1985–86 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1985–86 1984–1985 1986–87 Marist Red Foxes Marist "M" logo.png 150 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro ECACM 19–12 11–5 Matthew Furjanic Jr. 2nd McCann Recreation Center ECAC Metro tournament champions NCAA tournament first round The 1985–86 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by second-year head coach Matthew Furjanic Jr., played their home games at the James J. McCann Recreation Center in Poughkeepsie, New York as members of the ECAC Metro Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 11–5 in ECACM play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the ECAC tournament, they advanced to the championship game, where they defeated top-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson 57–56 in overtime to win the school's first ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament title. The Red Foxes earned the automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament, receiving a 15 seed in the Southeast region. They were defeated in the first round 53–68 by No. 6 Georgia Tech. Previous season The Red Foxes finished the 1984–85 season 17–12 overall, 11–3 in ECACM play to finish in first place, winning the ECACM regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the ECAC tournament, the Red Foxes advanced to the semifinals where they were defeated by No. 4 seed Loyola (MD) 55–56 in double overtime.https://library.marist.edu/archives/theCircle/pdfs/1985_3_28.pdf The Circle March 28 1985 library.marist.edu January 7, 2021 en Roster 1985 Marist Red Foxes y Drafton Davis 3 G 6 0 165 so Bronx, NY John McDonough 5 G 6 3 180 so Lincroft, NJ Alain Forestier 10 f 6 6 200 jr Nice, France Matt Schoenfeld 11 G 5 9 160 fr Roselle, NJ Carlton Wade 15 G 5 11 160 fr Clairton, PA Tim Murphy 20 G 6 4 185 jr Cromwell, CT Peter Krasovec 22 f 6 7 200 fr Budapest, Hungary Michael Fielder 24 f 6 4 199 so Garden Grove, CA Tim Beckwith 32 G 6 4 185 fr Hampton, VA Rudy Bourgarel 40 c 7 0 225 fr Les Abymes, Guadeloupe Ron McCants 41 G 6 2 175 jr Bronx, NY Miroslav Pecarski y 42 f 6 11 210 fr Novi Sad, Yugoslavia Mark Shamley 44 f 6 6 190 jr White Plains, NY Rik Smits y 45 c 7 3 240 so Eindhoven, Netherlands Matthew Furjanic Jr. (Point Park College) Bogdan Jovicic Jim Todd https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marist/1986.html January 7, 2021 Schedule and results yes y no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#B31B1B; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season November 26, 1985 yes Suffolk University McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 69–34 1–0 2526 December 3, 1985 yes yes Cornell Barton Hall Ithaca, New York 65–73 OT 1–1 600 December 9, 1985 yes Boston University McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 68–86 1–2 2909 December 11, 1985 yes yes St. Johns 14 Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY 48–62 1–3 6008 December 14, 1985 yes Coppin State Pepsi Marist Classic McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 73–62 2–3 1712 December 15, 1985 yes Central Connecticut State Pepsi Marist Classic McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 59–58 3–3 1563 December 21, 1985 yes yes Saint Peter's Yanitelli Center Jersey City, New Jersey 50–52 3–4 1044 December 23, 1985 yes yes Fairfield Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut 58–62 3–5 1297 December 30, 1985 yes yes Iona Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York 87–68 4–5 2230 January 4, 1986 yes yes Villanova Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania 71–87 4–6 3200 January 6, 1986 yes Wagner Sutter Gymnasium Staten Island, New York 75–79 4–7 0–1 350 January 8, 1986 St. Francis (NY) McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 53–54 4–8 0–2 2150 January 11, 1986 yes Bucknell McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 61–53 5–8 1507 January 13, 1986 yes Monmouth William T. Boylan Gymnasium West Long Branch, New Jersey 86–75 6–8 1–2 1053 January 16, 1986 Loyola (MD) McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 76–68 7–8 2–2 2082 January 20, 1986 yes Long Island Brooklyn Paramount Theater Brooklyn, New York 80–73 8–8 3–2 829 January 23, 1986 yes Saint Francis (PA) DeGol Arena Loretto, Pennsylvania 72–54 9–8 4–2 1000 January 25, 1986 yes Robert Morris Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA 68–74 9–9 4–3 1469 January 29, 1986 yes Fairleigh Dickinson FDU Gym Hackensack, New Jersey 59–57 10–9 5–3 1000 February 1, 1986 Wagner McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 81–85 10–10 5–4 2,701 February 8, 1986 Long Island McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 62–56 11–10 6–4 2408 February 12, 1986 yes St. Francis (NY) Pope Physical Education Center Brooklyn, New York 62–52 12–10 7–4 512 February 15, 1986 Monmouth McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 55–51 13–10 8–4 2115 February 22, 1986 yes Loyola (MD) Reitz Arena Baltimore, Maryland 61–58 14–10 9–4 1096 February 26, 1986 yes Fairleigh Dickinson Madison Square Garden New York, NY 57–76 14–11 9–5 19591 February 28, 1986 Saint Francis (PA) McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 71–56 15–11 10–5 1728 March 1, 1986 Robert Morris McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 75–58 16–11 11–5 2302 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#B31B1B; color:#FFFFFF;"|ECAC Metro tournament |- March 4, 1986 yes 2 St. Francis (NY) 7 Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania Quarterfinals 83–64 17–11 1267 March 7, 1986 2 Robert Morris 6 Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania Semifinals 60–55 18–11 1200 March 8, 1986 yes 2 Fairleigh Dickinson 1 Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania Championship 57–56 OT 19–11 850 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#B31B1B; color:#FFFFFF;"|NCAA tournament |- March 13, 1986 yes yes 15 SE Georgia Tech 2 SE 6 Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1st round 53–68 19–12 10920 AP Poll Eastern Sourcehttps://goredfoxes.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1985-86 1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule Marist College Athletics January 7, 2021 enhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marist/1986.html 1985-86 Marist Red Foxes Roster and Stats sports-reference.com January 7, 2021 en References Category:Marist Red Foxes men's basketball seasons Marist Marist Red Foxes men's basketball Marist Red Foxes men's basketball Marist