1985–86 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Steve Yoder, coaching his fourth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1985–86 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record12–16 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
Seasons
1985–86 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan 14 4   .778 28 5   .848
No. 16 Indiana 13 5   .722 21 8   .724
No. 18 Michigan State 12 6   .667 23 8   .742
No. 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

Roster

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1985–86 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Mike Heineman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Connersville, Indiana
G 12 Rick Olson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Madison, Wisconsin
G 22 Pollis Robertson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Wayne, Michigan
G 24 Shelton Smith, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
G/F 30 Tom Molaski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Grafton, Wisconsin
G 32 Trent Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bolingbrook, Illinois
F 40 J.J. Weber 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Wales, Wisconsin
F 41 Rob Willey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Neenah, Wisconsin
F 42 Rod Ripley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Pulaski, Wisconsin
F 44 Gregg Steinhaus 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Portage, Wisconsin
C 52 Darin Schubring 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Baraboo, Wisconsin
F 54 Jay Laszewski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/22/1985*
at South Carolina W 68–65  1–0
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
11/27/1985*
Cal State-Los Angeles W 104–88  2–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
11/30/1985*
Marquette W 75–74  3–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/2/1985*
San Francisco State W 90–61  4–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/5/1985*
East Texas State W 82–60  5–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/7/1985*
Miami (FL) W 88–66  6–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/9/1985*
at Washington State W 74–68  7–0
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
12/12/1985*
Northern Illinois W 76–67  8–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/27/1985*
vs. Boston College
Fiesta Bowl Classic
L 72–74  8–1
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
12/28/1985*
vs. Princeton
Fiesta Bowl Classic
L 49–54  8–2
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
1/4/1986
Northwestern W 57–52  9–2 (1–0)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/9/1986
Ohio State L 61–78  9–3 (1–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/11/1986
Indiana L 69–80  9–4 (1–2)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/16/1986
at Illinois L 54–73  9–5 (1–3)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/19/1986
at No. 19 Purdue L 73–100  9–6 (1–4)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
1/23/1986
Minnesota L 65–67  9–7 (1–5)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/25/1986
Iowa W 69–63  10–7 (2–5)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/30/1986
at Michigan State L 81–83  10–8 (2–6)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
2/1/1986
at No. 9 Michigan L 64–91  10–9 (2–7)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/6/1986
at No. 18 Indiana L 69–78  10–10 (2–8)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/8/1986
at Ohio State L 71–73  10–11 (2–9)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/13/1986
Purdue L 78–80  10–12 (2–10)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/15/1986
Illinois L 74–82  10–13 (2–11)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/11/1986
at Iowa L 48–101  10–14 (2–12)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/22/1986
at Minnesota W 70–64  11–14 (3–12)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/26/1986
No. 10 Michigan L 74–97  11–15 (3–13)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/2/1986
No. 17 Michigan State L 71–84  11–16 (3–14)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/9/1986
at Northwestern W 70–68  12–16 (4–14)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "1985-86 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
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