1985–86 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1985–86 Memphis State Tigers Basketball 100px Metro Conference (1975–1995) Metro 12 12 27-5 (28–6 unadjusted) 9–3 Dana Kirk 7th Larry Finch 6th Lee Fowler Mid-South Coliseum NCAA tournament Second round (vacated) The 1985–86 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Metro Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/memphis/1986-schedule.html 1985-86 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com sports-reference.com March 29, 2022 Memphis State opened the season with 20 consecutive wins and peaked at No. 2 in the AP poll on January 27, 1986. The team went on to finish second in the conference regular season standings and lost in the championship game of the conference tournament (eventual National champion Louisville won both titles). After reaching the Sweet 16 each of the previous four seasons including a Final Four appearance the year prior, the Tigers fell in the second roundLSU Beats Memphis State With Basket at the Buzzer https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-16-sp-26667-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 16, 1986 April 3, 2022 of the 1986 NCAA Tournament and finished with a 28–6 record (9–3 Metro). Roster 1985 Memphis State Tigers y Andre Turner y 10 G 5 10 165 Sr Memphis, Tennessee John Wilfong 20 G 6 3 175 Jr Memphis, Tennessee Vincent Robinson 23 F 6 5 195 Fr Bridgeport, Alabama Vincent Askew y 30 G 6 6 210 So Memphis, Tennessee Dwight Boyd y 31 G 6 3 190 So Memphis, Tennessee Kenneth Moody 32 F 6 6 200 Jr Memphis, Tennessee Aaron Price 34 F 6 5 185 Sr West Memphis, Arkansas Rodney Douglas 41 F 6 6 180 Fr Memphis, Tennessee DeWayne Bailey 42 C 6 9 225 So Memphis, Tennessee Baskerville Holmes y 43 F 6 7 195 Sr Memphis, Tennessee David Jensen 44 F 6 6 215 So Greenville, South Carolina William Bedford basketball y 50 C 7 0 225 Jr Memphis, Tennessee Marvin Alexander 51 F 6 7 235 Fr Memphis, Tennessee https://gotigersgo.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1985-86 Dana Kirk (Marshall) Larry Finch (Memphis) Lee Fowler (Vanderbilt) 1985-86 Men's Basketball Roster https://gotigersgo.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1985-86 University of Memphis Athletics April 2, 2022 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Memphis Tigers | Regular season Nov 29, 1985 yes 14 1985 none Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Classic 107–61 11,200 1–0 Nov 30, 1985 yes 14 1985 men Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Classic 73–63 11,200 2–0 Dec 3, 1985 yes 13 1985 men Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 83–69 11,200 3–0 Dec 6, 1985 yes yes 13 1985 men Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans Hawaii–Hilo George Q. Cannon Activities Center Honolulu, Hawaii Pearl Harbor Classic 95–52 1,000 4–0 Dec 7, 1985 yes yes 13 1985 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State George Q. Cannon Activities Center Honolulu, Hawaii Pearl Harbor Classic 80–46 1,000 5–0 Dec 9, 1985 yes yes 12 Texas Tech Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 80–55 5,680 6–0 Dec 14, 1985 yes 12 1985 men South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 119–73 11,200 7–0 Dec 17, 1985 yes 10 1985 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 73–56 11,200 8–0 Dec 23, 1985 yes 10 1985 men Murray State Racers Murray State Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 82–59 11,200 9–0 Dec 27, 1985 yes yes 10 Fresno State San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California Holiday Bowl Classic 57–46 3,730 10–0 Dec 28, 1985 yes yes 10 1985 men Charlotte 49ers Charlotte San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California Holiday Bowl Classic 106–82 3,548 11–0 Jan 4, 1986 yes 9 Kansas 5 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 83–80 OTKansas Loses in Overtime https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/05/sports/kansas-loses-in-overtime.html The New York Times January 5, 1986 March 29, 2022 11,200 12–0 Jan 6, 1986 6 1985 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 89–81 11,200 13–0 1–0 Jan 9, 1986 6 Louisville 17 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 73–71 11,200 14–0 2–0 Jan 11, 1986 yes 6 1985 men Arkansas State Indians Arkansas State Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 87–64 11,200 15–0 Jan 15, 1986 yes 6 1985 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio 89–71 6,456 16–0 3–0 Jan 18, 1986 yes yes 6 1985 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 68–64 6,554 17–0 Jan 20, 1986 yes 2 Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 68–64 7,758 18–0 4–0 Jan 25, 1986 yes 3 Missouri Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 79–68 11,200 19–0 Jan 27, 1986 2 Virginia Tech 16 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 83–61 11,200 20–0 5–0 Feb 1, 1986 yes 3 Virginia Tech 15 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia 72–76 10,000 20–1 5–1 Feb 3, 1986 3 Cincinnati Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 74–55 11,200 21–1 6–1 Feb 8, 1986 yes yes 3 UNLV 9 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 66–67 18,832 21–2 Feb 10, 1986 4 1985 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 99–73 11,200 22–2 7–1 Feb 15, 1986 4 Southern Miss Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 92–85 11,200 23–2 8–1 Feb 22, 1986 yes 4 Florida State Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 80–82 2,671 23–3 8–2 Feb 24, 1986 yes 7 South Carolina Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 86–73 7,325 24–3 9–2 Feb 27, 1986 yes 7 New Orleans Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 63–52 11,200 25–3 Mar 2, 1986 yes 7 Louisville 13 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 69–70 19,582 25–4 9–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Memphis Tigers | Metro Conference Tournament Mar 6, 1986 yes yes 10 2 South Carolina 7 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Quarterfinals 100–59 19,083 26–4 Mar 7, 1986 yes yes 10 2 Florida State 6 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Semifinals 73–71 19,452 27–4 Mar 8, 1986 yes yes 10 2 Louisville 11 1 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Championship game 79–88 19,611 27–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Memphis Tigers | NCAA Tournament Mar 13, 1986 yes yes 12 3 SE Ball State 14 SE LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana First round 95–63 13,749 28–5 Mar 15, 1986 yes yes 12 3 SE LSU 11 SE LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana Second round 81–83 13,749 28–6 AP Poll Eastern Time SE Southeast region https://gotigersgo.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1985-86 1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule gotigersgo.com April 9, 2025 Rankings 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 899–900 2009 0-345-51392-4 References Category:Memphis Tigers men's basketball seasons Category:1985 in sports in Tennessee Category:1986 in sports in Tennessee Memphis State Memphis State