1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 32–4.[2]

1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 3
Record32–4 (17–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaRupp Arena
1985–86 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Kentucky171 .944324  .889
Alabama135 .722249  .727
Auburn135 .7222211  .667
Florida108 .5561914  .576
LSU99 .5002612  .684
Georgia99 .5001713  .567
Vanderbilt711 .3891315  .464
Tennessee513 .2781216  .429
Ole Miss414 .2221217  .414
Mississippi State315 .167622  .214
1986 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 10 James Blackmon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrMarion HS Marion, IN
G 12 Leroy Byrd 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)145 lb (66 kg) Sr  Lexington, Kentucky
G 14 Paul Andrews 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr  London, Kentucky
G 15 Ed Davender 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
SoBoys and Girls HS Brooklyn, NY
G 23 Roger Harden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) Sr  Valparaiso, Indiana
SF 25 Winston Bennett 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrLouisville Male HS Louisville, KY
PF 30 Irving Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrMiami Carol City HS Miami, FL
SF 34 Kenny Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrCrawford County HS Roberta, GA
PF 44 Rob Lock 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoReedley HS Reedley, CA
Head coach

Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State)

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
    city, state
    Non-Conference Regular Season
    Nov 22, 1985*
    No. 11 Northwestern State W 77–58  1–0
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Nov 26, 1985
    No. 10 at Chaminade W 89–57  2–0
    (1–0)
    McCabe Gymnasium 
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Nov 27, 1985*
    No. 10 at Hawaii W 98–65  3–0
    Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Dec 3, 1985*
    No. 9 Cincinnati W 84–54  4–0
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Dec 7, 1985*
    No. 9 No. 19 Indiana W 63–58  5–0
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Dec 14, 1985*
    No. 9 at No. 7 Kansas L 68–83  5–1
    Allen Fieldhouse 
    Lawrence, Kansas
    Dec 20, 1985*
    No. 13 East Carolina W 86–52  6–1
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Dec 21, 1985*
    No. 13 Pepperdine W 88–56  7–1
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Dec 28, 1985*
    No. 13 No. 15 Louisville W 69–64  8–1
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Dec 30, 1985*
    No. 12 vs. VMI W 93–55  9–1
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    SEC Regular Season
    Jan 4, 1986
    No. 12 at Vanderbilt W 80–71  10–1
    (1–0)
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Jan 6, 1986
    No. 11 at Auburn L 56–60  10–2
    (1–1)
    Memorial Coliseum 
    Auburn, Alabama
    Jan 8, 1986
    No. 11 Ole Miss W 75–58  11–2
    (2–1)
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Jan 11, 1986
    No. 11 Alabama W 76–52  12–2
    (3–1)
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Jan 15, 1986
    No. 11 at Mississippi State W 64–52  13–2
    (4–1)
    Humphrey Coliseum 
    Starkville, Mississippi
    Jan 18, 1986
    No. 11 at Florida W 72–55  14–2
    (5–1)
    Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
    Gainesville, Florida
    Jan 23, 1986
    No. 11 Georgia W 74–69  15–2
    (6–1)
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Jan 25, 1986
    No. 11 Tennessee W 74–57  16–2
    (7–1)
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Jan 29, 1986
    No. 8 at No. 17 LSU W 54–52  17–2
    (8–1)
    Maravich Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Jan 31, 1986
    No. 8 Auburn W 81–71  18–2
    (9–1)
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Feb 2, 1986*
    No. 8 at NC State L 51–54  18–3
    Reynolds Coliseum 
    Raleigh, North Carolina
    Feb 5, 1986
    No. 12 Vanderbilt W 73–65  19–3
    (10–1)
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Feb 8, 1986
    No. 12 at Ole Miss W 62–58  20–3
    (11–1)
    Tad Smith Coliseum 
    Oxford, Mississippi
    Feb 13, 1986
    No. 11 at No. 18 Alabama W 73–71  21–3
    (12–1)
    Coleman Coliseum 
    Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Feb 15, 1986
    No. 11 Mississippi State W 88–62  22–3
    (13–1)
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Feb 19, 1986
    No. 8 Florida W 80–69  23–3
    (14–1)
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Feb 22, 1986
    No. 8 at Georgia W 80–75  24–3
    (15–1)
    Stegeman Coliseum 
    Athens, Georgia
    Feb 27, 1986
     LSN
    No. 5 at Tennessee W 62–60  25–3
    (16–1)
    Stokely Athletic Center 
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Mar 1, 1986
    No. 5 LSU W 68–57  26–3
    (17–1)
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    SEC Tournament
    Mar 6, 1986*
     LSN
    (1) No. 3 (9) Ole Miss
    SEC Tournament Quarterfinal
    W 95–69  27–3
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Mar 7, 1986*
     LSN
    (1) No. 3 (5) LSU
    SEC Tournament Semifinal
    W 61–58  28–3
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Mar 8, 1986*
     NBC
    (1) No. 3 (3) Alabama
    SEC tournament championship
    W 83–72  29–3
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 14, 1986*
    (1 SE) No. 3 vs. (16 SE) Davidson
    First round
    W 75–55  30–3
    Charlotte Coliseum 
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    Mar 16, 1986*
    (1 SE) No. 3 vs. (8 SE) Western Kentucky
    Second Round
    W 71–64  31–3
    Charlotte Coliseum 
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    Mar 20, 1986*
     CBS
    (1 SE) No. 3 vs. (5 SE) Alabama
    Southeast Regional semifinal Sweet Sixteen
    W 68–63  32–3
    The Omni 
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Mar 22, 1986*
     CBS
    (1 SE) No. 3 vs. (11 SE) LSU
    Southeast Regional Final Elite Eight
    L 57–59  32–4
    The Omni 
    Atlanta, Georgia
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    SE=Southeast.

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