1985–86 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1985–86 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #14
AP #16
1985–86 record 21-8 (13-5 Big Ten)
Head coach Bobby Knight (15th year)
Assistant coach Ron Felling
Assistant coach Kohn Smith
Assistant coach Royce Waltman
Assistant coach Joby Wright
Captain Steve Alford
Winston Morgan
Stew Robinson
Home arena Assembly Hall
1985–86 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Michigan 14 4   .778     28 5   .848
#16 Indiana 13 5   .722     21 8   .724
#18 Michigan State 12 6   .667     23 8   .742
#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 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 15th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 21-8 and a conference record of 13-5, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. IU was invited to participate in the 1986 NCAA Tournament as a 3-seed; however, IU made a quick exit with a first-round loss to 14-seed Cleveland State.[1]

The season was memorialized and popularized by A Season on the Brink, a 1986 book by John Feinstein. For the book, Bobby Knight granted almost unprecedented access to his team, as well as insights into his private life. The book was well received and is often referred to as "the bestselling sports book of all time." The book and season was later dramatized in a two-hour, made-for-ESPN movie of the same name that first aired in the spring of 2002.

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
11Todd JadlowF/C69So.Salina, Kansas
12Steve AlfordG62Jr.New Castle, Indiana
14Magnus PelkowskiC610RS So.Bogota, Colombia
20Ricky CallowayG/F66Fr.Cincinnati, Ohio
21Winston MorganG/F65Sr.Anderson, Indiana
22Stew RobinsonG61Sr.Anderson, Indiana
23Delray BrooksG64So.Michigan City, Indiana
24Daryl ThomasF/C67Jr.Westchester, Illinois
30Todd MeierF/C68Jr.Oshkosh, Wisconsin
32Steve EylF66So.Hamilton, Ohio
34Andre HarrisF66Jr.Grand Rapids, Michigan
35Jeff OliphantG65RS Fr.Lyons, Indiana
42Kreigh SmithG/F67RS So.Tipton, Indiana
44Joe HillmanG62RS So.Glendale, California
45Brian SloanF/C68RS So.McLeansboro, Illinois
52Courtney WitteF/C68Sr.Vincennes, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season
11/30/1985*
Kent State W 89-73  1-0
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
12/3/1985*
#19 #11 Notre Dame W 82-67  2-0
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
12/7/1985*
#19 at #9 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 58-63  2-1
Rupp Arena
Lexington, KY
12/10/1985*
#18 Kansas State W 78-71  3-1
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
12/13/1985*
#18 Louisiana Tech
Indiana Classic
W 84-63  4-1
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
12/14/1985*
#18 Texas Tech
Indiana Classic
W 74-59  5-1
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
12/18/1985*
#17 at #16 Louisville L 63-65  5-2
Freedom Hall
Louisville, KY
12/21/1985*
#17 Iowa State W 86-65  6-2
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
12/27/1985*
#17 vs. Idaho
Hoosier Classic
W 87-57  7-2
Market Square Arena
Indianapolis, IN
12/28/1985*
#17 vs. Mississippi State
Hoosier Classic
W 74-73  8-2
Market Square Arena
Indianapolis, IN
1/2/1986
#15 #2 Michigan L 69-74  8-3 (0-1)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
1/5/1986
#15 Michigan State L 74-77  8-4 (0-2)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
1/9/1986
at Northwestern W 102-65  9-4 (1-2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena
Evanston, IL
1/11/1986
at Wisconsin W 80-69  10-4 (2-2)
Wisconsin Field House
Madison, WI
1/15/1986
Ohio State W 69-66  11-4 (3-2)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
1/23/1986
#15 Purdue
Rivalry
W 71-70  12-4 (4-2)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
1/25/1986
Illinois
Rivalry
W 71-69  13-4 (5-2)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
1/30/1986
#15 at Iowa L 69-79  13-5 (5-3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City, IA
2/1/1986
#15 at Minnesota W 62-54  14-5 (6-3)
Williams Arena
Minneapolis, MN
2/6/1986
#18 Wisconsin W 78-69  15-5 (7-3)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
2/8/1986
#18 Northwestern W 77-52  16-5 (8-3)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
2/16/1986
#16 at Ohio State W 84-75  17-5 (9-3)
St. John Arena
Columbus, OH
2/20/1986
#15 at Illinois
Rivalry
W 61-60  18-5 (10-3)
Assembly Hall
Champaign, IL
2/23/1986
#15 at Purdue
Rivalry
L 68-85  18-6 (10-4)
Mackey Arena
West Lafayette, IN
2/27/1986
#16 Minnesota W 95-63  19-6 (11-4)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
3/2/1986
#16 Iowa W 80-73  20-6 (12-4)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
3/5/1986
#16 at #17 Michigan State W 97-79  21-6 (13-4)
Jenison Fieldhouse
East Lansing, MI
3/8/1986
#16 at #7 Michigan L 52-80  21-7 (13-5)
Crisler Arena
Ann Arbor, MI
NCAA Tournament
3/13/1986*
#16 (3) vs. #(14) Cleveland State
First Round
L 79-83  21-8 (13-5)
Carrier Dome
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
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