1985–86 Miami Redskins men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Miami Redskins men's basketball team represent Miami University in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redskins, led by 2nd-year head coach Jerry Peirson, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team won the conference regular season title, but lost to Ball State in the championship game of the MAC tournament. The Redskins received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. Miami was beaten by the No. 7 seed Iowa State Cyclones in the opening round, 81–79 in OT on a buzzer beater by Jeff Hornacek. The Redskins did not fare well in overtime games this season as each one of their last four losses of the season was an overtime game.

1985–86 Miami Redskins men's basketball
MAC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	24–7 (16–2 MAC)
Head coach	Jerry Peirson (2nd season)
Home arena	Millett Hall

1985–86 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Miami (OH)	16	–	2		.889			24	–	7		.774
Ohio	14	–	4		.778			22	–	8		.733
Ball State †	11	–	7		.611			21	–	10		.677
Northern Illinois	10	–	8		.556			15	–	12		.556
Toledo	8	–	10		.444			12	–	17		.414
Western Michigan	7	–	11		.389			12	–	16		.429
Central Michigan	7	–	11		.389			11	–	17		.393
Kent State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	16		.407
Eastern Michigan	5	–	13		.278			9	–	18		.333
Bowling Green	5	–	13		.278			7	–	20		.259
† 1986 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Senior Ron Harper was again named MAC Player of the Year, and added to his list of school records. At the finish of the season, Harper owned school records for career points, rebounds, steals, and blocks. He was also fourth in career assists.

Roster

1985–86 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 34 Ron Harper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Dayton, Ohio F Karlton Clayborne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr C Rusty Doyle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr F Jeff Fuerst 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So F Mike Hall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr F Lamont Hanna 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So F Ron Hunter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Dayton, Ohio C Tim Lampe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr G Dernard Newell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr G Eric Newsome 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) — Jr F Andy Ronan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr G Ed Schilling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So Lebanon, Indiana G Todd Staker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So	Head coach Jerry Peirson Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 22, 1985*		vs. No. 9 Louisville Big Apple NIT	L 65–81	0–1	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 2, 1985*		Centre	W 92–53	1–1	Millett Hall  Oxford, Ohio
Dec 4, 1985*		Dayton	W 70–57	2–1	Millett Hall  Oxford, Ohio
Dec 9, 1985*		at Eastern Kentucky	W 65–63	3–1	McBrayer Arena  Richmond, Kentucky
Dec 11, 1985*		Denison	W 80–55	4–1	Millett Hall  Oxford, Ohio
Dec 14, 1985*		Xavier	W 80–74	5–1	Millett Hall  Oxford, Ohio
Dec 21, 1985*		at Dayton	L 68–70	5–2	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Dec 23, 1985*		at Cincinnati	W 63–62	6–2	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 27, 1985*		vs. No. 19 Virginia Tech Miller Classic	W 83–82	7–2	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Dec 28, 1985*		at South Florida Miller Classic	L 63–76	7–3	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
MAC regular season
Jan 2, 1986		Bowling Green	W 62–54	8–3 (1–0)	Millett Hall  Oxford, Ohio
Jan 4, 1986		at Eastern Michigan	W 63–52	9–3 (2–0)	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, Michigan
Jan 8, 1986		Toledo	W 80–51	10–3 (3–0)	Millett Hall  Oxford, Ohio
Jan 11, 1986		at Northern Illinois	L 75–77 OT	10–4 (3–1)	Chick Evans Fieldhouse  DeKalb, Illinois
Jan 15, 1986		Kent State	W 58–51	11–4 (4–1)	Millett Hall  Oxford, Ohio
Jan 18, 1986		at Ball State	W 73–59	12–4 (5–1)	Irving Gymnasium  Muncie, Indiana
Jan 22, 1986		at Ohio	W 85–68	13–4 (6–1)	Convocation Center  Athens, Ohio
Jan 25, 1986		Western Michigan	W 68–60	14–4 (7–1)	Millett Hall  Oxford, Ohio
Jan 29, 1986		at Central Michigan	W 62–55	15–4 (8–1)	Rose Arena  Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Feb 1, 1986		Eastern Michigan	W 102–68	16–4 (9–1)	Millett Hall  Oxford, Ohio
Feb 5, 1986		at Toledo	W 93–68	17–4 (10–1)	John F. Savage Hall  Toledo, Ohio
Feb 8, 1986		Northern Illinois	W 75–69	18–4 (11–1)	Millett Hall  Oxford, Ohio
Feb 12, 1986		at Kent State	W 77–69	19–4 (12–1)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center  Kent, Ohio
Feb 15, 1986		Ball State	W 103–77	20–4 (13–1)	Millett Hall  Oxford, Ohio
Feb 19, 1986		Ohio	L 79–80 OT	20–5 (13–2)	Millett Hall  Oxford, Ohio
Feb 22, 1986		at Western Michigan	W 81–73	21–5 (14–2)	University Arena  Kalamazoo, Michigan
Feb 26, 1986		Central Michigan	W 74–73	22–5 (15–2)	Millett Hall  Oxford, Ohio
Mar 1, 1986		at Bowling Green	W 91–79	23–5 (16–2)	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, Ohio
MAC tournament
Mar 7, 1986*		vs. Toledo	W 93–76	24–5	Rockford MetroCentre  Rockford, Illinois
Mar 8, 1986*		vs. Ball State	L 79–87 OT	24–6	Rockford MetroCentre  Rockford, Illinois
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1986*	(10 MW)	vs. (7 MW) Iowa State First Round	L 79–81 OT	24–7	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome  Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source

Awards and honors

• Ron Harper – Consensus Second-team All-American, MAC Player of the Year (2x)

1986 NBA draft

Main article: 1986 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1	8	Ron Harper	Cleveland Cavaliers