1985–86 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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Conference | Atlantic-10 Conference |
Record | 22–11 (15–3 A-10) |
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Home arena | WVU Coliseum |
Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's† | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1986 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1985–86 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1985–86 season. The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 8th-year head coach Gale Catlett, the Mountaineers finished tied for second in the conference regular season standings, and received an at-large bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Nov 22, 1985* | vs. No. 10 Auburn Preseason National Invitational Tournament | W 75–58 | 1–0 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
Nov 24, 1985* | vs. St. John's Preseason National Invitational Tournament | L 58–65 | 1–1 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
Nov 26, 1985* | IUP | W 75–54 | 2–1 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Dec 3, 1985* | at No. 19 Auburn | L 59–84 | 2–2 | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 7, 1985* | at Marshall | L 60–64 | 2–3 | | |||||||
Dec 9, 1985* | Saint Joseph's | W 72–45 | 3–3 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Dec 11, 1985* | Maryland | L 41–42 | 3–4 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Dec 14, 1985* | Pittsburgh | W 74–63 | 4–4 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Dec 21, 1985* | at No. 20 Virginia Tech | L 69–76 | 4–5 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia | |||||||
Atlantic-10 Tournament | |||||||||||
Feb 27, 1986* | Rutgers Quarterfinals | W 64–58 | 21–9 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Mar 1, 1986* | vs. Temple Semifinals | W 61–56 | 22–9 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | |||||||
Mar 3, 1986* | vs. Saint Joseph's Championship game | L 64–72 | 22–10 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 1986* | (9 E) | vs. (8 E) Old Dominion First Round | L 64–72[3] | 22–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
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Rankings
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References
- ^ "1985-86 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "2019–20 West Virginia Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). WVU Athletic Dept. Retrieved April 10, 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "East Regional: Old Dominion 72, West Virginia 64". The Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1986. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "1985-86 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule". West Virginia University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 932–933. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.