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The 1985–86 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1985-86 college basketball season. The Irish were led by head coach Digger Phelps, in his 15th season, and played their home games at the Athletic & Convocation Center in Notre Dame, Indiana. The Irish completed a perfect season at home (15–0). Notre Dame earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were upset by Arkansas–Little Rock in the opening round.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
Record23–6
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1985–86 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
Record23–6
Head coach
Home arenaAthletic & Convocation Center
Seasons
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1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Notre Dame-–- –23–6  .793
Chicago State-–- –22–6  .786
Eastern Washington-–- –20–8  .714
Texas–Pan American-–- –20–8  .714
Marquette-–- –19–11  .633
DePaul-–- –18–13  .581
New Orleans-–- –16–12  .571
Dayton-–- –17–13  .567
Southwestern Louisiana-–- –15–13  .536
Miami (Fla.)-–- –14–14  .500
Tennessee State-–- –14–14  .500
Utica-–- –13–14  .481
Florida A&M-–- –12–16  .429
Brooklyn-–- –9–22  .290
U.S. International-–- –8–20  .286
Texas–San Antonio-–- –7–24  .226
Central Florida-–- –6–22  .214
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team finished with a 23–6 record and a No. 10 ranking in the final AP poll.

Roster

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1985–86 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 4 David Rivers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Jersey City, New Jersey
F 15 Donald Royal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana
F/C 41 Tim Kempton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr Jamaica, New York
Joseph Price 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Marion, Indiana
Head coach
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
    city, state
    Regular Season
    Nov 22, 1985*
    		 No. 12 Saint Joseph's (IN) W 79–49  1–0
    		 Athletic & Convocation Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Nov 30, 1985*
    		 No. 11 Butler W 87–56  1–0
    		 Athletic & Convocation Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Dec 3, 1985*
    		 No. 10 at No. 19 Indiana L 67–82  1–1
    		 Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, Indiana
    Dec 7, 1985*
    		 No. 10 Loyola–Chicago W 71–58  2–1
    		 Athletic & Convocation Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Dec 9, 1985*
    		 No. 17 Oregon W 72–63  3–1
    		 Athletic & Convocation Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Dec 21, 1985*
    		 No. 19 Valparaiso W 98–54  4–1
    		 Athletic & Convocation Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Dec 30, 1985*
    		 No. 17 Creighton W 80–54  5–1
    		 Athletic & Convocation Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Jan 4, 1986*
    		 No. 17 at La Salle W 77–63  6–1
    		 The Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Jan 7, 1986*
    		 No. 16 at Providence W 78–72  7–1
    		 Providence Civic Center 
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Jan 11, 1986*
    		 No. 16 at DePaul W 70–54  8–1
    		 Rosemont Horizon 
    Rosemont, Illinois
    Jan 13, 1986*
    		 No. 13 at BYU L 76–80  8–2
    		 Marriott Center 
    Provo, Utah
    Jan 18, 1986*
    		 No. 13 UCLA W 74–64  9–2
    		 Athletic & Convocation Center (11,345)
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Jan 20, 1986*
    		 No. 16 Hofstra W 91–67  10–2
    		 Athletic & Convocation Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Jan 22, 1986*
    		 No. 16 American W 67–56  11–2
    		 Athletic & Convocation Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Jan 26, 1986*
    		 No. 16 at No. 1 North Carolina L 61–73  11–3
    		 Dean Smith Center 
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    Jan 29, 1986*
    		 No. 14 Utah W 94–64  12–3
    		 Athletic & Convocation Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Feb 1, 1986*
    		 No. 14 Marquette W 72–70  13–3
    		 Athletic & Convocation Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Feb 3, 1986*
    		 No. 14 Maryland W 69–62  14–3
    		 Athletic & Convocation Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Feb 5, 1986*
    		 No. 14 at Dayton L 65–67  14–4
    		 University of Dayton Arena 
    Dayton, Ohio
    Feb 8, 1986*
    		 No. 14 at No. 8 Syracuse W 85–81  15–4
    		 Carrier Dome 
    Syracuse, New York
    Feb 11, 1986*
    		 No. 14 Fordham W 81–58  16–4
    		 Athletic & Convocation Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Feb 16, 1986*
    		 No. 14 at No. 2 Duke L 74–75  16–5
    		 Cameron Indoor Stadium 
    Durham, North Carolina
    Feb 19, 1986*
    		 No. 14 vs. Manhattan W 102–47  17–5
    		 Madison Square Garden 
    New York, New York
    Feb 22, 1986*
    		 No. 14 at Miami (FL) W 126–73  18–5
    		 Knight Center 
    Miami, Florida
    Feb 25, 1986*
    		 No. 12 DePaul W 70–59  19–5
    		 Athletic & Convocation Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Mar 1, 1986*
    		 No. 12 at Marquette W 74–66  20–5
    		 MECCA Arena 
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Mar 3, 1986*
    		 No. 12 at New Orleans W 75–67  21–5
    		 Lakefront Arena 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Mar 8, 1986*
    		 No. 12 Dayton W 69–55  22–5
    		 Athletic & Convocation Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 14, 1986*
    		 (3 MW) No. 10 vs. (14 MW) Arkansas–Little Rock
    First round    		 L 83–90  23–6
    		 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
    Minneapolis, Minnesota
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/UPI Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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    Rankings

    Main article: 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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