1985–86 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1985–86 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1985–86 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach J. D. Barnett, they finished the season 23–9 overall and 10–6 in conference play to finish second in the MVC standings. The Golden Hurricane defeated Bradley in the championship game of the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the East region. Tulsa lost to No. 7 seed Navy in the opening round.[2]
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record23–9 (10–6 MVC)
Headcoach
- J. D. Barnett (1st season)
HomearenaTulsa Convention Center
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MVC tournament champions | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 23–9 (10–6 MVC) |
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| Home arena | Tulsa Convention Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Bradley | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | – | 3 | .914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Nov 22, 1985* |
vs. Dayton Preseason NIT |
W 63–60 | 1–0 |
Riverfront Coliseum (10,416) Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
| Nov 23, 1985* |
vs. No. 9 Louisville Preseason NIT |
L 74–80 | 1–1 |
Riverfront Coliseum (6,720) Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
| Dec 4, 1985* |
Colorado | W 76–65 | 3–1 |
Tulsa Convention Center (6,131) Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
| Dec 7, 1985* |
at Washington | L 68–72 | 3–2 |
Bank of America Arena (3,951) Seattle, Washington | |||||||
| Dec 10, 1985* |
Arizona | W 54–51 | 4–2 |
Tulsa Convention Center (4,208) Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
| Dec 19, 1985* |
Oral Roberts | W 63–47 | 5–2 |
Tulsa Convention Center (7,522) Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
| Dec 21, 1985* |
at Oklahoma State | W 67–58 | 6–2 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,370) Stillwater, Oklahoma | |||||||
| Dec 27, 1985* |
McNeese State | W 81–62 | 7–2 |
Tulsa Convention Center (7,643) Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
| Dec 28, 1985* |
Jacksonville | W 67–57 | 8–2 |
Tulsa Convention Center (8,184) Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
| MVC Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 3, 1986* |
Indiana State Quarterfinals |
W 68–50 | 21–8 |
Tulsa Convention Center (5,138) Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
| Mar 4, 1986* |
Drake Semifinals |
W 68–67 | 22–8 |
Tulsa Convention Center (5,469) Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
| Mar 5, 1986* |
No. 9 Bradley Championship game |
W 74–58 | 23–8 |
Tulsa Convention Center (6,313) Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 14, 1986* |
(10 E) | vs. (7 E) No. 17 Navy First Round |
L 68–87 | 23–9 |
Carrier Dome (12,000) Syracuse, New York | ||||||