1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1985–86 Arizona Wildcats 125 Pacific-10 Pac-10 23–9 14–4 Lute Olson 3rd Tom Billeter 1st Ricky Byrdsong 4th Scott Thompson 3rd McKale Center (Capacity: 14,545) Pac-10 Champions NCAA tournament first round The 1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats won the Pac-10 regular season title, finished with an overall record of 23–9 (14–4 Pac-10), and reached the NCAA tournament, but lost in the opening round for the second straight season. Roster 1985 Arizona Wildcats y yes Anthony Cook 00 F 6 9 200 Fr y basketball Los Angeles, CA Van Nuys HS Kenny Lofton 11 PG 6 0 180 Fr y East Chicago, IN Washington HS Rolf Jacobs 13 G 6 7 So Fountain Valley, CA Fountain Valley HS Craig McMillan 20 G 6 6 So Cloverdale, CA Cloverdale HS Eric Cooper 21 G 6 4 Fr Los Angeles, CA Banning HS Bruce Fraser 22 G 6 5 172 Jr y basketball Long Beach, CA Long Beach City College David Haskin 24 F 6 5 Sr basketball Tucson, AZ Sahuaro HS Steve Kerr 25 G 6 3 175 Jr y Los Angeles, CA Palisades Charter HS Sean Elliott 32 SF 6 8 210 Fr y Tucson, AZ Cholla HS Joe Turner 33 F 6 9 So basketball Bakersfield, CA Foothill HS Brian David 34 C 6 9 Fr basketball Templeton, IA Kuemper HS Bruce Wheatley 45 C 6 8 Fr Los Angeles, CA Nogales HS John Edgar 50 G 6 6 Sr basketball Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles City College Lute Olson (Augsburg) Tom Billeter Ricky Byrdsong Scott Thompson Schedule and results no yes |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona Wildcats| Non-conference regular season Nov 29, 1985 yes yes 1985 men UTSA Roadrunners Texas-San Antonio Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 62–49 1–0 Nov 30, 1985 yes yes UNLV 16 Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 59–60 1–1 Dec 1, 1985 yes yes Purdue Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 74–81 1–2 Dec 4, 1985 yes 1985 men Denver Pioneers Denver McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 63–54 2–2 Dec 7, 1985 yes 1985 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 66–57 3–2 Dec 10, 1985 yes yes Tulsa Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 51–54 3–3 Dec 12, 1985 yes 1985 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 72–66 4–3 Dec 14, 1985 yes 1985 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 70–55 5–3 Dec 21, 1985 yes yes Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 68–76 5–4 Dec 27, 1985 yes 1985 men Princeton Tigers Princeton McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 54–41 6–4 Dec 28, 1985 yes 1985 men Boston College Eagles Boston College McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 71–61 7–4 Jan 2, 1986 yes 1985 men Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans Hawaii–Hilo McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 104–71 8–4 |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona Wildcats| Pac-10 regular season Jan 4, 1986 1985 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Rivalry 62–53 9–4 1–0 Jan 9, 1986 Stanford McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 77–69 10–4 2–0 Jan 12, 1986 California McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 79–72 2OT 11–4 3–0 Jan 16, 1986 USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 62–63 11–5 3–1 Jan 18, 1986 yes yes Miami Knight Center Complex Miami, Florida 81–74 OT 12–5 Jan 23, 1986 Oregon State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 63–62 ot 13–5 4–1 Jan 25, 1986 Oregon McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 85–68 14–5 5–1 Jan 30, 1986 yes Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 63–65 OT 14–6 5–2 Feb 1, 1986 yes Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington 70–57 15–6 6–2 Feb 6, 1986 yes California Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 79–72 16–6 7–2 Feb 8, 1986 yes Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 56–62 16–7 7–3 Feb 13, 1986 UCLA McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Rivalry 85–60 17–7 8–3 Feb 15, 1986 USC McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 71–62 18–7 9–3 Feb 20, 1986 yes Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 65–59 19–7 10–3 Feb 22, 1986 yes Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 55–53 20–7 11–3 Feb 27, 1986 Washington McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 77–56 21–7 12–3 March 1, 1986 Washington State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 62–61 22–7 13–3 Mar 3, 1986 yes UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California Rivalry 88–76 23–7 14–3 Mar 9, 1986 yes Arizona State ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona Rivalry 63–70 23–8 14–4 |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona Wildcats| NCAA Tournament Mar 14, 1986 yes yes 9 W Auburn 8 W Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California First Round 63–73 23–9 AP Poll Pacific W West Sourceshttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arizona/1986-schedule.html 1985-86 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference August 30, 2020Arizona Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide University of Arizona Athletic Department https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/10/24/Arizona_Basketball_Online_Media_Guide.pdf August 30, 2020 Rankings 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Arizona Category:Arizona Wildcats men's basketball seasons Arizona Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team