1985–86 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1985–86 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association 's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time.
After winning 17 straight (and 21 of 22) to begin the season – peaking at No. 5 in the AP poll, the team posted a 26–9 overall record and a 8–6 conference record, finishing 5th in the Big 8 standings. The Sooners received a bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament , and advanced to the second round where they fell to DePaul .[ 1]
Roster
1985–86 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
21
Mike Bell
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Robert E. Lee
Montgomery, AL
G/F
25
Anthony Bowie
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
East Central
Tulsa, Oklahoma
G
23
Chris Durley
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Douglass
Oklahoma City, OK
G
14
Ricky Grace
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
So
Wilmer–Hutchins
Dallas, TX
F
25
Harvey Grant
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Independence CC
Sparta, GA
F/C
55
David Johnson
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
Jr
Wyandotte
Kansas City, KS
F
22
Tyrone Jones
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Dunbar
Washington, D.C.
F
30
Darryl Kennedy
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
224 lb (102 kg)
Jr
NW Classen
Oklahoma City, OK
C
33
Stacey King
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
229 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Lawton
Lawton, OK
G
32
Tim McCalister
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
Jr
West Side
Gary, IN
G
20
Art Pollard
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
Fr
Roosevelt
East Chicago, IN
F
44
Dave Sieger
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
So
San Gorgonio
San Bernardino, CA
F
32
Andre Wiley
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
Fr
Southwestern
Flint, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 22, 1985 *
No. 13
UC Santa Barbara
W 107–92
1–0
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 26, 1985 *
No. 13
at Hawaii Loa
W 113–59
2–0
Hawaii-Loa Gym
Nov 29, 1985 *
No. 13
vs. Marshall
W 81–70
3–0
Hawaii-Loa Gym
Nov 30, 1985 *
No. 13
vs. No. 7 Illinois
W 59–57
4–0
Hawaii-Loa Gym
Dec 1, 1985 *
No. 8
at Hawaii–Hilo
W 91–68
5–0
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
Dec 6, 1985 *
No. 8
Penn State
W 85–63
6–0
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 9, 1985 *
No. 8
West Texas A&M
W 79–58
7–0
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 14, 1985 *
No. 8
Texas
W 93–92 OT
8–0
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1985 *
No. 8
New Orleans
W 103–85
9–0
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 27, 1985 *
No. 8
vs. Cincinnati All-College Tournament
W 68–65
10–0
Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 1985 *
No. 8
vs. SMU All-College Tournament
W 92–69
11–0
Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 3, 1986 *
No. 7
Austin Peay
W 100–68
12–0
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 4, 1986 *
No. 7
Southeastern Louisiana
W 103–66
13–0
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 8, 1986 *
No. 7
Denver
W 109–64
14–0
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 11, 1986 *
No. 7
Chicago State
W 98–73
15–0
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Big 8 Regular Season
Jan 15, 1986
No. 7
at Colorado
W 94–82
16–0 (1–0)
CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Jan 18, 1986
No. 7
Iowa State
W 95–82
17–0 (2–0)
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 21, 1986
No. 5
at No. 7 Kansas
L 92–98
17–1 (2–1)
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 25, 1986
No. 5
at Kansas State
W 83–80
18–1 (3–1)
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 29, 1986
No. 6
Nebraska
W 87–60
19–1 (4–1)
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 1, 1986
No. 6
Missouri
W 88–84
20–1 (5–1)
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 5, 1986
No. 5
Oklahoma State
W 106–84
21–1 (6–1)
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 8, 1986
No. 5
at Iowa State
L 70–73
21–2 (6–2)
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Feb 11, 1986
Kansas State
W 85–77
22–2 (7–2)
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 13, 1986
at Missouri
L 88–101
22–3 (7–3)
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 15, 1986
Colorado
W 113–73
23–3 (8–3)
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 19, 1986
at Nebraska
L 64–66
23–4 (8–4)
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 22, 1986
at No. 2 Duke
L 84–93
23–5
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Feb 24, 1986
No. 2 Kansas
L 80–87
23–6 (8–5)
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 1, 1986
No. 14
No. 18 NC State
W 72–69
24–6
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 3, 1986
No. 14
at Oklahoma State
L 84–87
24–7 (8–6)
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Big 8 Tournament
Mar 6, 1986 *
No. 15
vs. Missouri Quarterfinals
W 78–75
25–7
Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 7, 1986 *
No. 15
vs. No. 2 Kansas Semifinals
L 70–72
25–8
Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1986 *
(4 E) No. 15
vs. (13 E) Northeastern First Round
W 80–74[ 2]
26–8
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 15, 1986 *
(4 E) No. 15
vs. (12 E) DePaul Second Round
L 69–74
26–9
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time . (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region E=East.
[ 3]
Rankings
[ 4]
1986 NBA draft
[ 5]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics