1985–86 Brown Bears men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Brown Bears men's basketball team represented Brown University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by head coach Mike Cingiser, played their home games at the Marvel Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 16–11, 10–4 in Ivy League play to win the league championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 15 seed in the East region, the Bears were defeated by No. 2 seed Syracuse, 101–52, in the opening round.^[1] To date, this is Brown University's only Ivy League championship and most recent appearance in the NCAA Tournament.^[2]

1985–86 Brown Bears men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Ivy League
Record	16–11 (10–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Mike Cingiser
Home arena	Marvel Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Ivy League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Brown	10	–	4		.714			16	–	11		.593
Penn	9	–	5		.643			15	–	11		.577
Cornell	9	–	5		.643			14	–	12		.538
Princeton	7	–	7		.500			13	–	13		.500
Yale	7	–	7		.500			13	–	13		.500
Columbia	6	–	8		.429			12	–	14		.462
Dartmouth	6	–	8		.429			11	–	15		.423
Harvard	2	–	12		.143			6	–	20		.231
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1985–86 Brown Bears men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown SG 22 Darren Brady 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Sr     PG 24 Mike Waitkus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr     F 33 Patrick Lynch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr St. Raphael Academy Pawtucket, Rhode Island C 40 Jim Turner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Sr Sewanhaka HS Levittown, New York F 41 Todd Murray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr	Head coach Mike Cingiser (Brown) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 23, 1985*		New Hampshire	L 60–63	0–1	Marvel Gym  Providence, Rhode Island
Nov 26, 1985*		Hofstra	L 77–85	0–2	Marvel Gym  Providence, Rhode Island
Nov 30, 1985*		Rhode Island	W 88–86	1–2	Marvel Gym  Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 3, 1985*		Fairfield	L 67–69	1–3	Marvel Gym  Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 4, 1985*		at Providence	L 80–107	1–4	Providence Civic Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Dec ?, 1985*		Keene State	W 83–51	2–4	Marvel Gym  Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 27, 1985*		at Miami (FL)	W 62–61	3–4	Knight Center  Miami, Florida
Dec 28, 1985*		vs. No. 1 North Carolina	L 63–115	3–5	Knight Center  Miami, Florida
Jan 2, 1986*		vs. American	W 90–85 OT	4–5	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 7, 1986*		vs. Manhattan	W 87–57	5–5	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec ?, 1985*		Bryant	W 71–55	6–5	Marvel Gym  Providence, Rhode Island
Ivy League regular season
Jan 13, 1986		Yale	W 68–65	7–5 (1–0)	Marvel Gym  Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 17, 1986		at Columbia	W 67–61	8–5 (2–0)	Levien Gymnasium  New York, New York
Jan 18, 1986		at Cornell	W 64–62	9–5 (3–0)	Barton Hall  Ithaca, New York
Jan 23, 1986*		Seton Hall	L 54–83	9–6	Marvel Gym  Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 25, 1986		at Yale	L 70–73	9–7 (3–1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, Connecticut
Jan 31, 1986		Dartmouth	W 76–74	10–7 (4–1)	Marvel Gym  Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 1, 1986		Harvard	W 67–46	11–7 (5–1)	Marvel Gym  Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 7, 1986		at Penn	W 76–72	12–7 (6–1)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 8, 1986		at Princeton	L 53–54	12–8 (6–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 14, 1986		Cornell	L 58–61	12–9 (6–3)	Marvel Gym  Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 15, 1986		Columbia	W 97–95	13–9 (7–3)	Marvel Gym  Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 21, 1986		Princeton	W 76–65	14–9 (8–3)	Marvel Gym  Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 22, 1986		Penn	L 89–95	14–10 (8–4)	Marvel Gym  Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 28, 1986		at Harvard	W 88–78	15–10 (9–4)	Lavietes Pavilion  Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mar 1, 1986		at Dartmouth	W 82–51[3][4]	16–10 (10–4)	Alumni Gym  Hanover, New Hampshire
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*	(15 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 9 Syracuse First Round	L 52–101	16–11	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

• Jim Turner – Ivy League Player of the Year

References

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2. "The Road to the Rest of Their Lives". Brown Alumni Magazine. November 28, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
3. "IVY LEAGUE; BROWN WINS TITLE AS CORNELL IS UPSET". The New York Times. March 2, 1986. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
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5. "Archives Game-by-Game Results (1900-2020) (Men's Basketball)". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
6. "1985–86 Brown Bears men's basketball schedule". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2022.