1985–86 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

1985–86 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
1985–86 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
MCC Regular season champions; MCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Record	25–5 (10–2 MCC)
Head coach	Pete Gillen (1st season);
Home arena	Cincinnati Gardens
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Xavier †	10	–	2	.833	25	–	5	.833
Saint Louis	8	–	4	.667	18	–	12	.600
Detroit	7	–	5	.583	14	–	15	.483
Loyola (IL)	7	–	5	.583	13	–	16	.448
Oral Roberts	5	–	7	.417	10	–	18	.357
Evansville	3	–	9	.250	8	–	19	.296
Butler	2	–	10	.167	9	–	19	.321

† 1986 MCC tournament winner

The 1985–86 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1985–86 season. Led by head coach Pete Gillen, the Musketeers finished with a 25–5 record (10–2 MCC), and won MCC regular season and MCC tournament titles to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers lost to No. 5 seed Alabama in the opening round.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
SG	23	Byron Larkin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Cincinnati, Ohio

Head coach

Pete Gillen (Fairfield)

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 city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 1985*		Huntington	W 100–51	1–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 24, 1985*		Southeastern Louisiana	W 91–75	2–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 4, 1985*		at Creighton	W 56–53	3–0	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 7, 1985*		Pittsburgh	W 83–73	4–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 10, 1985*		at Eastern Michigan	W 83–61	5–0
Dec 14, 1985*		at Miami (OH)	L 74–80	5–1	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 21, 1985*		Wayne State	W 84–69	6–1	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 28, 1985*		Providence	W 85–73	7–1	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 2, 1986*		at Stetson	W 77–70	8–1
Jan 4, 1986*		at South Florida	L 52–57	8–2
Jan 8, 1986*		Saint Peter's (NJ)	W 67–46	9–2	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 11, 1986		Detroit	L 72–76	9–3 (0–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 13, 1986		Loyola–Chicago	W 78–75	10–3 (1–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 18, 1986		at Saint Louis	W 72–60	11–3 (2–1)
Jan 20, 1986		at Evansville	W 78–69	12–3 (3–1)	Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Jan 23, 1986*		Cincinnati	W 80–76	13–3	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 25, 1986		Oral Roberts	W 86–74	14–3 (4–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 29, 1986*		at Duquesne	W 71–68	15–3
Feb 1, 1986		Butler	W 77–56	16–3 (5–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 5, 1986*		at Marquette	W 85–71	17–3	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 8, 1986		at Detroit	L 71–80	17–4 (5–2)
Feb 10, 1986		at Loyola–Chicago	W 91–88 ^OT	18–4 (6–2)
Feb 15, 1986		Saint Louis	W 81–72 ^OT	19–4 (7–2)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 17, 1986		Evansville	W 81–72	20–4 (8–2)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 20, 1986		at Butler	W 86–81	21–4 (9–2)
Feb 22, 1986		at Oral Roberts	W 73–71	22–4 (10–2)
Feb 25, 1986*		Dayton	W 93–78	23–4	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament
Feb 28, 1986*		vs. Loyola–Chicago Semifinals	W 99–91	24–4	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 1, 1986*		vs. Saint Louis Championship game	W 74–66	25–4	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*	(12 SE)	vs. (5 SE) Alabama First Round	L 80–97^[1]	25–5	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time.

^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Moe Iba Resigns; Western Kentucky to Meet Kentucky". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1986. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^ "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^ "1985-86 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^ "1985-86 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". Retrieved April 16, 2022.

[1] "Moe Iba Resigns; Western Kentucky to Meet Kentucky". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1986. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

[2] "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

[3] "1985-86 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

[4] "1985-86 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". Retrieved April 16, 2022.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Venues	Fenwick Club (1919–1928) Schmidt Fieldhouse (1928–1983) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1979; 1983–2000) Cintas Center (2000–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Dayton
Culture & lore	2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 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 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25