Rock Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI 108–99 3–0 Nov 30, 1985 yes Abilene Christian Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 92–62 4–0 Dec 3, 1985 yes yes 18 Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA Iowa Big Four 55–43 5–0 Dec 6, 1985 yes 18 Arkansas State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Amana-Hawkeye Classic 62–66 5–1 Dec 7, 1985 yes 18 Lehigh Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Amana-Hawkeye Classic 89–68 6–1 Dec 10, 1985 yes yes Iowa State 20 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA Rivalry 61–74 6–2 Dec 14, 1985 yes Furman Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 81–61 7–2 Dec 23, 1985 yes yes Gonzaga The Kennel Spokane, WA 55–43 8–2 Dec 27, 1985 yes yes Tampa Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR Fred Meyer Far West Classic 54–45 9–2 Dec 28, 1985 yes yes 1985 men Boston University Terriers Boston University Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR Fred Meyer Far West Classic 76–71 10–2 Dec 29, 1985 yes yes Saint Joseph's Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR Fred Meyer Far West Classic 56–60 10–3 |- !colspan=8| Big Ten Regular Season |- Jan 2, 1986 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 73–76 10–4 0–1 Jan 4, 1986 yes Illinois 14 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 60–59 11–4 1–1 Jan 11, 1986 1985 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 75–62 12–4 2–1 Jan 16, 1986 Michigan State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 82–71 13–4 3–1 Jan 18, 1986 Michigan 2 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 57–61 13–5 3–2 Jan 23, 1986 yes 1985 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 76–43 14–5 4–2 Jan 25, 1986 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 63–69 14–6 4–3 Jan 30, 1986 Indiana 15 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 79–69 15–6 5–3 Feb 1, 1986 Ohio State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 86–75 16–6 6–3 Feb 9, 1986 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 60–65 16–7 6–4 Feb 13, 1986 yes Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 73–83 16–8 6–5 Feb 15, 1986 yes Michigan 10 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 66–82 16–9 6–6 Feb 20, 1986 Wisconsin Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 101–48 17–9 7–6 Feb 22, 1986 Northwestern Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 76–45 18–9 8–6 Feb 26, 1986 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 74–81 18–10 8–7 Mar 2, 1986 yes Indiana 16 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 73–80 18–11 8–8 Mar 6, 1986 Illinois 19 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 57–53 19–11 9–8 Mar 8, 1986 Purdue Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 77–64 20–11 10–8 |- !colspan=8| NCAA tournament Mar 14, 1986 yes yes 11 MW NC State 20 6 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN First Round 64–66Chicago Tribune N.C. Walks by Faltering Iowa https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/03/15/nc-state-walks-by-faltering-iowa/ March 15, 1986 January 7, 2016 20–12 AP Poll MW Midwest Iowa Men's Basketball 2020-21 Media Guide https://storage.googleapis.com/hawkeyesports-com/2020/12/dce26161-bbfactbook-21.pdf University of Iowa Athletics February 7, 2021 Rankings 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 932-933 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 References Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Category:Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball seasons Hawkeyes Hawkeyes