1985–86 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Andy Russo, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1985–86 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record19–12 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons
1985–86 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arizona 14 4   .778 23 9   .719
Washington 13 5   .722 19 12   .613
California 11 7   .611 19 10   .655
UCLA 9 9   .500 15 14   .517
Arizona State 8 10   .444 14 14   .500
Washington State 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Stanford 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Oregon State 8 10   .444 12 15   .444
Oregon 6 12   .333 11 17   .393
USC 5 13   .278 11 17   .393
As of March 25, 1986[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 19–11 overall in the regular season and 13–5 in conference play, runner-up in the standings, a game behind champion Arizona.[2][3] There was no conference tournament this season; it debuted the following year.

Washington went to the 64-team NCAA tournament for the third consecutive year. Seeded twelfth in the Midwest regional, they lost to Michigan State in the first round in Dayton, Ohio.[4][5]

Following Marv Harshman's retirement in March 1985, Russo was hired a few weeks later; he was formerly the head coach at Louisiana Tech.[6][7]

Postseason results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
NCAA Tournament
Thu, March 13*
6:37 pm
(12MW) vs. (5MW) No. 18 Michigan State
First round
L 70–72  19–12
UD Arena (13,260)
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

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  1. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  2. ^ "Michigan State leery of UW". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire reports. March 13, 1986. p. C3.
  3. ^ "Pac-10 standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 10, 1986. p. 3C.
  4. ^ Woolford, Dave (March 14, 1986). "Skiles humbles Huskies at line". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 14.
  5. ^ "Spartan effort beats Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 14, 1986. p. 29.
  6. ^ "UW finds basketball coach, too". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 4, 1985. p. C1.
  7. ^ "Huskies think Andy's dandy". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire reports. April 4, 1985. p. 2B.
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