1985–86 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Indiana, led by head coach Mike Vining, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana, as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 20–10, 9–3 in Southland play to win the regular season conference title. They followed that success by winning the Southland tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the West region. Northeast Louisiana fell to No. 4 seed UNLV in the opening round, 74–51.

1985–86 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball
Southland Regular season champions
Southland tournament champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record20–10 (9–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home arenaFant–Ewing Coliseum
1985–86 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
NE Louisiana93 .7502010  .667
McNeese State84 .6672111  .656
Arkansas State75 .5831811  .621
Lamar66 .5001812  .600
Louisiana Tech66 .5002014  .588
North Texas State48 .3331018  .357
UT Arlington210 .1671218  .400
1986 Southland Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1985–86 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F Bobby Jenkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    [1]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Feb 27, 1986
    Louisiana Tech W 59–43  18–9
    (9–3)
    Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
    Monroe, Louisiana
    Southland tournament
    Mar 5, 1986*
    Louisiana Tech
    Semifinals
    W 57–56  19–9
    Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
    Monroe, Louisiana
    Mar 6, 1986*
    McNeese State
    Championship game
    W 59–57  20–9
    Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
    Monroe, Louisiana
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 14, 1986*
    (13 W) vs. (4 W) No. 11 Nevada-Las Vegas
    First Round
    L 51–74  20–10
    Long Beach Arena 
    Long Beach, California
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    W=West.
    All times are in Central.

    [2]

    Awards and honors

    References

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