1985–86 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

1985–86 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 1986 Big East Tournament winner ; As of March 31, 1986; Rankings from AP Poll

1985–86 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
1985–86 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
NIT, First Round, L 52–59 vs. SW Missouri State
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1985–86 record	15–14 (6–10 Big East)
Head coach	Roy Chipman (6th season);
Assistant coaches	(6th season); (3rd season); John Calipari (1st season);
Home arena	Fitzgerald Field House; (Capacity: 4,122)
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The 1985–86 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Roy Chipman, the Panthers finished with a record of 15–14.^[2] They were invited to the 1986 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to SW Missouri State.

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1985–86 Big East men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 St. John's †	14	–	2	.875	31	–	5	.861
No. 9 Syracuse	14	–	2	.875	26	–	6	.813
No. 13 Georgetown	11	–	5	.688	24	–	8	.750
Villanova	10	–	6	.625	23	–	14	.622
Providence	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Pittsburgh	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
Boston College	4	–	12	.250	13	–	15	.464
Connecticut	3	–	13	.188	12	–	16	.429
Seton Hall	3	–	13	.188	14	–	18	.438

† 1986 Big East Tournament winner As of March 31, 1986^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

v t Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Venues	Motor Square Garden (1905–1912) Duquesne Gardens (1905–1912) (1912–1925) Pitt Pavilion (1925–1951) Fitzgerald Field House (1951–2002) Civic Arena (alternate; 1984–2002) Petersen Events Center (2002–present)
Rivalries	Duquesne West Virginia
Culture & lore	Oakland Zoo "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1927–28 1929–30 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 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
Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics