1985–86 Akron Zips men's basketball team
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1985–86 Akron Zips men's basketball | |
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OVC tournament champions OVC Regular season co-champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 22–8 (10–4 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | James A. Rhodes Arena |
1985–86 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1986 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1985–86 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by second-year head coach Bob Huggins, played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 22–8, 10–4 in OVC play to finish in first place. They defeated Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech, and Middle Tennessee State to win the OVC tournament. The Zips received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 15 seed in the Midwest Region, they lost in the first round to Michigan.[2]
Roster
1985–86 Akron Zips men's basketball team | |||||||||||||||||
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 26, 1985* |
Davis & Elkins | W 93–70 | 1–0 |
James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio | |||||||
Nov 30, 1985* |
at Bowling Green State | W 90–85 | 2–0 |
Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 5, 1985* |
at Ohio State | L 73–91 | 2–1 |
St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 7, 1985* |
at Kent State | L 60–66 | 2–2 |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 10, 1985* |
at Cleveland State | L 76–88 | 2–3 |
Woodling Gym Cleveland, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 14, 1985* |
Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 84–56 | 3–3 |
James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 21, 1985* |
Hiram | W 102–59 | 4–3 |
James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 28, 1985* |
Morgan State | W 79–56 | 5–3 |
James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 30, 1985* |
Ashland | W 84–58 | 6–3 |
James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio | |||||||
OVC regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 4, 1986 |
at Youngstown State | W 64–62 | 7–3 (1–0) |
Beeghly Center Youngstown, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 22, 1986* |
Urbana | W 117–79 | 12–4 |
James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 24, 1986 |
Austin Peay | W 84–72 | 20–7 (10–4) |
James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio | |||||||
OVC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 4, 1986* |
Tennessee Tech Semifinals |
W 67–58 | 21–7 |
James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio | |||||||
Mar 5, 1986* |
Middle Tennessee Championship game |
W 68–63[3] | 22–7 |
James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1986* |
(15 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Michigan First Round |
L 64–70 | 22–8 |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1985-86 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Midwest Regional". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1986. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Akron 68, Middle Tennessee St. 63". AP News. March 9, 1986. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Akron Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2022.