1985–86 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1985–86 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
1985–86 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	12–16 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach	Steve Yoder (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Rick Bowen; Ray McCallum; Brad McNulty;
Home arena	UW Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Michigan	14	–	4	.778	28	–	5	.848
No. 16 Indiana	13	–	5	.722	21	–	8	.724
No. 18 Michigan State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	8	.742
No. 19 Illinois	11	–	7	.611	22	–	10	.688
Purdue	10	–	8	.556	22	–	10	.688
Iowa	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Ohio State	8	–	10	.444	19	–	14	.576
Minnesota	5	–	13	.278	15	–	16	.484
Wisconsin	4	–	14	.222	12	–	16	.429
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	8	–	20	.286

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Steve Yoder, coaching his fourth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Mike Heineman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Connersville, Indiana
G	12	Rick Olson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Madison, Wisconsin
G	22	Pollis Robertson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Wayne, Michigan
G	24	Shelton Smith, Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Indianapolis, Indiana
G/F	30	Tom Molaski	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Grafton, Wisconsin
G	32	Trent Jackson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Bolingbrook, Illinois
F	40	J.J. Weber	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Wales, Wisconsin
F	41	Rob Willey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Neenah, Wisconsin
F	42	Rod Ripley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Pulaski, Wisconsin
F	44	Gregg Steinhaus	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Portage, Wisconsin
C	52	Darin Schubring	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Baraboo, Wisconsin
F	54	Jay Laszewski	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Head coach

Steve Yoder (Illinois Wesleyan)

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Bowen (Indiana)
Ray McCallum (Ball State)
Brad McNulty (Purdue)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/22/1985*	at South Carolina	W 68–65	1–0	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
11/27/1985*	Cal State-Los Angeles	W 104–88	2–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
11/30/1985*	Marquette	W 75–74	3–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/2/1985*	San Francisco State	W 90–61	4–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/5/1985*	East Texas State	W 82–60	5–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/7/1985*	Miami (FL)	W 88–66	6–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/9/1985*	at Washington State	W 74–68	7–0	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
12/12/1985*	Northern Illinois	W 76–67	8–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/27/1985*	vs. Boston College Fiesta Bowl Classic	L 72–74	8–1	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
12/28/1985*	vs. Princeton Fiesta Bowl Classic	L 49–54	8–2	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
1/4/1986	Northwestern	W 57–52	9–2 (1–0)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/9/1986	Ohio State	L 61–78	9–3 (1–1)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/11/1986	Indiana	L 69–80	9–4 (1–2)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/16/1986	at Illinois	L 54–73	9–5 (1–3)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
1/19/1986	at No. 19 Purdue	L 73–100	9–6 (1–4)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
1/23/1986	Minnesota	L 65–67	9–7 (1–5)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/25/1986	Iowa	W 69–63	10–7 (2–5)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/30/1986	at Michigan State	L 81–83	10–8 (2–6)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
2/1/1986	at No. 9 Michigan	L 64–91	10–9 (2–7)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
2/6/1986	at No. 18 Indiana	L 69–78	10–10 (2–8)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/8/1986	at Ohio State	L 71–73	10–11 (2–9)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
2/13/1986	Purdue	L 78–80	10–12 (2–10)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/15/1986	Illinois	L 74–82	10–13 (2–11)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/11/1986	at Iowa	L 48–101	10–14 (2–12)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
2/22/1986	at Minnesota	W 70–64	11–14 (3–12)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
2/26/1986	No. 10 Michigan	L 74–97	11–15 (3–13)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
3/2/1986	No. 17 Michigan State	L 71–84	11–16 (3–14)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
3/9/1986	at Northwestern	W 70–68	12–16 (4–14)	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

References

^ "1985-86 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved January 13, 2024.
^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-13.

External links

85-86 Wisconsin Men's Basketball Program

[1] "1985-86 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved January 13, 2024.

[2] "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-13.

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