1985–86 Miami Redskins men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Miami Redskins men's basketball team represent Miami University in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redskins, led by 2nd-year head coach Jerry Peirson, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team won the conference regular season title, but lost to Ball State in the championship game of the MAC tournament. The Redskins received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. Miami was beaten by the No. 7 seed Iowa State Cyclones in the opening round, 81–79 in OT on a buzzer beater by Jeff Hornacek.[1] The Redskins did not fare well in overtime games this season as each one of their last four losses of the season was an overtime game.

1985–86 Miami Redskins men's basketball
MAC Regular season champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record24–7 (16–2 MAC)
Head coach
  • Jerry Peirson (2nd season)
Home arenaMillett Hall
1985–86 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Miami (OH)162 .889247  .774
Ohio144 .778228  .733
Ball State117 .6112110  .677
Northern Illinois108 .5561512  .556
Toledo810 .4441217  .414
Western Michigan711 .3891216  .429
Central Michigan711 .3891117  .393
Kent State711 .3891116  .407
Eastern Michigan513 .278918  .333
Bowling Green513 .278720  .259
1986 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Senior Ron Harper was again named MAC Player of the Year, and added to his list of school records. At the finish of the season, Harper owned school records for career points, rebounds, steals, and blocks. He was also fourth in career assists.

Roster

1985–86 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
Eric Newsome
Jr
Eddie Schilling
So
F 34 Ron Harper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Dayton, Ohio
Head coach
  • Jerry Peirson
Assistant coach(es)

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

    [2]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 22, 1985*
    vs. No. 9 Louisville
    Big Apple NIT
    L 65–81  0–1
    Riverfront Coliseum 
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Dec 2, 1985*
    Centre W 92–53  1–1
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Dec 4, 1985*
    Dayton W 70–57  2–1
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Dec 9, 1985*
    at Eastern Kentucky W 65–63  3–1
    McBrayer Arena 
    Richmond, Kentucky
    Dec 11, 1985*
    Denison W 80–55  4–1
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Dec 14, 1985*
    Xavier W 80–74  5–1
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Dec 21, 1985*
    at Dayton L 68–70  5–2
    University of Dayton Arena 
    Dayton, Ohio
    Dec 23, 1985*
    at Cincinnati W 63–62  6–2
    Riverfront Coliseum 
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Dec 27, 1985*
    vs. No. 19 Virginia Tech
    Miller Classic
    W 83–82  7–2
    Sun Dome 
    Tampa, Florida
    Dec 28, 1985*
    at South Florida
    Miller Classic
    L 63–76  7–3
    Sun Dome 
    Tampa, Florida
    MAC regular season
    Jan 2, 1986
    Bowling Green W 62–54  8–3
    (1–0)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Jan 4, 1986
    at Eastern Michigan W 63–52  9–3
    (2–0)
    Bowen Field House 
    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    Jan 8, 1986
    Toledo W 80–51  10–3
    (3–0)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Jan 11, 1986
    at Northern Illinois L 75–77 OT 10–4
    (3–1)
    Chick Evans Fieldhouse 
    DeKalb, Illinois
    Jan 15, 1986
    Kent State W 58–51  11–4
    (4–1)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Jan 18, 1986
    at Ball State W 73–59  12–4
    (5–1)
    Irving Gymnasium 
    Muncie, Indiana
    Jan 22, 1986
    at Ohio W 85–68  13–4
    (6–1)
    Convocation Center 
    Athens, Ohio
    Jan 25, 1986
    Western Michigan W 68–60  14–4
    (7–1)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Jan 29, 1986
    at Central Michigan W 62–55  15–4
    (8–1)
    Rose Arena 
    Mount Pleasant, Michigan
    Feb 1, 1986
    Eastern Michigan W 102–68  16–4
    (9–1)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Feb 5, 1986
    at Toledo W 93–68  17–4
    (10–1)
    John F. Savage Hall 
    Toledo, Ohio
    Feb 8, 1986
    Northern Illinois W 75–69  18–4
    (11–1)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Feb 12, 1986
    at Kent State W 77–69  19–4
    (12–1)
    Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
    Kent, Ohio
    Feb 15, 1986
    Ball State W 103–77  20–4
    (13–1)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Feb 19, 1986
    Ohio L 79–80 OT 20–5
    (13–2)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Feb 22, 1986
    at Western Michigan W 81–73  21–5
    (14–2)
    University Arena 
    Kalamazoo, Michigan
    Feb 26, 1986
    Central Michigan W 74–73  22–5
    (15–2)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Mar 1, 1986
    at Bowling Green W 91–79  23–5
    (16–2)
    Anderson Arena 
    Bowling Green, Ohio
    MAC tournament
    Mar 7, 1986*
    vs. Toledo W 93–76  24–5
    Rockford MetroCentre 
    Rockford, Illinois
    Mar 8, 1986*
    vs. Ball State L 79–87 OT 24–6
    Rockford MetroCentre 
    Rockford, Illinois
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 14, 1986*
    (10 MW) vs. (7 MW) Iowa State
    First Round
    L 79–81 OT 24–7
    Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
    Minneapolis, Minnesota
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    MW=Midwest.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Source[3][4]

    Awards and honors

    1986 NBA draft

    Round Pick Player NBA Team
    18Ron HarperCleveland Cavaliers

    [5]

    References

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