1985–86 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Andy Russo, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1985–86 Washington Huskies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	19–12 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Andy Russo (1st season)
Home arena	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Arizona	14	–	4		.778			23	–	9		.719
Washington	13	–	5		.722			19	–	12		.613
California	11	–	7		.611			19	–	10		.655
UCLA	9	–	9		.500			15	–	14		.517
Arizona State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	14		.500
Washington State	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
Stanford	8	–	10		.444			14	–	16		.467
Oregon State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	15		.444
Oregon	6	–	12		.333			11	–	17		.393
USC	5	–	13		.278			11	–	17		.393
As of March 25, 1986[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 19–11 overall in the regular season and 13–5 in conference play, runner-up in the standings, a game behind champion Arizona.^[2][3] There was no conference tournament this season; it debuted the following year.

Washington went to the 64-team NCAA tournament for the third consecutive year. Seeded twelfth in the Midwest regional, they lost to Michigan State in the first round in Dayton, Ohio.^[4][5]

Following Marv Harshman's retirement in March 1985, Russo was hired a few weeks later; he was formerly the head coach at Louisiana Tech.^[6][7]

Postseason results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
NCAA Tournament
Thu, March 13* 6:37 pm	(12MW)	vs. (5MW) No. 18 Michigan State First round	L 70–72	19–12	UD Arena (13,260) Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

1. "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
2. "Michigan State leery of UW". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire reports. March 13, 1986. p. C3.
3. "Pac-10 standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 10, 1986. p. 3C.
4. Woolford, Dave (March 14, 1986). "Skiles humbles Huskies at line". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 14.
5. "Spartan effort beats Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 14, 1986. p. 29.
6. "UW finds basketball coach, too". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 4, 1985. p. C1.
7. "Huskies think Andy's dandy". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire reports. April 4, 1985. p. 2B.

External links

• Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1985–86 basketball season