1985–86 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1985–86 Indiana Hoosiers 1979-1997 Indiana logo.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 14 16 21–8 13–5 Bobby Knight 15th Ron Felling Kohn Smith Royce Waltman Joby Wright Steve Alford Winston Morgan Stew Robinson Assembly Hall NCAA men's Division I tournament Round of 64 The 1985–86 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 15th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 21–8 and a conference record of 13–5, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. IU was invited to participate in the 1986 NCAA tournament as a 3-seed; however, IU made a quick exit with a first-round loss to 14-seed Cleveland State.http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 15, 2015 The season was memorialized and popularized by A Season on the Brink, a 1986 book by John Feinstein. Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown11Todd JadlowF/C6–9So.Salina, Kansas12Steve AlfordG6–2Jr.New Castle, Indiana14Magnus PelkowskiC6–10RS So.Bogotá, Colombia20Ricky CallowayG/F6–6Fr.Cincinnati, Ohio21Winston MorganG/F6–5Sr.Anderson, Indiana22Stew RobinsonG6–1Sr.Anderson, Indiana 23Delray BrooksG6–4So.Michigan City, Indiana24Daryl ThomasF/C6–7Jr.Westchester, Illinois30Todd MeierF/C6–8Jr.Oshkosh, Wisconsin32Steve EylF6–6So.Hamilton, Ohio34Andre HarrisF6–6Jr.Grand Rapids, Michigan35Jeff OliphantG6–5RS Fr.Lyons, Indiana 42Kreigh SmithG/F6–7RS So.Tipton, Indiana44Joe HillmanG6–2RS So.Glendale, California45Brian SloanF/C6–8RS So.McLeansboro, Illinois52Courtney WitteF/C6–8Sr.Vincennes, Indiana Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 11/30/1985 yes Kent State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 89–73 1–0 12/3/1985 yes 19 Notre Dame 11 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 82–67 2–0 12/7/1985 yes yes 19 Kentucky 9 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 58–63 2–1 12/10/1985 yes 18 Kansas State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 78–71 3–1 12/13/1985 yes 18 Louisiana Tech Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Indiana Classic 84–63 4–1 12/14/1985 yes 18 Texas Tech Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Indiana Classic 74–59 5–1 12/18/1985 yes yes 17 Louisville 16 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 63–65 5–2 12/21/1985 yes 17 Iowa State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 86–65 6–2 12/27/1985 yes yes 17 Idaho Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN Hoosier Classic 87–57 7–2 12/28/1985 yes yes 17 Mississippi State Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN Hoosier Classic 74–73 8–2 1/2/1986 15 Michigan 2 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 69–74 8–3 0–1 1/5/1986 15 Michigan State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 74–77 8–4 0–2 1/9/1986 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 102–65 9–4 1–2 1/11/1986 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 80–69 10–4 2–2 1/15/1986 Ohio State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 69–66 11–4 3–2 1/23/1986 Purdue 15 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 71–70 12–4 4–2 1/25/1986 Illinois Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 71–69 13–4 5–2 1/30/1986 yes 15 Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 69–79 13–5 5–3 2/1/1986 yes 15 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 62–54 14–5 6–3 2/6/1986 18 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 78–69 15–5 7–3 2/8/1986 18 Northwestern Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 77–52 16–5 8–3 2/16/1986 yes 16 Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 84–75 17–5 9–3 2/20/1986 yes 15 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 61–60 18–5 10–3 2/23/1986 yes 15 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN Rivalry 68–85 18–6 10–4 2/27/1986 16 Minnesota Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 95–63 19–6 11–4 3/2/1986 16 Iowa Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 80–73 20–6 12–4 3/5/1986 yes 16 Michigan State 17 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI Lorimar 97–79 21–6 13–4 3/8/1986 yes 16 Michigan 7 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI CBS 52–80 21–7 13–5 |- !colspan=8| NCAA tournament 3/13/1986 yes yes 16 3 E Cleveland State 14 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY First Round NCAA/ESPN 79–83 21–8 AP Poll References Indiana Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Category:1985 in sports in Indiana Category:1986 in sports in Indiana