The 1985–86 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Indiana, led by head coach Mike Vining, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana, as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 20–10, 9–3 in Southland play to win the regular season conference title. They followed that success by winning the Southland tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the West region. Northeast Louisiana fell to No. 4 seed UNLV in the opening round, 74–51.
| 1985–86 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball | |
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Southland Regular season champions Southland tournament champions | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 20–10 (9–3 Southland) |
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| Home arena | Fant–Ewing Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NE Louisiana † | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1986 Southland Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Feb 27, 1986 |
Louisiana Tech | W 59–43 | 18–9 (9–3) |
Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana | |||||||
| Southland tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 5, 1986* |
Louisiana Tech Semifinals |
W 57–56 | 19–9 |
Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana | |||||||
| Mar 6, 1986* |
McNeese State Championship game |
W 59–57 | 20–9 |
Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana | |||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 14, 1986* |
(13 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 11 Nevada-Las Vegas First Round |
L 51–74 | 20–10 |
Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California | ||||||
Awards and honors
edit- Bobby Jenkins – Southland Conference Player of the Year
References
edit- ^ "1985–86 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ^ "Results for 1989–90". University of Louisiana at Monroe Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2022.