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1985–86 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1985–86 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach J. D. Barnett, they finished the season 23–9 overall and 10–6 in conference play to finish second in the MVC standings. The Golden Hurricane defeated Bradley in the championship game of the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the East region. Tulsa lost to No. 7 seed Navy in the opening round.[2]

1985–86 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
MVC tournament champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record23–9 (10–6 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaTulsa Convention Center
Seasons
1985–86 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Bradley 16 – 0   1.000 32 – 3   .914
Tulsa † 10 – 6   .625 23 – 9   .719
Drake 10 – 6   .625 19 – 11   .633
Illinois State 9 – 7   .563 15 – 14   .517
Wichita State 7 – 9   .438 14 – 14   .500
Creighton 7 – 9   .438 12 – 16   .429
Indiana State 7 – 9   .438 11 – 17   .393
West Texas State 4 – 12   .250 11 – 17   .393
Southern Illinois 4 – 12   .250 8 – 20   .286
† 1986 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1985–86 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 21 Byron Boudreaux 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 Jr  
G 35 Tracy Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Head coach

J. D. Barnett

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 1985*
 vs. Dayton
Preseason NIT 		W 63–60  1–0
 Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 23, 1985*
 vs. No. 9 Louisville
Preseason NIT 		L 74–80  1–1
 Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 4, 1985*
 Colorado W 76–65  2–1
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 7, 1985*
 at Washington L 68–72  2–2
 Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Dec 10, 1985*
 Arizona W 54–51  3–2
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 19, 1985*
 Oral Roberts W 63–47  4–2
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1985*
 at Oklahoma State W 67–58  5–2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 27, 1985*
 McNeese State W 81–62  6–2
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 1985*
 Jacksonville W 67–57  7–2
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
MVC Tournament
Mar 4, 1986*
 Indiana State
Quarterfinals 		W 68–50  21–8
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 5, 1986*
 Drake
Semifinals 		W 68–67  22–8
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 6, 1986*
 No. 9 Bradley
Championship game 		W 74–58  23–8
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*
 (10 E) vs. (7 E) No. 17 Navy
First Round 		L 68–87  23–9
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1985-86 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "East Regional: Navy 87, Tulsa 68". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1986. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "1985-86 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "1985-86 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Tulsa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
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