1985–86 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1985–86 Alabama Crimson Tide 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 19 24–9 13–5 Wimp Sanderson 6th Rick Barnes 1st Coleman Coliseum NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1985–86 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his sixth season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season 24–9, 13–5 in SEC play, finishing in a tie for second place. The team lost forward Bobby Lee Hurt to graduation, but key additions were freshman forwards Michael Ansley from Jackson-Olin High School in Birmingham and William DeVaughn from Birmingham. The Tide made it to the 1986 SEC men's basketball tournament final, but lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they defeated Xavier and Illinois and reached the Sweet 16 for the second straight season. In the Sweet 16, however, the Tide lost to Kentucky for the fourth time in the 1985–86 season.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/alabama/1986.html 1985-86 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Roster 1985 Alabama Crimson Tide y yes Buck Johnson basketball 24 F 6 7 Sr y Birmingham, Alabama Hayes High School Michael Ansley 45 F 6 7 Fr y Birmingham, Alabama Jackson-Olin High School Mark Gottfried 23 G 6 4 Jr y Derrick McKey 31 F/C 6 9 So y Meridian, MS Meridian High School Terry Coner 30 G 6 3 Jr y Craig Dudley basketball 24 G 6 4 So y Jim Farmer 21 F 6 4 Jr y James Jackson basketball guard 11 G 5 11 y William DeVaughn basketball 52 6 9 Fr y Wimp Sanderson Schedule no no yes |- !colspan=9 style=Alabama Crimson Tide|Regular Season December 2, 1985 73–57 yes Utah Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 1–0 December 4, 1985 91–63 yes 1985 men Rider Broncs Rider Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 2–0 December 9, 1985 99–65 yes 1985 men Murray State Racers Murray State Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 3–0 December 14, 1985 92–49 yes 1985 men Mercer Bears Mercer Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 4–0 December 16, 1985 100–89 yes 1985 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State Civic Center Birmingham, AL 5–0 December 21, 1985 58–60 yes Maryland Cole Field House College Park, MD 5–1 December 25, 1985 82–77 yes 1985 men Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 6–1 December 29, 1985 78–61 yes Nebraska Sun Carnival Classic Tournament Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX 7–1 December 30, 1985 62–74 yes UTEP 19 Sun Carnival Classic Tournament Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX 7–2 January 2, 1986 71–62 no 1985 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS 8–2 1–0 January 4, 1986 80–88 no 1985 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 8–3 1–1 January 9, 1986 83–67 no LSU 8 Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 9–3 2–1 January 11, 1986 52–76 no Kentucky 11 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY 9–4 2–2 January 16, 1986 60–56 no Auburn Rivalry Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 10–4 3–2 January 18, 1986 92–79 no 1985 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 11–4 4–2 January 22, 1986 85–72 no 1985 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 12–4 5–2 January 25, 1986 67–64 no 1985 men Florida Gators Florida Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 13–4 6–2 January 29, 1986 69–62 no 1985 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 14–4 7–2 February 1, 1986 72–54 no Mississippi State Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 15–4 8–2 February 5, 1986 57–54 no Georgia Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 16–4 9–2 February 9, 1986 80–71 no LSU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 17–4 10–2 February 13, 1986 71–73 no 17 Kentucky 11 Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 17–5 10–3 February 15, 1986 69–71 no 17 Auburn Rivalry Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 17–6 10–4 February 19, 1986 80–64 no 18 Tennessee Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN 18–6 11–4 February 22, 1986 69–68 no 18 Vanderbilt Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 19–6 12–4 February 26, 1986 65–77 no 19 Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 19–7 12–5 March 2, 1986 74–59 no 19 Ole Miss Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 20–7 13–5 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Alabama Crimson Tide 1;"| SEC Tournament March 6, 1986 77–59 no 3 Georgia 6 Second Round Rupp Arena Lexington, KY 21–7 March 7, 1986 77–65 no 3 Mississippi State 10 Semifinals Rupp Arena Lexington, KY 22–7 March 8, 1986 72–83 no 3 Kentucky 3 1 SEC Championship Rupp Arena Lexington, KY 22–8 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Alabama Crimson Tide 1;"| NCAA Tournament March 14, 1986 97–80 yes 5 SE Xavier 12 SE yes Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC First Round 23–8 March 16, 1986 58–56 yes 5 SE Illinois 19 4 SE yes Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC Second Round 24–8 March 20, 1986 63–68 yes 5 SE Kentucky 1 SE 3 yes The Omni Atlanta, GA Regional semifinal - Sweet Sixteen 24–9 AP Poll Eastern time Rankings 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball seasons Alabama Alabama