1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

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.

1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pac-10 Champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
ConferencePacific-10
1985–86 record23–9 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center (Capacity: 14,545)
1985–86 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Arizona144 .778  239  .719
Washington135 .722  1912  .613
California117 .611  1910  .655
UCLA99 .500  1514  .517
Arizona State810 .444  1414  .500
Washington State810 .444  1516  .484
Stanford810 .444  1416  .467
Oregon State810 .444  1215  .444
Oregon612 .333  1117  .393
USC513 .278  1117  .393
As of March 25, 1986[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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 20 Craig McMillan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So   
G 22 Bruce Fraser 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)172 lb (78 kg) JrLong Beach City College Long Beach, CA
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
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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
Feb 13, 1986
UCLA
Rivalry
W 85–60  17–7
(8–3)
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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