1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

1985–86 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	As of March 25, 1986; Rankings from AP Poll

1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pac-10 Champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference	Pacific-10
1985–86 record	23–9 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lute Olson (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Ricky Byrdsong (4th season); Scott Thompson (3rd season);
Home arena	McKale Center (Capacity: 14,545)
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The 1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats won the Pac-10 regular season title, finished with an overall record of 23–9 (14–4 Pac-10), and reached the NCAA Tournament, but lost in the opening round for the second straight season.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Anthony Cook	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Van Nuys HS	Los Angeles, CA
PG	11	Kenny Lofton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Washington HS	East Chicago, IN
G	20	Craig McMillan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So
G	22	Bruce Fraser	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Jr	Long Beach City College	Long Beach, CA
G	25	Steve Kerr	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Palisades Charter HS	Los Angeles, CA
SF	32	Sean Elliott	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Cholla HS	Tucson, AZ

Head coach

Lute Olsen

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 29, 1985*		vs. Texas-San Antonio Great Alaska Shootout	W 62–49	1–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1985*		vs. No. 16 UNLV Great Alaska Shootout	L 59–60	1–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 1, 1985*		vs. Purdue Great Alaska Shootout	L 74–81	1–2	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 4, 1985*		Denver	W 63–54	2–2	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 7, 1985*		Northern Arizona	W 66–57	3–2	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 10, 1985*		at Tulsa	L 51–54	3–3	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 12, 1985*		San Diego State	W 72–66	4–3	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 14, 1985*		New Mexico	W 70–55	5–3	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 21, 1985*		at Utah	L 68–76	5–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 27, 1985*		Princeton	W 54–41	6–4	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 28, 1985*		Boston College	W 71–61	7–4	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 2, 1986*		Hawaii–Hilo	W 104–71	8–4	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Pac-10 regular season
Jan 4, 1986		Arizona State Rivalry	W 62–53	9–4 (1–0)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 13, 1986		UCLA Rivalry	W 85–60	17–7 (8–3)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 3, 1986		at UCLA Rivalry	W 88–76	23–7 (14–3)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Mar 9, 1986		at Arizona State Rivalry	L 63–70	23–8 (14–4)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*	(9 W)	vs. (8 W) Auburn First Round	L 63–73	23–9	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Sources^[2]^[3]

Rankings[]

References[]

^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
^ "1985-86 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^ "Arizona Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletic Department. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[1] "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved March 28, 2013.

[2] "1985-86 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[3] "Arizona Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletic Department. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

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v t Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Bear Down Gym (1926–1973) McKale Center (1973–present)
Rivalries	Arizona State UCLA
Culture & lore	Bear Down Wilbur and Wilma "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!" 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Statistical leaders NBA draftees
Seasons	1904–05 1975–76 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1985–86 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona	14	–	4	.778	23	–	9	.719
Washington	13	–	5	.722	19	–	12	.613
California	11	–	7	.611	19	–	10	.655
UCLA	9	–	9	.500	15	–	14	.517
Arizona State	8	–	10	.444	14	–	14	.500
Washington State	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Stanford	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Oregon State	8	–	10	.444	12	–	15	.444
Oregon	6	–	12	.333	11	–	17	.393
USC	5	–	13	.278	11	–	17	.393

As of March 25, 1986^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll