1985–86 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

1985–86 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
1985–86 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Rainbow Classic champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	21–14 (8–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Norm Stewart (19th season);
Assistant coaches	Bob Sundvold (5th season); Rich Daly (3rd season); Anthony Smith (1st season);
Home arena	Hearnes Center
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Kansas †	13	–	1	.929	35	–	4	.897
Iowa State	9	–	5	.643	22	–	11	.667
Nebraska	8	–	6	.571	19	–	11	.633
Missouri	8	–	6	.571	21	–	14	.600
No. 15 Oklahoma	8	–	6	.571	26	–	9	.743
Oklahoma State	6	–	8	.429	15	–	13	.536
Kansas State	4	–	10	.286	16	–	14	.533
Colorado	0	–	14	.000	8	–	20	.286

† 1986 Big Eight tournament winner As of March 31, 1986 Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers finished 4th in the Big Eight regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. The Tigers were beaten by No. 6 seed UAB, 66–64, in the opening round^[1] and finished with an overall record of 21–14 (8–6 Big Eight).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	3	Derrick Chievous	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	New York, New York
F	33	Greg Church	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Fr
F	42	Mike Sandbothe	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr
C	52	Gary Leonard	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	264 lb (120 kg)	Fr	Belleville, Illinois

Head coach

Norm Stewart (Missouri)

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Sundvold
Rich Daly
Anthony Smith

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 22, 1985*		Texas Southern	W 95–63	1–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Nov 25, 1985*		California	W 61–46	2–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Nov 29, 1985*		vs. No. 1 North Carolina Great Alaska Shootout	L 63–84	2–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1985*		at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout	L 56–59	2–2	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 1, 1985*		vs. UTSA Great Alaska Shootout	W 80–47	3–2	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 7, 1985*		St. Bonaventure	W 67–55	4–2	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 9, 1985*		Western Illinois	W 91–64	5–2	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 11, 1985*		Middle Tennessee State	W 81–77	6–2	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 14, 1985*		at Tennessee	L 54–67	6–3	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 16, 1985*		Southern Illinois	W 77–42	7–3	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 21, 1985*		vs. No. 15 Illinois Braggin' Rights	L 55–67	7–4	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 27, 1985*		vs. Villanova Rainbow Classic	W 72–53	8–4	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 28, 1985*		vs. Clemson Rainbow Classic	W 69–64	9–4	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1985*		vs. Washington State Rainbow Classic	W 70–63	10–4	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 6, 1986*		Mississippi Valley State	W 81–67	11–4	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Big Eight Regular Season
Jan 11, 1986		at Iowa State	L 84–92	11–5 (0–1)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Mar 1, 1986		at Colorado	W 94–86	21–12 (8–6)	CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Big Eight Conference tournament
Mar 7, 1986*		vs. No. 15 Oklahoma Quarterfinals	L 75–78	21–13	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1986*	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) UAB First Round	L 64–66	21–14	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central.

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Rankings

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References

^ "West Regional Roundup". UPI Archives. March 14, 1986. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
^ "2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide" (PDF). University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 932–933. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] "West Regional Roundup". UPI Archives. March 14, 1986. Retrieved April 11, 2022.

[2] "2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide" (PDF). University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved April 11, 2022.

[ESPN-3] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 932–933. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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