1985–86 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1985–86 22–11 Basketball Big Eight Conference Big Eight Iowa State Cyclones Johnny Orr 9–5 6th Steve Antrim Hilton Coliseum NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1985–86 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 6th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. They finished the season 22–11, 9–5 in Big Eight play to finish in 2nd place. The Cyclones advanced to the Big Eight tournament championship game against #2 Kansas, falling 73–71. They qualified for the NCAA Tournament as a 7 seed, defeating 10-seed Miami (Ohio) and 2-seed Michigan before falling to 6-seed NC State in the Sweet Sixteen. Roster 1985 Iowa State Cyclones y Jeff Grayer 44 G 6 5 So y Flint, Michigan Jeff Hornacek 14 G 6 3 Sr y Elmhurst, Illinois C Sam Hill 33 C 6 9 Jr Gary Thompkins 3 G 6 3 So Ron Virgil 11 F 6 4 Sr Chicago, Illinois C Elmer Robinson F 6 5 Ff David Moss C 6 9 Sr Tom Schafer F 6 7 Lafester Rhodes 5 F 6 8 So Eli Parker F 6 7 Maurice Poole G 6 1 Darryl Spinks C 6 8 Marc Urquhart G 6 4 Fr https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/1986.html 1985-86 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats * Johnny Orr (Beloit College) * Steve Antrim Schedule and results |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Regular season November 23, 1985 8:00 pm yes South Dakota State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 83–39 1–0 November 26, 1985 7:30 pm yes yes Illinois State Horton Fieldhouse Normal, Illinois 55–52 2–0 November 30, 1985 1:00 pm yes San Francisco State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 90–53 Cyclone Television Network 3–0 December 4, 1985 7:00 pm yes Northern Iowa Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Iowa Big Four 83–60 Cyclone Television Network 4–0 December 7, 1985 7:38 pm yes yes Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa Iowa Big Four 69–77 Heritage Cablevision 4–1 December 10, 1985 8:08 pm yes Iowa Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa CyHawk Rivalry 74–61 Cyclone Television Network 5–1 December 14, 1985 1:00 pm yes Michigan State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 82–80 Cyclone Television Network OT 6–1 December 16, 1985 8:00 pm yes South Dakota Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 95–58 7–1 December 21, 1985 1:00 pm yes yes Indiana 17 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 65–86 Cyclone Television Network 7–2 December 27, 1985 6:00 pm yes yes Rice Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee Music City Invitational 94–60 6,104 8–2 December 28, 1985 8:00 pm yes yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee Music City Invitational 80–79 11,674 9–2 December 30, 1985 8:05 pm yes yes Illinois 16 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 62–64 9,876 9–3 January 4, 1986 6:35 pm yes yes Detroit Mercy Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 67–77 9–4 |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Exhibition January 6, 1986 8:00 pm yes Windsor (Canada) Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Exhibition 114–61 |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Regular season January 11, 1986 3:08 pm Missouri Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 92–84 Big Eight 10–4 1–0 January 15, 1986 7:35 pm yes Kansas State Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas 77–73 11–4 2–0 January 18, 1986 3:00 pm yes Oklahoma 7 Lloyd Noble Arena Norman, Oklahoma 82–95 Big Eight 11–5 2–1 January 21, 1986 8:00 pm Colorado Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 90–62 Cyclone Television Network 12–5 3–1 January 25, 1986 3:00 pm yes Nebraska Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 58–75 Big Eight 12–6 3–2 January 28, 1986 8:00 pm Kansas 4 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 77–74 Cyclone Television Network 13–6 4–2 February 1, 1986 1:10 pm yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 65–67 Big Eight OT 13–7 4–3 February 8, 1986 1:08 pm Oklahoma 5 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 73–70 Raycom/Big Eight 14–7 5–3 February 12, 1986 9:05 pm yes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado 83–57 15–7 6–3 February 15, 1986 3:08 pm Kansas State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 84–74 Big Eight 16–7 7–3 February 18, 1986 8:05 pm yes Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 62–81 Cyclone Television Network 16–8 7–4 February 22, 1986 1:08 pm Nebraska Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 81–73 Raycom/Big Eight 17–8 8–4 February 25, 1986 8:00 pm Oklahoma State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 76–61 18–8 9–4 March 1, 1986 3:08 pm Kansas 2 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 70–90 Big Eight 18–9 9–5 |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Big Eight tournament March 7, 1986 6:10 pm yes 2 Colorado 7 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight tournament quarterfinals 78–60 Big Eight 11,032 19–9 March 8, 1986 3:00 pm yes 2 Nebraska 3 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight tournament semifinals 75–58 Big Eight 16,985 20–9 March 9, 1986 12:40 pm yes 2 Kansas 2 1 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight tournament finals 71–73 Big Eight 20–10 |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|NCAA Tournament March 14, 1986 2:37 pm yes yes 7 MW Miami (Ohio) 10 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota NCAA tournament Midwest Region First Round 81–79 ESPN/NCAA Productions OT 21–10 March 16, 1986 3:45 pm yes yes 7 MW Michigan 5 2 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis NCAA Tournament Midwest Region Second Round 72–69 CBS 22–10 March 21, 1986 6:30 pm yes yes 7 MW NC State 6 MW Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri NCAA Tournament Midwest Region Sweet Sixteen 66–70 ESPN 22–11 |- AP poll Central Time Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results https://cyclones.com/documents/2015/5/4/Results.pdf April 18, 2020 Iowa State University Athletic Department Team players in the 1986 NBA draft 1986 NBA draft Iowa State Cyclones Round Pick Player NBA club 2 46 Jeff Hornacek Phoenix Suns https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1986.html 1986 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com February 7, 2021 References Category:Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball seasons Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Cyc Iowa State Cyc