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1985–86 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team

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1985–86 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record21–10 (9–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rich Haddad
  • Kevin Moran
Home arenaJacksonville Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
1985–86 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Old Dominion 11 3   .786 23 8   .742
Western Kentucky 10 4   .714 23 8   .742
UAB 9 5   .643 25 11   .694
Jacksonville 9 5   .643 21 10   .677
VCU 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
South Alabama 5 9   .357 16 16   .500
South Florida 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
UNC Charlotte 1 13   .071 8 20   .286
1986 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University as members of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by 5th-year head coach Bob Wenzel, played their home games at Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida.

After finishing third in the Sun Belt regular season standings, Jacksonville won the conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the Midwest region. The team was beaten by No. 9 seed Temple, 61–50 in OT, in the opening round to end the season 21–10 (9–5 Sun Belt). To date, this season marks the school's most recent appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Roster

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1985–86 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 32 Otis Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Nathan Bedford Forrest HS Jacksonville, FL
G 34 Ronnie Murphy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Oviedo HS Jacksonville, FL
F Willie McDuffie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
   
F Danny Pearson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr    
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 23, 1985*
at Southwestern Louisiana W 80–66  1–0
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Nov 30, 1985*
Eckerd W 83–69  2–0
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 3, 1985*
Francis Marion W 69–60  3–0
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 7, 1985*
at George Washington L 77–83  3–1
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Dec 14, 1985*
UCF W 67–47  4–1
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 17, 1985*
No. 1 North Carolina L 65–69[1]  4–2
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 20, 1985*
Southern Miss
Gator Bowl Tournament
W 80–66  5–2
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 21, 1985*
No. 7 Georgia Tech
Gator Bowl Tournament
L 53–72  5–3
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 27, 1985*
vs. Washington
Tulsa Tournament
W 67–65  6–3
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 1985*
at Tulsa
Tulsa Tournament
L 57–67  6–4
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 2, 1986*
Bethune-Cookman W 103–54  7–4
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 4, 1986*
at Florida State W 69–62  8–4
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 6, 1986*
Southwestern Louisiana W 55–51  9–4
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Sun Belt Conference regular season
Jan 11, 1986
UNC Charlotte W 86–77  10–4
(1–0)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 16, 1986
at South Alabama L 53–57  10–5
(1–1)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 18, 1986
at UNC Charlotte W 67–58  11–5
(2–1)
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 21, 1986
No. 18 UAB L 67–75  11–6
(2–2)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum (6,078)
Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 23, 1986
at VCU L 80–81  11–7
(2–3)
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 25, 1986
at Old Dominion L 56–64  11–8
(2–4)
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 27, 1986
South Alabama W 64–61  12–8
(3–4)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 1, 1986
at UAB W 65–60  13–8
(4–4)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (12,167)
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 3, 1986
at No. 19 Western Kentucky L 46–51  13–9
(4–5)
E.A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Feb 8, 1986
at South Florida W 62–54  14–9
(5–5)
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Feb 10, 1986
Western Kentucky W 70–65  15–9
(6–5)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 15, 1986
Old Dominion W 69–51[2]  16–9
(7–5)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 17, 1986
VCU W 67–58  17–9
(8–5)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 22, 1986
South Florida W 62–45  18–9
(9–5)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Sun Belt Conference tournament
Feb 27, 1986*
(4) vs. VCU
Quarterfinals
W 56–49  19–9
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 28, 1986*
(4) vs. (1) Old Dominion
Semifinals
W 67–61  20–9
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 1, 1986*
(4) at (3) UAB
Championship game
W 70–69  21–9
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (8,715)
Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1986*
(8 MW) vs. (9 MW) Temple
First Round
L 50–61 OT[3] 21–10
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "North Carolina (8-0) Triumphs Over Jacksonville by 69-65". The New York Times. December 18, 1985. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "College Basketball Roundup". The Washington Post. February 16, 1986. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "TEMPLE CROWNS JACKSONVILLE IN OT". Orlando Sentinel. March 14, 1986. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Jacksonville Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Jacksonville University Athletics. March 16, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "1985–86 Jacksonville Dolphins Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2022.