1985–86 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2025 1985–86 Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 12–16 4–14 Steve Yoder 4th Rick Bowen Ray McCallum Brad McNulty UW Fieldhouse The 1985–86 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Steve Yoder, coaching his fourth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Roster 1985 Wisconsin Badgers y Mike Heineman G 10 6 3 185 JR Connersville, Indiana Rick Olson 12 G 6 1 165 SR Madison, Wisconsin Pollis Robertson G 22 6 7 210 FR Wayne, Michigan Shelton Smith, Jr. G 24 6 0 175 SO Indianapolis, Indiana Tom Molaski 30 G/F 6 6 205 FR Grafton, Wisconsin Trent Jackson 32 G 6 1 180 FR Bolingbrook, Illinois J.J. Weber 40 F 6 7 240 JR Wales, Wisconsin Rob Willey 41 F 6 9 220 FR Neenah, Wisconsin Rod Ripley 42 F 6 8 230 JR Pulaski, Wisconsin Gregg Steinhaus 44 F 6 9 185 SR Portage, Wisconsin Darin Schubring 52 C 6 10 225 FR Baraboo, Wisconsin Jay Laszewski 54 F 6 8 190 SR Stevens Point, Wisconsin Steve Yoder (Illinois Wesleyan) Rick Bowen (Indiana) Ray McCallum (Ball State) Brad McNulty (Purdue) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/wisconsin/men/1986.html 1985-86 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats January 13, 2024 Schedule no no |- !colspan=12| Regular Season 11/22/1985 yes yes 1985 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC 68–65 1–0 11/27/1985 yes 1985 men Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles Cal State-Los Angeles UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 104–88 2–0 11/30/1985 yes 1985 men Marquette Warriors Marquette UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 75–74 3–0 12/2/1985 yes 1985 men San Francisco State Gators San Francisco State UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 90–61 4–0 12/5/1985 yes 1985 men Texas A&M–Commerce Lions East Texas State UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 82–60 5–0 12/7/1985 yes 1985 men Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 88–66 6–0 12/9/1985 yes yes Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA 74–68 7–0 12/12/1985 yes 1985 men Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 76–67 8–0 12/27/1985 yes yes 1985 men Boston College Eagles Boston College McKale Center Tucson, AZ Fiesta Bowl Classic 72–74 8–1 12/28/1985 yes yes 1985 men Princeton Tigers Princeton McKale Center Tucson, AZ Fiesta Bowl Classic 49–54 8–2 1/4/1986 1985 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 57–52 9–2 (1–0) 1/9/1986 Ohio State UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 61–78 9–3 (1–1) 1/11/1986 Indiana UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 69–80 9–4 (1–2) 1/16/1986 yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 54–73 9–5 (1–3) 1/19/1986 yes Purdue 19 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 73–100 9–6 (1–4) 1/23/1986 1985 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 65–67 9–7 (1–5) 1/25/1986 Iowa UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 69–63 10–7 (2–5) 1/30/1986 yes Michigan State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 81–83 10–8 (2–6) 2/1/1986 yes Michigan 9 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 64–91 10–9 (2–7) 2/6/1986 yes Indiana 18 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 69–78 10–10 (2–8) 2/8/1986 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 71–73 10–11 (2–9) 2/13/1986 Purdue UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 78–80 10–12 (2–10) 2/15/1986 Illinois UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 74–82 10–13 (2–11) 2/11/1986 yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 48–101 10–14 (2–12) 2/22/1986 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 70–64 11–14 (3–12) 2/26/1986 Michigan 10 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 74–97 11–15 (3–13) 3/2/1986 Michigan State 17 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 71–84 11–16 (3–14) 3/9/1986 yes Northwestern Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 70–68 12–16 (4–14) https://uwbadgers.com/documents/2023/11/21/2023-24_MBB_record_book.pdf Wisconsin Record Book 2024-01-13 Rankings 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References External links 85-86 Wisconsin Men's Basketball Program Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball seasons Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball