1985–86 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1985–86 Cleveland State Vikings Basketball Association of Mid-Continent Universities AMCU-8 171999-2000 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide 1 1999 Big 12 Conference Dallas, Texas RVhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NrRdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2V0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2253,4397786&dq=top+20+college+basketball+poll&hl=en Duke Finishes No. 1 March 11, 1986 Williamson Daily News 10 17 February 2013 29–4 13–1 Kevin Mackey 3rd Woodling Gym AMCU-8 Regular Season ChampionsAMCU-8 tournament champions Sweet Sixteen vs. Navy L, 70–71 The 1985–86 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Kevin Mackey. In 1984–85, the Vikings finished 21–8 (11–3 in the AMCU-8). It was the 55th season of Cleveland State basketball. Regular season Cleveland State finished the regular season with a 24–3 record and 13–1 in the AMCU-8. That record earned them a #1 seed in the AMCU-8 postseason tournament. They defeated Northern Iowa, Illinois-Chicago, and Eastern Illinois to win the AMCU-8 tournament, however the AMCU-8 would not receive an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament until the 1986-87 season. Nonetheless, Cleveland State received an at large invitation to the NCAA Tournament based on their overall resume. Cleveland State also won 14 games in a row, a school record that still stands today. The streak started on February 27 at Kent State and lasted all the way until they lost to Navy in the Sweet Sixteen on March 21. In the final AP Top 20 poll of the season Cleveland State received 4 points.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NrRdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2V0NAAAAIBAJ&dq=top+20+college+basketball+poll&pg=2253,4397786 Williamson Daily News - Google News Archive Search news.google.com Postseason Cleveland State earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament. They were the #14 seed. They defeated Indiana, and St. Joseph, before losing to Navy 71–70. Cleveland State became the first #14 seed to make it to the Sweet Sixteen. The next season the Vikings started the season ranked 20th in the AP Poll. There was no post NCAA Tournament coaches poll in 1986. Cleveland State was ranked 17th in the final USA Today poll.http://www.foxsportsohio.com/03/19/11/NCAA-Tournament-heroes----1986-Cleveland/landing.html?blockID=444319 Ohio | home of Cavs, Indians, Reds, Blue Jackets Cleveland State also set a school record for wins in a season at 29, a record that also still stands today. Clinton Smith was named Cleveland States Varsity "C" Club Player of the Year. Ken McFadden was named an All-American fifth team by Basketball Weekly. Clinton Ransey was also a Sporting News honorable mention All-American. Clinton Ransey and Clinton Smith were each named to the AMCU-8 first team. Ken McFadden was named to the AMCU-8 all-newcomer team. Keven Mackey was named the AMCU-8 coach of the year for the 2nd year in a row. Finally Ken McFadden and Clinton Smith were named to the AMCU-8 all-tournament team. Roster 1985 Cleveland State Vikings y 00 Warren Bradley F 6 8 FR 4 Shawn Hood G 5 7 JR 5 Eddie Bryant G 5 10 JR 10 Ken McFadden G 6 1 FR 21 Steve Corbin G 6 2 SR 22 Vince Richards G 6 3 SR 23 Hersey Strong F 6 5 SO 24 Clinton Smith F 6 6 SR 25 John Martin G SO 30 Paul Stewart F 6 6 SO 31 Tyrone Kingwood G 6 2 SO 33 Eric Mudd C 6 8 JR 34 Ray Salters F 6 2 JR 40 Bob Crawford C 6 9 SR 42 Pat Vuyancih F 6 5 JR 44 Clinton Ransey F 6 5 JR 50 Elgin Womack C 6 9 JR Morris Butler 6 1 185 Kevin Mackey (Saint Anselm) http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men%27s%20Basketball_Men%27s_Division%20I_1986_148_Cleveland%20State%20University.pdf 2014-01-03 Statistics Points: Clinton Ransey 535 PPG: Clinton Smith 16.2 Rebounds: Eric Mudd 288 RPG: Eric Mudd 9.6 Field Goals: Clinton Smith 226 FG%: Clinton Smith .565 Assists: Eddie Bryant 146 APG: Eddie Bryant 4.4 Blocks: Bob Crawford 