1985–86_Kansas_Jayhawks_men's_basketball_team

1985–86 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
1985–86 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight tournament champions; Big Eight Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	35–4 (13–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Larry Brown (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	R. C. Buford (3rd season); Tom Butler (1st season); Ed Manning (3rd season); Bill Self (1st season);
Captains	Greg Dreiling; Mark Turgeon (1st year);
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1985–86 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. One major rule change that took effect during the season was the introduction of the shot clock.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 22*	No. 5	vs. Pepperdine Preseason NIT First Round	W 67–61	1–0	McNichols Arena Denver, CO
November 24*	No. 5	vs. Washington Preseason NIT Second Round	W 69–64	2–0	McNichols Arena Denver, CO
November 29* ESPN	No. 5	vs. No. 9 Louisville Preseason NIT Semifinals	W 83–78	3–0	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 1* ESPN	No. 5	vs. No. 6 Duke Preseason NIT Championship Game	L 86–92	3–1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 3*	No. 7	SIU-Edwardsville	W 86–71	4–1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 4*	No. 7	Western Carolina	W 101–79	5–1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 7*	No. 7	at NC State	W 71–56	6–1	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
December 9*	No. 7	South Alabama	W 72–48	7–1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 14*	No. 7	No. 9 Kentucky	W 83–66	8–1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 21*	No. 6	Arkansas	W 89–78	9–1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 23*	No. 6	George Washington	W 94–71	10–1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 27*	No. 6	vs. Louisiana Tech	W 81–59	11–1	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
December 28*	No. 6	vs. Wichita State	W 81–56	12–1	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
January 4*	No. 5	at No. 9 Memphis State	L 80–83 ^OT	12–2	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
January 6*	No. 5	at Detroit	W 60–51	13–2	Cobo Arena Detroit, MI
January 11*	No. 9	SMU	W 72–56	14–2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 15	No. 8	at Nebraska	W 81–70	15–2 (1–0)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
January 18	No. 8	Oklahoma State	W 95–72	16–2 (2–0)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 21	No. 7	No. 5 Oklahoma	W 98–92	17–2 (3–0)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 23	No. 7	at Missouri Border War	W 81–77	18–2 (4–0)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
January 25*	No. 7	No. 13 Louisville	W 71–69	19–2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 27	No. 7	at Iowa State	L 74–77	19–3 (4–1)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 1	No. 4	at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 64–50	20–3 (5–1)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, KS
February 5	No. 6	Colorado	W 100–64	21–3 (6–1)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 8	No. 6	at Oklahoma State	W 85–69	22–3 (7–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,381) Stillwater, OK
February 11	No. 3	Missouri	W 100–66	23–3 (8–1)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 15	No. 3	Nebraska	W 79–61	24–3 (9–1)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 19	No. 3	at Colorado	W 79–74	25–3 (10–1)	Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
February 22	No. 3	Kansas State	W 84–69	26–3 (11–1)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 24	No. 3	at No. 10 Oklahoma	W 87–80	27–3 (12–1)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
March 1	No. 2	Iowa State	W 90–70	28–3 (13–1)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Big 8 Tournament
March 7*	No. 2	vs. Kansas State Big Eight tournament quarterfinal	W 74–51	29–3	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
March 8*	No. 2	vs. No. 15 Oklahoma Big Eight tournament semifinal	W 72–70	30–3	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
March 9*	No. 2	vs. Iowa State Big Eight tournament Final	W 73–71	31–3	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 13* NCAA productions	(1) No. 2	vs. (16) North Carolina A&T NCAA Midwest Regional first round	W 71–46	32–3	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
March 15* CBS	(1) No. 2	vs. (8) Temple NCAA Midwest Regional second round	W 65–43	33–3	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
March 21* CBS	(1) No. 2	vs. (5) No. 18 Michigan State NCAA Midwest Regional semifinal	W 96–86 ^{OT^[2]}	34–3	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
March 23* CBS	(1) No. 2	vs. (3) NC State NCAA Midwest Regional final	W 75–67^[3]	35–3	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
March 29* CBS	(1) No. 2	vs. (1) No. 1 Duke NCAA Final Four	L 67–71^[4]	35–4	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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1985–86 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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1985–86 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight tournament champions Big Eight Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	35–4 (13–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Larry Brown (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	R. C. Buford (3rd season) Tom Butler (1st season) Ed Manning (3rd season) Bill Self (1st season)
Captains	Greg Dreiling Mark Turgeon (1st year)
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Kansas †	13	–	1	.929	35	–	4	.897
Iowa State	9	–	5	.643	22	–	11	.667
Nebraska	8	–	6	.571	19	–	11	.633
Missouri	8	–	6	.571	21	–	14	.600
No. 15 Oklahoma	8	–	6	.571	26	–	9	.743
Oklahoma State	6	–	8	.429	15	–	13	.536
Colorado	0	–	14	.000	8	–	20	.286
Kansas State	4	–	10	.286	16	–	14	.533

† 1986 Big Eight tournament winner As of March 31, 1986 Rankings from AP Poll