1985–86 Miami Redskins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball men 1985–86 Miami Redskins Miami Redhawks logo.svg 150 Mid-American Conference MAC 24–7 16–2 Jerry Peirson 2nd Millett Hall MAC Regular season champions NCAA tournament The 1985–86 Miami Redskins men's basketball team represent Miami University in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redskins, led by 2nd-year head coach Jerry Peirson, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team won the conference regular season title, but lost to Ball State in the championship game of the MAC tournament. The Redskins received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. Miami was beaten by the No. 7 seed Iowa State Cyclones in the opening round, 81–79 in OT on a buzzer beater by Jeff Hornacek.Midwest Regional: Iowa State 81, Miami of Ohio 79 (OT) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-15-sp-21051-story.html March 15, 1986 April 10, 2022 The Redskins did not fare well in overtime games this season as each one of their last four losses of the season was an overtime game. Senior Ron Harper was again named MAC Player of the Year, and added to his list of school records. At the finish of the season, Harper owned school records for career points, rebounds, steals, and blocks. He was also fourth in career assists. Roster 1985 Miami RedHawks y Ron Harper y 34 F 6 6 195 sr Dayton, Ohio Karlton Clayborne F 6 6 fr Rusty Doyle C 6 8 jr Jeff Fuerst F 6 7 so Mike Hall F 6 6 jr Lamont Hanna F 6 7 so Ron Hunter y F 6 4 sr Dayton, Ohio Tim Lampe C 6 8 sr Dernard Newell G 6 2 jr Eric Newsome G 5 8 jr Andy Ronan F 6 4 fr Ed Schilling y G 6 2 so Lebanon, Indiana Todd Staker G 6 3 so Jerry Peirson https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/miami-oh/1986.html 1985–86 Miami (OH) RedHawks Roster and Stats Sports Reference April 10, 2022 Schedule and results 1985-86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1985 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Miami RedHawks| Non-conference regular season Nov 22, 1985 yes yes Louisville 9 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio Big Apple NIT 65–81 0–1 Dec 2, 1985 yes 1985 men Centre Colonels Centre Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 92–53 1–1 Dec 4, 1985 yes 1985 men Dayton Flyers Dayton Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 70–57 2–1 Dec 9, 1985 yes yes 1985 men Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 65–63 3–1 Dec 11, 1985 yes 1985 men Denison Big Red Denison Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 80–55 4–1 Dec 14, 1985 yes Xavier Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 80–74 5–1 Dec 21, 1985 yes yes Dayton University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio 68–70 5–2 Dec 23, 1985 yes yes 1985 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio 63–62 6–2 Dec 27, 1985 yes yes Virginia Tech 19 Sun Dome Tampa, Florida Miller Classic 83–82 7–2 Dec 28, 1985 yes yes 1985 men South Florida Bulls South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, Florida Miller Classic 63–76 7–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Miami RedHawks| MAC regular season Jan 2, 1986 1985 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 62–54 8–3 1–0 Jan 4, 1986 yes 1985 men Eastern Michigan Hurons Eastern Michigan Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan 63–52 9–3 2–0 Jan 8, 1986 1985 men Toledo Rockets Toledo Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 80–51 10–3 3–0 Jan 11, 1986 yes 1985 men Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois Chick Evans Fieldhouse DeKalb, Illinois 75–77 OT 10–4 3–1 Jan 15, 1986 1985 men Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 58–51 11–4 4–1 Jan 18, 1986 yes Ball State Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana 73–59 12–4 5–1 Jan 22, 1986 yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 85–68 13–4 6–1 Jan 25, 1986 1985 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 68–60 14–4 7–1 Jan 29, 1986 yes 1985 men Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan 62–55 15–4 8–1 Feb 1, 1986 Eastern Michigan Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 102–68 16–4 9–1 Feb 5, 1986 yes Toledo John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio 93–68 17–4 10–1 Feb 8, 1986 Northern Illinois Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 75–69 18–4 11–1 Feb 12, 1986 yes Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio 77–69 19–4 12–1 Feb 15, 1986 Ball State Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 103–77 20–4 13–1 Feb 19, 1986 Ohio Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 79–80 OT 20–5 13–2 Feb 22, 1986 yes Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan 81–73 21–5 14–2 Feb 26, 1986 Central Michigan Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 74–73 22–5 15–2 Mar 1, 1986 yes Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 91–79 23–5 16–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Miami RedHawks| MAC tournament Mar 7, 1986 yes yes 1985 men Toledo Rockets Toledo Rockford MetroCentre Rockford, Illinois 93–76 24–5 Mar 8, 1986 yes yes Ball State Rockford MetroCentre Rockford, Illinois 79–87 OT 24–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Miami RedHawks| NCAA tournament Mar 14, 1986 yes yes 10 MW Iowa State 7 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota First Round 79–81 OT 24–7 yes AP poll Eastern Time MW Midwest Source1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule https://miamiredhawks.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1985-86 April 10, 2022 Miami University Athletics en2020–21 Miami RedHawks Men's Basketball Record Book https://miamiredhawks.com/documents/2021/1/5/2020_21_MBK_RecordBook.pdf April 10, 2022 Miami University Athletics en Awards and honors Ron Harper – Consensus Second-team All-American, MAC Player of the Year (2x) 1986 NBA draft 1986 NBA draft Miami RedHawks Round Pick Player NBA Team 1 8 Ron Harper Cleveland Cavaliers https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1986.html 1986 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 10, 2022 References Category:Miami RedHawks men's basketball seasons Miami (OH) Miami (OH)