1985–86 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

1985–86 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
1985–86 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	17–13 (12–6 PCAA)
Head coach	Bill Mulligan (6th season);
Home arena	Crawford Hall
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 UNLV †	16	–	2	.889	33	–	5	.868
UC Irvine	12	–	6	.667	17	–	13	.567
New Mexico State	10	–	8	.556	18	–	12	.600
San Jose State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	12	.571
Pacific	9	–	9	.500	17	–	14	.548
Cal State Fullerton	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
Fresno State	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
Utah State	8	–	10	.444	12	–	16	.429
UC Santa Barbara	7	–	11	.389	12	–	15	.444
Long Beach State	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241

† 1986 PCAA tournament winner

The 1985–86 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by sixth year head coach Bill Mulligan and played their home games at the Crawford Hall. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 17–13 and 12–6 in PCAA play. UCI defeated conference champion UNLV twice, both while the Rebels were ranked in the top 10, once on each team's home court.

Previous season[edit]

The 1984–85 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team returned finished with a record of 13–17 and 8–10 in PCAA play. Junior Forward/Center Tod Murphy received AP Honorable Mention All-American Honors.^[1]

Roster[edit]

1985–86 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Scott Brooks	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	French Camp, CA
G	23	Joe Buchanan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Seattle, WA
C	40	Sandy Caldwell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Melbourne (Australia)
F	24	Troy Carmon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Long Beach, CA
C	35	Rick Ciaccio	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Newport Beach, CA
F	22	Rob Doktorczyk	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	San Pedro, CA
F	30	Wayne Engelstad	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Rosemead, CA
G	25	Mike Hess	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Hilton Head, SC
C	43	Tod Murphy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Long Beach, CA
F	32	Johnny Rogers	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Fullerton, CA
G	25	Peter Strauss	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Hilton Head, SC
G	11	Brian Williams	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Los Angeles, CA

Head coach

Bill Mulligan

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 19, 2017

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Season
November 30, 1985	at New Orleans	L 76–88	0–1	University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena (1,851) New Orleans, LA
December 2, 1985*	at Nebraska	W 87–80	1–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,087) Lincoln, NE
December 7, 1985*	Pepperdine	L 72–81	1–2	Firestone Fieldhouse (3,010) Malibu, CA
December 12, 1985*	Montana	W 85–72	2–2	Crawford Hall (1,302) Irvine, CA
December 14, 1985*	Boise State	W 87–74	3–2	Crawford Hall (1,067) Irvine, CA
December 18, 1985*	at Loyola Marymount	L 100–122	3–3	Gersten Pavilion (1,292) Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1985*	Oral Roberts	L 63–69	3–4	Crawford Hall (793) Irvine, CA
December 27, 1985*	vs. Loyola Marymount Wolf Pack Classic	W 99–75	4–4	Lawlor Events Center (2,400) Reno, NV
December 28, 1985*	vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Classic	L 86–89	4–5	Lawlor Events Center (5,045) Reno, NV
Conference Season
January 2, 1986	San Jose State	W 72–67	5–5 (1–0)	Crawford Hall (1,312) Irvine, CA
January 4, 1986	Utah State	W 96–82	6–5 (2–0)	Crawford Hall (1,243) Irvine, CA
January 9, 1986	at Fresno State	L 48–53	6–6 (2–1)	Selland Arena (10,132) Fresno, CA
January 11, 1986	at Pacific	W 83–75	7–6 (3–1)	Alex G. Spanos Center (3,500) Stockton, CA
January 16, 1986	at Cal State Fullerton	L 54–66	7–7 (3–2)	Titan Gym (2,531) Fullerton, CA
January 18, 1986	UC Santa Barbara	W 99–88	8–7 (4–2)	Crawford Hall (1,400) Irvine, CA
January 23, 1986	Long Beach State	W 85–63	9–7 (5–2)	Crawford Hall (1,246) Irvine, CA
January 25, 1986	New Mexico State	L 71–83	9–7 (5–3)	Crawford Hall (1,479) Irvine, CA
January 30, 1986	at Utah State	W 89–79	10–7 (6–3)	Smith Spectrum (6,192) Logan, UT
February 2, 1986	at San Jose State	L 55–71	10–8 (6–4)	San Jose Civic Auditorium (2,407) San Jose, CA
February 6, 1986	Fresno State	W 60–58	11–9 (7–4)	Crawford Hall (1,479) Irvine, CA
February 8, 1986	Pacific	W 80–76	12–9 (8–4)	Crawford Hall (1,341) Irvine, CA
February 10, 1986	New Mexico State	L 75–98	12–10 (8–5)	Pan American Center (8,217) Las Cruces, NM
February 15, 1986	at No. 6 UNLV	W 99–92	13–10 (9–5)	Thomas & Mack Center (15,616) Paradise, NV
February 20, 1986	at Long Beach State	W 95–80	14–10 (10–5)	Gold Mine (1,052) Long Beach, CA
February 24, 1986	at UC Santa Barbara	W 87–79	15–10 (11–5)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,687) Santa Barbara, CA
February 27, 1986	No. 9 UNLV	W 95–88	16–10 (12–5)	Crawford Hall (1,629) Irvine, CA
March 1, 1986	Cal State Fullerton	L 68–78	16–11 (12–6)	Crawford Hall (1,513) Irvine, CA
PCAA tournament
March 6, 1986	vs. Cal State Fullerton Quarterfinals	L 58–66	16–12	The Forum (9,613) Inglewood, CA
NIT
March 13, 1986*	at UCLA First Round	W 80–74	17–12	Pauley Pavilion (7,089) Los Angeles, CA
March 18, 1986*	at BYU Second Round	L 80–93	17–13	Marriott Center (11,436) Provo, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^ "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
^ "Final 1986 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 22, 2017.

[award-1] "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2017.

[uci_recordbook-2] "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.

[3] "Final 1986 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 22, 2017.

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