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The 1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats won the Pac-10 regular season title, finished with an overall record of 23–9 (14–4 Pac-10), and reached the NCAA tournament, but lost in the opening round for the second straight season.

ConferencePacific-10
Record23–9 (14–4 Pac-10)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
Quick facts Arizona Wildcats men's basketball, Pac-10 Champions ...
1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pac-10 Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferencePacific-10
Record23–9 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center (Capacity: 14,545)
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1985–86 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arizona14–4 .77823–9  .719
Washington13–5 .72219–12  .613
California11–7 .61119–10  .655
UCLA9–9 .50015–14  .517
Arizona State8–10 .44414–14  .500
Washington State8–10 .44415–16  .484
Stanford8–10 .44414–16  .467
Oregon State8–10 .44412–15  .444
Oregon6–12 .33311–17  .393
USC5–13 .27811–17  .393
As of March 25, 1986[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 00 Anthony Cook 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrVan Nuys HS Los Angeles, CA
PG 11 Kenny Lofton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrWashington HS East Chicago, IN
G 13 Rolf Jacobs 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 SoFountain Valley HS Fountain Valley, CA
G 20 Craig McMillan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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 SoCloverdale HS Cloverdale, CA
G 21 Eric Cooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 FrBanning HS Los Angeles, CA
G 22 Bruce Fraser 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)172 lb (78 kg) JrLong Beach City College Long Beach, CA
F 24 David Haskin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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 SrSahuaro HS Tucson, AZ
G 25 Steve Kerr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrPalisades Charter HS Los Angeles, CA
SF 32 Sean Elliott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrCholla HS Tucson, AZ
F 33 Joe Turner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
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 SoFoothill HS Bakersfield, CA
C 34 Brian David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
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 FrKuemper HS Templeton, IA
C 45 Bruce Wheatley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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 FrNogales HS Los Angeles, CA
G 50 John Edgar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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 SrLos Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA
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Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 29, 1985*
 vs. Texas-San Antonio
Great Alaska Shootout		 W 62–49  1–0
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1985*
 vs. No. 16 UNLV
Great Alaska Shootout		 L 59–60  1–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 1, 1985*
 vs. Purdue
Great Alaska Shootout		 L 74–81  1–2
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 4, 1985*
 Denver W 63–54  2–2
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 7, 1985*
 Northern Arizona W 66–57  3–2
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 10, 1985*
 at Tulsa L 51–54  3–3
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 12, 1985*
 San Diego State W 72–66  4–3
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 14, 1985*
 New Mexico W 70–55  5–3
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 21, 1985*
 at Utah L 68–76  5–4
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 27, 1985*
 Princeton W 54–41  6–4
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 28, 1985*
 Boston College W 71–61  7–4
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 2, 1986*
 Hawaii–Hilo W 104–71  8–4
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Pac-10 regular season
Jan 4, 1986
 Arizona State
Rivalry		 W 62–53  9–4
(1–0)		 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 9, 1986
 Stanford W 77–69  10–4
(2–0)		 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 12, 1986
 California W 79–72 2OT 11–4
(3–0)		 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 16, 1986
 USC L 62–63  11–5
(3–1)		 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 18, 1986*
 at Miami W 81–74 OT 12–5
 Knight Center Complex 
Miami, Florida
Jan 23, 1986
 Oregon State W 63–62 ot 13–5
(4–1)		 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 25, 1986
 Oregon W 85–68  14–5
(5–1)		 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 30, 1986
 at Washington State L 63–65 OT 14–6
(5–2)		 Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, Washington
Feb 1, 1986
 at Washington W 70–57  15–6
(6–2)		 Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
Feb 6, 1986
 at California W 79–72  16–6
(7–2)		 Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 8, 1986
 at Stanford L 56–62  16–7
(7–3)		 Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 13, 1986
 UCLA
Rivalry		 W 85–60  17–7
(8–3)		 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 15, 1986
 USC W 71–62  18–7
(9–3)		 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 20, 1986
 at Oregon W 65–59  19–7
(10–3)		 McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Feb 22, 1986
 at Oregon State W 55–53  20–7
(11–3)		 Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 27, 1986
 Washington W 77–56  21–7
(12–3)		 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
March 1, 1986
 Washington State W 62–61  22–7
(13–3)		 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 3, 1986
 at UCLA
Rivalry		 W 88–76  23–7
(14–3)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Mar 9, 1986
 at Arizona State
Rivalry		 L 63–70  23–8
(14–4)		 ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*
 (9 W) vs. (8 W) Auburn
First Round		 L 63–73  23–9
 Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
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Rankings

See also: 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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