1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 3
Record32–4 (17–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaRupp Arena
Seasons
1985–86 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kentucky † 17 – 1   .944 32 – 4   .889
Alabama 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727
Auburn 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
Florida 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
LSU 9 – 9   .500 26 – 12   .684
Georgia 9 – 9   .500 17 – 13   .567
Vanderbilt 7 – 11   .389 13 – 15   .464
Tennessee 5 – 13   .278 12 – 16   .429
Ole Miss 4 – 14   .222 12 – 17   .414
Mississippi State 3 – 15   .167 6 – 22   .214
† 1986 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 32–4.[2]

Roster

1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 10 James Blackmon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Marion HS Marion, IN
G 12 Leroy Byrd 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Sr   Lexington, Kentucky
G 14 Paul Andrews 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr   London, Kentucky
G 15 Ed Davender 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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 So Boys and Girls HS Brooklyn, NY
G 23 Roger Harden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr   Valparaiso, Indiana
SF 25 Winston Bennett 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Louisville Male HS Louisville, KY
PF 30 Irving Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Miami Carol City HS Miami, FL
SF 34 Kenny Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Crawford County HS Roberta, GA
PF 44 Rob Lock 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Reedley HS Reedley, CA
Head coach

Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State)

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and Results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 22, 1985*
 No. 11 Northwestern State W 77–58  1–0
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Nov 26, 1985
 No. 10 at Chaminade W 89–57  2–0
(1–0) 		McCabe Gymnasium 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 27, 1985*
 No. 10 at Hawaii W 98–65  3–0
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 3, 1985*
 No. 9 Cincinnati W 84–54  4–0
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 7, 1985*
 No. 9 No. 19 Indiana W 63–58  5–0
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 14, 1985*
 No. 9 at No. 7 Kansas L 68–83  5–1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 20, 1985*
 No. 13 East Carolina W 86–52  6–1
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 21, 1985*
 No. 13 Pepperdine W 88–56  7–1
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 28, 1985*
 No. 13 No. 15 Louisville W 69–64  8–1
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 30, 1985*
 No. 12 vs. VMI W 93–55  9–1
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
SEC Regular Season
Jan 4, 1986
 No. 12 at Vanderbilt W 80–71  10–1
(1–0) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 6, 1986
 No. 11 at Auburn L 56–60  10–2
(1–1) 		Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Jan 8, 1986
 No. 11 Ole Miss W 75–58  11–2
(2–1) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 11, 1986
 No. 11 Alabama W 76–52  12–2
(3–1) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 15, 1986
 No. 11 at Mississippi State W 64–52  13–2
(4–1) 		Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 18, 1986
 No. 11 at Florida W 72–55  14–2
(5–1) 		Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan 23, 1986
 No. 11 Georgia W 74–69  15–2
(6–1) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 25, 1986
 No. 11 Tennessee W 74–57  16–2
(7–1) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 29, 1986
 No. 8 at No. 17 LSU W 54–52  17–2
(8–1) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 31, 1986
 No. 8 Auburn W 81–71  18–2
(9–1) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 2, 1986*
 No. 8 at NC State L 51–54  18–3
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 5, 1986
 No. 12 Vanderbilt W 73–65  19–3
(10–1) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 8, 1986
 No. 12 at Ole Miss W 62–58  20–3
(11–1) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 13, 1986
 No. 11 at No. 18 Alabama W 73–71  21–3
(12–1) 		Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 15, 1986
 No. 11 Mississippi State W 88–62  22–3
(13–1) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 19, 1986
 No. 8 Florida W 80–69  23–3
(14–1) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 22, 1986
 No. 8 at Georgia W 80–75  24–3
(15–1) 		Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Feb 27, 1986
 LSN 		No. 5 at Tennessee W 62–60  25–3
(16–1) 		Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 1, 1986
 No. 5 LSU W 68–57  26–3
(17–1) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
SEC Tournament
Mar 6, 1986*
 LSN 		(1) No. 3 (9) Ole Miss
SEC Tournament Quarterfinal 		W 95–69  27–3
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 7, 1986*
 LSN 		(1) No. 3 (5) LSU
SEC Tournament Semifinal 		W 61–58  28–3
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 8, 1986*
 NBC 		(1) No. 3 (3) Alabama
SEC tournament championship 		W 83–72  29–3
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*
 (1 SE) No. 3 vs. (16 SE) Davidson
First round 		W 75–55  30–3
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 16, 1986*
 (1 SE) No. 3 vs. (8 SE) Western Kentucky
Second Round 		W 71–64  31–3
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 20, 1986*
 CBS 		(1 SE) No. 3 vs. (5 SE) Alabama
Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		W 68–63  32–3
 The Omni 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 22, 1986*
 CBS 		(1 SE) No. 3 vs. (11 SE) LSU
Southeast Regional Final – Elite Eight 		L 57–59  32–4
 The Omni 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.

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References

  1. ^ "1985-1986 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "1985-1986 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Kentucky Men's Basketball Record Book" (pdf). University of Kentucky Athletics. p. 200. Retrieved October 18, 2020.