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1985–86 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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1985–86 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–14 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachRandy Ayers (2nd season)
Home arenaSt. John Arena
Seasons
1985–86 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan 14 4   .778 28 5   .848
No. 16 Indiana 13 5   .722 21 8   .724
No. 18 Michigan State 12 6   .667 23 8   .742
No. 19 Illinois 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
Purdue 10 8   .556 22 10   .688
Iowa 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Ohio State 8 10   .444 19 14   .576
Minnesota 5 13   .278 15 16   .484
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 12 16   .429
Northwestern 2 16   .111 8 20   .286
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1985–86 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by tenth-year head coach Eldon Miller, the Buckeyes finished 19–14 (8–10 Big Ten) and won the National Invitation Tournament.

Roster

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1985–86 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 12 Jay Burson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr New Concord, Ohio
G/F 32 Dennis Hopson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Toledo, Ohio
C Brad Sellers 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Warrensville Heights, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule/results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 26, 1985*
LIU Brooklyn W 83–57  1–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Nov 30, 1985*
No. 17 Maryland W 78–66  2–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 3, 1985*
Florida W 80–73  3–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 5, 1985*
Akron W 91–73  4–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 7, 1985*
Cleveland State W 99–95  5–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 14, 1985*
No. 20 at Arkansas L 70–79  5–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 19, 1985*
Dayton W 80–73  6–1
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 29, 1985*
at UTEP
Sun Carnival Classic Tournament
L 57–58  6–2
Special Events Center (11,561)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 30, 1985*
vs. Nebraska
Sun Carnival Classic Tournament
L 66–69  6–3
Special Events Center 
El Paso, Texas
Jan 2, 1986
Michigan State W 84–73  7–3
(1–0)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 4, 1986
No. 2 Michigan L 68–78  7–4
(1–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 9, 1986
at Wisconsin W 78–61  8–4
(2–1)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 11, 1986
at Northwestern W 79–77  9–4
(3–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
Jan 15, 1986
at Indiana L 66–69  9–5
(3–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Jan 18, 1986*
at Boston College L 74–87  9–6
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 23, 1986
Illinois L 65–67  9–7
(3–3)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 25, 1986
No. 15 Purdue W 73–66  10–7
(4–3)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 30, 1986
at Minnesota L 65–70  10–8
(4–4)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 1, 1986
at Iowa L 75–86  10–9
(4–5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 6, 1986
Northwestern W 83–60  11–9
(5–5)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 8, 1986
Wisconsin W 73–71  12–9
(6–5)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 16, 1986
No. 16 Indiana L 75–84  12–10
(6–6)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 20, 1986
at Purdue L 79–85  12–11
(6–7)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 22, 1986
at Illinois L 62–66  12–12
(6–8)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
Feb 26, 1986
Iowa W 81–74  13–12
(7–8)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 2, 1986
Minnesota W 68–55  14–12
(8–8)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 6, 1986
at No. 7 Michigan L 82–99  14–13
(8–9)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mar 8, 1986
at No. 17 Michigan State L 81–91  14–14
(8–10)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, Michigan
National Invitation Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*
at Ohio
First round
W 65–62  15–14
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
Mar 17, 1986*
Texas
Second round
W 71–65  16–14
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 21, 1986*
BYU
Quarterfinals
W 79–68  17–14
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 24, 1986*
vs. Louisiana Tech
Semifinals
W 79–66  18–14
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Mar 26, 1986*
vs. Wyoming
Championship game
W 73–63[2]  19–14
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "1985-86 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster and Stats". Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ohio State Wins N.I.T." The New York Times. March 27, 1986. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  3. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 932–933. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.