1985–86 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers finished 4th in the Big Eight regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. The Tigers were beaten by No. 6 seed UAB, 66–64, in the opening round and finished with an overall record of 21–14 (8–6 Big Eight).

1985–86 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Rainbow Classic champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	21–14 (8–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Norm Stewart (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Bob Sundvold (5th season) Rich Daly (3rd season) Anthony Smith (1st season)
Home arena	Hearnes Center

1985–86 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

	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
Kansas State	4	–	10		.286			16	–	14		.533
Colorado	0	–	14		.000			8	–	20		.286
† 1986 Big Eight tournament winner As of March 31, 1986 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1985–86 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 3 Derrick Chievous 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So New York, New York F 33 Greg Church 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Fr F 42 Mike Sandbothe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr C 52 Gary Leonard 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 264 lb (120 kg) Fr Belleville, Illinois	Head coach Norm Stewart (Missouri) Assistant coach(es) Bob Sundvold Rich Daly Anthony Smith 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*		Texas Southern	W 95–63	1–0	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Nov 25, 1985*		California	W 61–46	2–0	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Nov 29, 1985*		vs. No. 1 North Carolina Great Alaska Shootout	L 63–84	2–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1985*		at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout	L 56–59	2–2	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 1, 1985*		vs. UTSA Great Alaska Shootout	W 80–47	3–2	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 7, 1985*		St. Bonaventure	W 67–55	4–2	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Dec 9, 1985*		Western Illinois	W 91–64	5–2	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Dec 11, 1985*		Middle Tennessee State	W 81–77	6–2	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Dec 14, 1985*		at Tennessee	L 54–67	6–3	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 16, 1985*		Southern Illinois	W 77–42	7–3	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Dec 21, 1985*		vs. No. 15 Illinois Braggin' Rights	L 55–67	7–4	St. Louis Arena  St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 27, 1985*		vs. Villanova Rainbow Classic	W 72–53	8–4	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 28, 1985*		vs. Clemson Rainbow Classic	W 69–64	9–4	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1985*		vs. Washington State Rainbow Classic	W 70–63	10–4	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 6, 1986*		Mississippi Valley State	W 81–67	11–4	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Big Eight Regular Season
Jan 11, 1986		at Iowa State	L 84–92	11–5 (0–1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Mar 1, 1986		at Colorado	W 94–86	21–12 (8–6)	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Big Eight Conference tournament
Mar 7, 1986*		vs. No. 15 Oklahoma Quarterfinals	L 75–78	21–13	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1986*	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) UAB First Round	L 64–66	21–14	Dee Events Center  Ogden, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central.

Rankings

Main article: 1985-86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings