1985–86 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1985–86 Missouri Tigers basketball Big Eight Conference Big 8 21–14 8–6 Norm Stewart 19th Bob Sundvold 5th Rich Daly 3rd Anthony Smith 1st Hearnes Center Rainbow Classic champions NCAA tournament first round The 1985–86 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers finished 4th in the Big Eight regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. The Tigers were beaten by No. 6 seed UAB, 66–64, in the opening roundWest Regional Roundup https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/03/14/West-Regional-Roundup/5915511160400/ UPI Archives March 14, 1986 April 11, 2022 and finished with an overall record of 21–14 (8–6 Big Eight). Roster 1985 Missouri Tigers y Derrick Chievous 3 GF 6 7 190 So y New York, New York Jeff Strong 12 G 6 1 171 Sr Chattanooga, Tennessee Gerry Coleman 15 G 6 4 183 Jr Centralia, Missouri Bill Roundtree 22 G 6 1 178 Sr Wellsville, Missouri Robyn Davis 23 G 6 3 190 Fr Maywood, Illinois Lynn Hardy 24 G 6 2 179 So Detroit, Michigan Steve Musser 25 G 6 5 193 Sr St. Louis, Missouri Kurt Brockman 32 F 6 8 201 So Springfield, Missouri Greg Church 33 GF 6 7 205 Fr Palmyra, Missouri Bradd Sutton 35 FC 6 9 200 Fr Grand Rapids, Michigan Mike Sandbothe 42 GF 6 8 203 Fr Washington, Missouri Mike Potthoff 44 F 6 8 198 So St. Charles, Missouri Gary Leonard 52 C 7 0 248 Fr y Belleville, Illinois Dan Bingenheimer 54 F 6 9 230 Sr Belvidere, Illinois https://mutigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1985-86 Norm Stewart (Missouri) Bob Sundvold Rich Daly Anthony Smith Schedule and results yes 1985-86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1985-86 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri Tigers| Non-conference regular season Nov 22, 1985 yes 1985 men Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 95–63 1–0 Nov 25, 1985 yes 1985 men California Golden Bears California Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 61–46 2–0 Nov 29, 1985 yes yes North Carolina 1 Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 63–84 2–1 Nov 30, 1985 yes yes 1985 men Alaska Anchorage Seawolves Alaska Anchorage Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 56–59 2–2 Dec 1, 1985 yes yes 1985 men UTSA Roadrunners UTSA Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 80–47 3–2 Dec 7, 1985 yes 1985 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 67–55 4–2 Dec 9, 1985 yes 1985 men Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 91–64 5–2 Dec 11, 1985 yes 1985 men Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee State Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 81–77 6–2 Dec 14, 1985 yes yes 1985 none Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee 54–67 6–3 Dec 16, 1985 yes 1985 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 77–42 7–3 Dec 21, 1985 yes yes Illinois 15 St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri Braggin' Rights 55–67 13,106 7–4 Dec 27, 1985 yes yes Villanova Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 72–53 8–4 Dec 28, 1985 yes yes Clemson Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 69–64 9–4 Dec 29, 1985 yes yes Washington State Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 70–63 10–4 Jan 4, 1986 yes 1985 men Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles Southern Indiana Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 82–75 11–4 Jan 6, 1986 yes Mississippi Valley State Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 81–67 12–4 Jan 8, 1986 yes 1985 men Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 65–58 13–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri Tigers| Big Eight Regular Season Jan 11, 1986 yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 84–92 13–5 0–1 Jan 14, 1986 1985 none Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 55–51 14–5 1–1 Jan 18, 1986 yes Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 68–67 15–5 2–1 Jan 14, 1986 yes 1985 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas 74–70 16–5 3–1 Jan 23, 1986 Kansas 7 Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri Border War 77–81 16–6 3–2 Jan 25, 1986 yes yes Memphis State 3 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 68–79 11,200 16–7 Jan 28, 1986 Colorado Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 83–67 17–7 4–2 Feb 1, 1986 yes Oklahoma 6 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 84–88 17–8 4–3 Feb 8, 1986 Nebraska Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 66–75 17–9 4–4 Feb 9, 1986 yes Virginia Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 62–64 17–10 Feb 11, 1986 Kansas 3 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Border War 66–100 17–11 4–5 Feb 13, 1986 Oklahoma Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 101–88 18–11 5–5 Feb 15, 1986 yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 65–86 18–12 5–6 Feb 18, 1986 Iowa State Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 71–62 19–12 6–6 Feb 26, 1986 Kansas State Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 84–69 20–12 7–6 Mar 1, 1986 yes Colorado CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado 94–86 21–12 8–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri Tigers| Big Eight Conference tournament Mar 7, 1986 yes yes 4 Oklahoma 15 5 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Quarterfinals 75–78 11.298 21–13 |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri Tigers| NCAA tournament Mar 13, 1986 yes yes 11 W UAB 6 W Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah First Round 64–66 21–14 AP poll Central W West https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/mutigers.com/documents/2017/11/14/2018_MBB_MEDIA_GUIDE.pdf 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide University of Missouri Athletics April 11, 2022 March 7, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180307141134/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/mutigers.com/documents/2017/11/14/2018_MBB_MEDIA_GUIDE.pdf dead https://mutigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1985-86 1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule mutigers.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 932–933 2009 0-345-51392-4 References Missouri Missouri Category:Missouri Tigers men's basketball seasons Missouri Tigers men's basketball Missouri Tigers men's basketball