1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1985–86 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1985-86 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats logo (1984-2005).png 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 4 3 32–4 17–1 Eddie Sutton 1st Rupp Arena SEC regular season championsSEC tournament champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight 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 Suttonhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/1986.html 1985-1986 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats 6 November 2013 and the team finished the season with an overall record of 32–4.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/1986-schedule.html 1985-1986 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results 6 November 2013 After winning the SEC Tournament the Wildcats were invited to the 1985 NCAA Tournament as a #1 seed. Kentucky advanced to the Elite 8 with victories over Davidson, Western Kentucky and Alabama. But their season came to an end after losing to the #11 seed L.S.U. Tigers 59–57. Roster 1985 Kentucky Wildcats y yes James Blackmon y James Blackmon Sr. 10 G 6 3 180 JR Marion, IN Marion HS Leroy Byrd 12 G 5 5 145 SR Lexington, Kentucky   Paul Andrews 14 G 6 3 180 JR London, Kentucky   Ed Davender y 15 G 6 2 SO Brooklyn, NY Boys and Girls HS Roger Harden 23 G 6 1 165 SR Valparaiso, Indiana   Winston Bennett y 25 SF 6 7 210 JR Louisville, KY Louisville Male HS Irving Thomas y 30 PF 6 8 215 FR Miami, FL Miami Carol City HS Kenny Walker basketball y 34 SF 6 8 205 SR Roberta, GA Crawford County HS Rob Lock y 44 PF 6 9 220 SO Reedley, CA Reedley HS Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State) Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| Non-conference regular season Nov 22, 1985 yes 11 1985 men Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 77–58 1–0 Nov 26, 1985 yes 10 1985 men Chaminade Silverswords Chaminade McCabe Gymnasium Honolulu, Hawaii 89–57 2–0 1–0 Nov 27, 1985 yes yes 10 1985 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii 98–65 3–0 Dec 3, 1985 yes 9 1985 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 84–54 4–0 Dec 7, 1985 yes 9 Indiana 19 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 63–58 5–0 Dec 14, 1985 yes yes 9 Kansas 7 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 68–83 5–1 Dec 20, 1985 yes 13 1985 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 86–52 6–1 Dec 21, 1985 yes 13 Pepperdine Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 88–56 7–1 Dec 28, 1985 yes 13 Louisville 15 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 69–64 8–1 Dec 30, 1985 yes yes 12 VMI Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 93–55 9–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| SEC Regular Season Jan 4, 1986 yes 12 1985 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 80–71 10–1 1–0 Jan 6, 1986 yes 11 Auburn Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 56–60 10–2 1–1 Jan 8, 1986 11 1985 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 75–58 11–2 2–1 Jan 11, 1986 11 Alabama Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 76–52 12–2 3–1 Jan 15, 1986 yes 11 1985 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 64–52 13–2 4–1 Jan 18, 1986 yes 11 1985 men Florida Gators Florida Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 72–55 14–2 5–1 Jan 23, 1986 11 1985 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 74–69 15–2 6–1 Jan 25, 1986 11 1985 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 74–57 16–2 7–1 Jan 29, 1986 yes 8 LSU 17 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 54–52 17–2 8–1 Jan 31, 1986 8 Auburn Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 81–71 18–2 9–1 Feb 2, 1986 yes yes 8 NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 51–54 18–3 Feb 5, 1986 12 Vanderbilt Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 73–65 19–3 10–1 Feb 8, 1986 yes 12 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 62–58 20–3 11–1 Feb 13, 1986 yes 11 Alabama 18 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 73–71 21–3 12–1 Feb 15, 1986 11 Mississippi State Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 88–62 22–3 13–1 Feb 19, 1986 8 Florida Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 80–69 23–3 14–1 Feb 22, 1986 yes 8 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 80–75 24–3 15–1 Feb 27, 1986 LSN yes 5 Tennessee Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee 62–60 25–3 16–1 Mar 1, 1986 5 LSU Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 68–57 26–3 17–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| SEC Tournament Mar 6, 1986 LSN yes 3 1 Ole Miss 9 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky SEC Tournament Quarterfinal 95–69 27–3 Mar 7, 1986 LSN yes 3 1 LSU 5 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky SEC Tournament Semifinal 61–58 28–3 Mar 8, 1986 NBC yes 3 1 Alabama 3 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky SEC tournament championship 83–72 29–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| NCAA Tournament Mar 14, 1986 yes yes 3 1 SE 1985 men Davidson Wildcats men's basketball Davidson 16 SE Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina First round 75–55 30–3 Mar 16, 1986 yes yes 3 1 SE 1985 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky 8 SE Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Second Round 71–64 31–3 Mar 20, 1986 CBS yes yes 3 1 SE Alabama 5 SE The Omni Atlanta, Georgia Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 68–63 32–3 Mar 22, 1986 CBS yes yes 3 1 SE LSU 11 SE The Omni Atlanta, Georgia Southeast Regional Final – Elite Eight 57–59 32–4 AP poll SE Southeast 2019-20 Kentucky Men's Basketball Record Book https://ukathletics.com/documents/2019/10/13/0340_19_20_MBB_CPR_Record_Book_Complete.pdf pdf 200 University of Kentucky Athletics October 18, 2020 September 18, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200918001201/https://ukathletics.com/documents/2019/10/13/0340_19_20_MBB_CPR_Record_Book_Complete.pdf dead References Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats Category:Long stubs with short prose