25 BPG: Bob Crawford 0.8 Steals: Clinton Ransey 67 SPG: Clint Ransey 2.03 Free Throws: Ken McFadden 99 FT%: Ken McFadden .797 AMCU-8 Conference standings # Team Conference Pct. Overall Pct. 1 Cleveland State 13–1 .929 29–4 .879 2 1985–86 men Southwest Missouri State Bears Missouri State University Southwest Missouri State 10–4 .714 24–8 .750 3 1985–86 men Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois 8–6 .571 19–13 .594 4 1985–86 men Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois University Western Illinois 7–7 .500 13–15 .464 5 1985–86 men Illinois-Chicago Flames University of Illinois at Chicago Illinois Chicago 7–7 .500 13–16 .448 6 1985–86 men Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso University Valparaiso 5–9 .357 9–19 .321 7 1985–86 men Wisconsin–Green Bay Phoenix University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Wisconsin–Green Bay 3–11 .214 5–23 .179 8 1985–86 men Northern Iowa Panthers University of Northern Iowa Northern Iowa 3–11 .214 8–19 .296 Schedule AMCU-8 standing: 1st Date Opponent* Rank* Location Time# Result Overall Conference Regular season games November 25, 1985 Clarion Cleveland, OH W 105–65 1–00–0 November 30, 1985 Central Connecticut State Cleveland, OH W 118–66 2–00–0 December 2, 1985 Youngstown State Cleveland, OH W 101–69 3–00–0 December 3, 1985 Ohio Wesleyan Cleveland, OH W 98–49 4–00–0 December 7, 1985 Ohio State Columbus, OH L 95–99 4–10–0 December 10, 1985 Akron Cleveland, OH W 88–76 5–10–0 December 14, 1985 Kent State Cleveland, OH W 101–76 6–10–0 December 21, 1985 Eastern Michigan Cleveland, OH W 108–59 7–10–0 December 23, 1985 Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD W 90–56 8–10–0 December 29, 1985 #2 Michigan Ann Arbor, MI L 85–105 8–20–0 January 4, 1986 Utica Cleveland, OH W 92–61 9–20–0 January 11, 1986 Wisconsin–Green Bay Green Bay, WI W 76–59 10–21–0 January 13, 1986 Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL W 101–77 11–22–0 January 15, 1986 DePaul Chicago, IL W 90–75 12–22–0 January 18, 1986 Northern Iowa Cleveland, OH W 102–88 13–23–0 January 20, 1986 Western Illinois Cleveland, OH W 60–53 14–24–0 January 22, 1986 Eastern Illinois Charleston, IL W 112–89 15–25–0 January 25, 1986 Southwest Missouri State Springfield, MO L 61–65 15–35–1 January 27, 1986 Kent State Kent, OH W 75–55 16–35–1 February 1, 1986 Valparaiso Cleveland, OH W 91–66 17–36–1 February 8, 1986 Wisconsin–Green Bay Cleveland, OH W 103–64 18–37–1 February 12, 1986 Illinois Chicago Cleveland, OH W 113–75 19–38–1 February 15, 1986 Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA W 80–65 20–39–1 February 17, 1986 Western Illinois Macomb, IL W 76–64 21–310–1 February 22, 1986 Southwest Missouri State Cleveland, OH W 94–67 22–311–1 February 24, 1986 Eastern Illinois Cleveland, OH W 76–68 23–312–1 February 27, 1986 Valparaiso Valparaiso, IN W 72–50 24–313–1 AMCU-8 Conference tournament March 6, 1986 Northern Iowa Springfield, MO W 73–68 25–313–1 March 7, 1986 Illinois Chicago Springfield, MO W 100–84 26–313–1 March 8, 1986 Eastern Illinois Springfield, MO W 70–66 27–313–1 NCAA tournament March 14, 1986 #16 Indiana Syracuse, NY W 83–79 28–313–1 March 16, 1986 Saint Joseph's Syracuse, NY W 75–69 29–313–1 March 21, 1986 #17 Navy East Rutherford, NJ L 70–71https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VR0tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uYYFAAAAIBAJ&dq=top%2020%20cleveland-state&pg=4653%2C2706814 Navy Clips Cleveland State March 22, 1986 Tri City Herald 17 February 2013 East Rutherford, New Jersey 29–413–1 *Rank according to AP Top 20 Poll. #All times are in EST. Conference games in BOLD. Rankings 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes. Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Final AP NRhttps://newspaperarchive.com/blytheville-courier-news/1985-11-12/page-7?tag=preseason+ap+poll&rtserp=tags/preseason?pc=2766&psi=7&pci=7&pt=15488&ndt=by&py=1985&pey=1985&pep=ap-poll AP College Poll November 12, 1985 Blytheville Courier News 58 (on page 7) 4 March 2013 Blytheville, Arkansas NRhttps://newspaperarchive.com/lawrence-journal-world/1985-11-26/page-12?tag=ap+basketball%20poll&rtserp=tags/ap-basketball-poll?pc=15976&psi=41&pci=7&ndt=ex&pd=26&py=1985&pm=11 AP COLLEGE POLL November 26, 1985 Lawrence Journal World 6 March 2013 Lawrence, Kansas NRhttps://newspaperarchive.com/blytheville-courier-news/1985-12-03/page-7?tag=ap+poll&rtserp=tags/?pc=2766&psi=7&pci=7&pt=15488&ndt=ex&pd=3&py=1985&pm=12&pep=ap-poll AP College Basketball Poll December 3, 1985 Blytheville Courier News 71 (on 7) 4 March 2013 Blytheville, Arkansas NRhttps://newspaperarchive.com/lawrence-journal-world/1985-12-10/page-14?tag=ap+basketball+poll&rtserp=tags/ap-basketball-poll?ndt=ex&pd=10&py=1985&pm=12 AP COLLEGE POLL December 10, 1985 Lawrence Journal World 6 March 2013 Lawrence, Kansas NRhttps://newspaperarchive.com/lawrence-journal-world/1985-12-17/page-14?tag=ap+basketball+poll&rtserp=tags/ap-basketball-poll?ndt=ex&pd=17&py=1985&pm=12 AP COLLEGE POLL December 17, 1985 Lawrence Journal World 6 March 2013 Lawrence, Kansas NRhttps://newspaperarchive.com/blytheville-courier-news/1985-12-24/page-12?tag=ap+poll&rtserp=tags/?pc=2766&psi=7&pci=7&pt=15488&ndt=ex&pd=24&py=1985&pm=12&pep=ap-poll AP College Poll December 24, 1985 Blytheville Courier News 6 March 2013 Blytheville, Arkansas NRhttps://newspaperarchive.com/lawrence-journal-world/1985-12-31/page-14?tag=ap+basketball%20poll&rtserp=tags/ap-basketball-poll?ndt=ex&pd=31&py=1985&pm=12 AP COLLEGE POLL December 31, 1985 Lawrence Journal World 6 March 2013 Lawrence, Kansas NRhttps://newspaperarchive.com/lawrence-journal-world/1986-01-07/page-12?tag=ap+basketball%20poll&rtserp=tags/ap-basketball-poll?ndt=ex&pd=7&py=1986&pm=1 AP COLLEGE POLL January 7, 1986 Lawrence Journal World 6 March 2013 Lawrence, Kansas NRhttps://newspaperarchive.com/lawrence-journal-world/1986-01-14/page-14?tag=ap+poll&rtserp=tags/?ndt=ex&pd=14&py=1986&pm=1&pep=ap-poll AP COLLEGE POLL January 14, 1986 Lawrence Journal World 6 March 2013 Lawrence, Kansas RVhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=H3xT48m3F74C&dat=19860121&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Kansas seventh in poll January 21, 1986 Lawrence Journal World 6 March 2013 Lawrence, Kansas NRhttps://newspaperarchive.com/lawrence-journal-world/1986-01-28/page-13?tag=ap+basketball%20poll&rtserp=tags/ap-basketball-poll?pc=15976&psi=41&pci=7&ndt=ex&pd=28&py=1986&pm=1 Kansas fourth in AP poll January 28, 1986 Lawrence Journal World 6 March 2013 Lawrence, Kansas RVhttps://newspaperarchive.com/lawrence-journal-world/1986-02-04/page-12?tag=ap+basketball%20poll&rtserp=tags/ap-basketball-poll?pc=15976&psi=41&pci=7&ndt=ex&pd=4&py=1986&pm=2 AP COLLEGE POLL February 4, 1986 Lawrence Journal World 6 March 2013 Lawrence, Kansas NRhttps://newspaperarchive.com/blytheville-courier-news/1986-02-11/page-6?tag=ap+poll&rtserp=tags/?pc=2766&psi=7&pci=7&pt=15488&ndt=ex&pd=11&py=1986&pm=2&pep=ap-poll AP College Poll February 11, 1986 Blytheville Courier News 46 (on 6) 4 March 2013 Blytheville, Arkansas RVhttps://newspaperarchive.com/blytheville-courier-news/1986-02-18/page-6?tag=ap+poll&rtserp=tags/?pc=2766&psi=7&pci=7&pt=15488&ndt=ex&pd=18&py=1986&pm=2&pep=ap-poll AP College Poll Newspaperarchive.com February 18, 1986 Blytheville Courier News 18 (on 8) 4 March 2013 Blytheville, Arkansas RVhttps://newspaperarchive.com/lawrence-journal-world/1986-02-25/page-11?tag=ap+basketball%20poll&rtserp=tags/ap-basketball-poll?pc=15976&psi=41&pci=7&ndt=ex&pd=25&py=1986&pm=2 KU claims No. 2 rating in AP poll February 25, 1986 Lawrence Journal World 6 March 2013 Lawrence, Kansas RVhttps://newspaperarchive.com/blytheville-courier-news/1986-03-04/page-7?tag=ap+poll&rtserp=tags/?pc=2766&psi=7&pci=7&pt=15488&ndt=ex&pd=4&py=1986&pm=3&pep=ap-poll AP College Poll March 4, 1986 Blytheville Courier News 4 March 2013 Blytheville, Arkansas RVNovember 2025 References Category:Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball seasons Cleveland State Cleveland State Cleveland State Cleveland State