The 1985–86 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Stu Starner, the Bobcats finished in 6th place after the Big Sky regular season. The team rallied and made a run to win the Big Sky tournament and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 16 seed in the West region, Montana State pushed No. 1 seed St. John's before falling, 83–74, in the opening round.[1]
| 1985–86 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball | |
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Big Sky tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First round | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 14–17 (6–8 Big Sky) |
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| Home arena | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State † | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1986 Big Sky tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster edit
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Schedule and results edit
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 22, 1985* |
at No. 14 LSU | L 59–84 | 0–1 |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
| Nov 25, 1985* |
at Houston Baptist | L 72–74 | 0–2 |
Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas | |||||||
| Dec 2, 1985* |
Pacific | W 82–72 | 1–2 |
Worthington Arena Havre, Montana | |||||||
| Dec 7, 1985* |
California | L 62–69 | 1–3 |
Worthington Arena Havre, Montana | |||||||
| Dec 14, 1985* |
Nebraska | L 59–76 | 1–4 |
Worthington Arena Havre, Montana | |||||||
| Mar 1, 1986 |
Montana | W 88–76 | 11–16 (6–8) |
Worthington Arena Havre, Montana | |||||||
| Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 7, 1986* |
(6) | at (3) Nevada Quarterfinals |
W 81–80 | 12–16 |
Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| Mar 8, 1986* |
(6) | vs. (1) Northern Arizona Semifinals |
W 80–74 | 13–16 |
Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| Mar 9, 1986* |
(6) | vs. (2) Montana Championship |
W 82–77 | 14–16 |
Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 14, 1986* |
(16 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 4 St. John's First Round |
L 74–83 | 14–17 |
Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. | |||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "St. John's Struggles in Beating Montana State, 83-74". The New York Times. March 15, 1986. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "1985–86 Montana State Bobcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Montana State Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book" (PDF). MSUBobcats.com. Montana State University. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2022.