1985–86 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1985–86 Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball 100 Big Eight Conference Big Eight 19–11 8–6 Moe Iba 6th Tom Baack Randy Cipriano Doug Farley Bob Devaney Sports Center NCAA tournament The 1985–86 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln during the 1985–86 college basketball season. Led by head coach Moe Iba (6th season), the Cornhuskers competed in the Big Eight Conference and played their home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. They finished with a record of 19–11 overall and 8–6 in Big Eight Conference play. Nebraska fell to Iowa State in the semifinal round of the Big Eight tournament, but earned an at-large bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament – the first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history – as the No. 9 seed in the Southeast region. The Cornhuskers were beaten by No. 8 seed Western Kentucky in the opening round, 67–59. Coach Iba resigned following the loss.Moe Iba Resigns; Western Kentucky to Meet Kentucky https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-15-sp-21050-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 15, 1986 April 10, 2022 Senior center Dave Hoppen was selected to the All-Big Eight team for the third time. Hoppen, who suffered an ACL tear on February 1st to end his season, had his number 42 retired before the home finale against Colorado, and he remains the school's career leading scorer with 2,167 points.Hoppen's injury was shock to teammates https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star/191015246/ Lincoln Journal Star February 3, 1986 11 Newspapers.com February 14, 2026 Dave Hoppen ‘1 of greatest’ https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald/191282327/ Omaha World-Herald February 27, 1986 47 Newspapers.com February 14, 2026 Roster 1985 Nebraska Cornhuskers y yes Darren Brown 10 G 6 1 165 FR Detroit, MI Southeastern Milton Shobe 12 G 6 2 175 FR Omaha, NE Burke Harvey Mashall 13 G 6 3 190 SR Jackson, TN Southside Anthony Bailous 14 G 6 3 185 JR Los Angeles, CA Canoga Park Brian Carr 20 G 6 0 165 JR Muncie, IN Burris Joel Sealer 22 G 6 2 175 SO Omaha, NE Millard South Bernard Day 30 G 6 5 200 JR Washington, D.C. Woodson Chris Logan 32 F 6 5 195 SR Natchez, MS South Natchez Keith Neubert 34 F 6 7 210 SO Fort Atkinson, WI Fort Atkinson Bill Jackman y basketball 35 F 6 9 210 JR Grant, NE Perkins County Mike Martz 40 F 6 6 200 JR Beatrice, NE Beatrice Dave Hoppen y 42 C 6 11 235 SR Omaha, NE Benson Deak Vance 44 F 6 7 215 JR Lincoln, NE Lincoln High John Matzke 50 F 6 7 190 SR Lincoln, NE Lincoln Moe Iba Tom Baack Randy Cipriano Doug Farley https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/season/1985-86 May 26, 2024 Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers| Regular season Nov 23, 1985 yes 1985 men Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils Wisconsin-Stout Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 71–53 1–0 Nov 26, 1985 yes 1985 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 85–50 2–0 Nov 30, 1985 yes yes 1985 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 64–53 3–0 Dec 2, 1985 yes UC Irvine Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 80–87 3–1 Dec 7, 1985 yes 1985 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska Rivalry 71–52 4–1 Dec 12, 1985 yes yes Washington State Friel Court Pullman, Washington 79–72 5–1 Dec 14, 1985 yes yes Montana State Worthington Arena Havre, Montana 76–59 6–1 Dec 20, 1985 yes 1985 none Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 63–67 6–2 Dec 23, 1985 yes 1985 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 80–67 7–2 Dec 29, 1985 yes yes Alabama Special Events Center El Paso, Texas Sun Carnival Classic Tournament 61–78 7–3 Dec 30, 1985 yes yes Ohio State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas Sun Carnival Classic Tournament 69–66 8–3 Jan 6, 1986 yes 1985 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 77–70 9–3 Jan 11, 1986 yes 1985 men Truman Bulldogs Northeast Missouri State Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 99–56 10–3 Jan 15, 1986 Kansas 8 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 70–81 10–4 0–1 Jan 18, 1986 Missouri Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 67–68 10–5 0–2 Jan 22, 1986 1985 none Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 68–52 11–5 1–2 Jan 25, 1986 Iowa State Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 75–58 12–5 2–2 Jan 29, 1986 yes Oklahoma 6 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 60–87 12–6 2–3 Feb 1, 1986 yes Colorado CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado 77–60 13–6 3–3 Feb 5, 1986 1985 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 54–64 13–7 3–4 Feb 8, 1986 yes Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 75–66 14–7 4–4 Feb 12, 1986 yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 62–51 15–7 5–4 Feb 15, 1986 yes Kansas 3 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 61–79 15–8 5–5 Feb 19, 1986 Oklahoma 10 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 66–64 16–8 6–5 Feb 22, 1986 yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 73–81 16–9 6–6 Feb 26, 1986 Colorado Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 79–72 17–9 7–6 Mar 1, 1986 yes Kansas State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas 64–60 18–9 8–6 |- !colspan=12 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers| Big Eight tournament Mar 6, 1986 yes yes Oklahoma State Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Quarterfinals 82–75 19–9 Mar 7, 1986 yes yes Iowa State Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Semifinals 58–75 19–10 |- !colspan=12 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers| NCAA Tournament Mar 14, 1986 yes yes 9 SE 1985 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky 8 SE Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina First Round 59–67Favorites All Win, Nebraska's Iba Quits https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1986/03/15/favorites-all-win-nebraskas-iba-quits/a0d6f28d-2cca-4e49-805d-869ccc84b965/ The Washington Post March 15, 1986 April 10, 2022Back in the day, March 14, 1986: Nebraska men's first NCAA basketball appearance ends in loss https://omaha.com/news/local/history/back-in-the-day-march-14-1986-nebraska-mens-first-ncaa-basketball-appearance-ends-in/article_08fa3eae-80e8-11eb-8ee0-e7e23bbc8d2a.html Omaha World Herald March 14, 2021 April 10, 2022 19–11 AP poll Central Time SE Southeast 1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1985-86 University of Nebraska Athletics April 10, 2022August 2026 medicmedic 2019-20 Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF) - University of Nebraska https://huskers.com/documents/2019/10/29/2019_20NebraskaMBBGuide.pdf?path=mbball 196 University of Nebraska Athletics April 10, 2022 April 10, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220410143246/https://huskers.com/documents/2019/10/29/2019_20NebraskaMBBGuide.pdf?path=mbball dead Rankings 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 932–933 2009 0-345-51392-4 Team players drafted into the NBA 1986 NBA draft Nebraska Cornhuskers Round Pick Player NBA club 3 65 Dave Hoppen Atlanta Hawks 1986 NBA Draft https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1986.html Sports Reference April 10, 2022 References Nebraska Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball seasons Corn Corn Nebraska