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1985–86 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

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1985–86 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 15
Record26–9 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 10,871)
Seasons
1985–86 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
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 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

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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

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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.

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Rankings

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1986 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player Position NBA club
3 66 Anthony Bowie Guard Houston Rockets

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References

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  1. ^ "DePaul Stuns Oklahoma". The New York Times. March 16, 1986. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bowie Fills Void After Cue by Tim". The Oklahoman. March 14, 1986. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
  5. ^ "1986 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 2, 2022.