1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by third-year head coach George Raveling and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 20–12 overall and 10–8 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #11 seed in the Midwest Region, losing in the first round to the NC State Wolfpack.

1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
NCAA men's Division I tournament
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	20–12 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	George Raveling (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Hammel Mike Dunlap
MVP	Andre Banks
Home arena	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Capacity: 15,500)
Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Michigan	14	–	4		.778			28	–	5		.848
No. 16 Indiana	13	–	5		.722			21	–	8		.724
No. 18 Michigan State	12	–	6		.667			23	–	8		.742
No. 19 Illinois	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
Purdue	10	–	8		.556			22	–	10		.688
Iowa	10	–	8		.556			20	–	12		.625
Ohio State	8	–	10		.444			19	–	14		.576
Minnesota	5	–	13		.278			15	–	16		.484
Wisconsin	4	–	14		.222			12	–	16		.429
Northwestern	2	–	16		.111			8	–	20		.286
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F/C 3 Gerry Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr San Bernardino, California G 4 Andre Banks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Chicago, Illinois G 5 Bart Casey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Iowa City, Iowa G 10 B. J. Armstrong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr Bloomfield Hills, Michigan G 11 Michael Reaves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So Milledgeville, Georgia G/F 14 Bill Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So Detroit, Michigan G 20 Jeff Moe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So Indianapolis, Indiana G/F 23 Roy Marble 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr Flint, Michigan G 24 Michael Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So Haughton, Louisiana F 25 Ed Horton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr Springfield, Illinois G/F 35 Kevin Gamble 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Springfield, Illinois F 40 Kent Hill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So Wichita, Kansas F 44 Al Lorenzen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — So Cedar Rapids, Iowa F/C 54 Brad Lohaus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — RS Jr Phoenix, Arizona	Head coach George Raveling (Villanova) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 22, 1985*		at Hawaii-Hilo	W 80–69	1–0	Hilo, HI
Nov 23, 1985*		vs. Hawaii Pacific	W 85–68[1]	2–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, HI
Nov 24, 1985*		vs. Arkansas-Little Rock	W 108–99	3–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, HI
Nov 30, 1985*		Abilene Christian	W 92–62	4–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Dec 3, 1985*	No. 18	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 55–43	5–0	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, IA
Dec 6, 1985*	No. 18	Arkansas State Amana-Hawkeye Classic	L 62–66	5–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Dec 7, 1985*	No. 18	Lehigh Amana-Hawkeye Classic	W 89–68	6–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Dec 10, 1985*		at No. 20 Iowa State Rivalry	L 61–74	6–2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
Dec 14, 1985*		Furman	W 81–61	7–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Dec 23, 1985*		at Gonzaga	W 55–43	8–2	The Kennel  Spokane, WA
Dec 27, 1985*		vs. Tampa Fred Meyer Far West Classic	W 54–45	9–2	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
Dec 28, 1985*		vs. Boston University Fred Meyer Far West Classic	W 76–71	10–2	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
Dec 29, 1985*		vs. Saint Joseph's Fred Meyer Far West Classic	L 56–60	10–3	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 2, 1986		at Purdue	L 73–76	10–4 (0–1)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
Jan 4, 1986		at No. 14 Illinois	W 60–59	11–4 (1–1)	Assembly Hall  Champaign, IL
Jan 11, 1986		Minnesota	W 75–62	12–4 (2–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Jan 16, 1986		Michigan State	W 82–71	13–4 (3–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Jan 18, 1986		No. 2 Michigan	L 57–61	13–5 (3–2)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Jan 23, 1986		at Northwestern	W 76–43	14–5 (4–2)	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
Jan 25, 1986		at Wisconsin	L 63–69	14–6 (4–3)	Wisconsin Field House  Madison, WI
Jan 30, 1986		No. 15 Indiana	W 79–69	15–6 (5–3)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Feb 1, 1986		Ohio State	W 86–75	16–6 (6–3)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Feb 9, 1986		at Minnesota	L 60–65	16–7 (6–4)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
Feb 13, 1986		at Michigan State	L 73–83	16–8 (6–5)	Jenison Fieldhouse  East Lansing, MI
Feb 15, 1986		at No. 10 Michigan	L 66–82	16–9 (6–6)	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 20, 1986		Wisconsin	W 101–48	17–9 (7–6)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Feb 22, 1986		Northwestern	W 76–45	18–9 (8–6)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Feb 26, 1986		at Ohio State	L 74–81	18–10 (8–7)	St. John Arena  Columbus, OH
Mar 2, 1986		at No. 16 Indiana	L 73–80	18–11 (8–8)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
Mar 6, 1986		No. 19 Illinois	W 57–53	19–11 (9–8)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Mar 8, 1986		Purdue	W 77–64	20–11 (10–8)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1986*	(11 MW)	vs. (6 MW) No. 20 NC State First Round	L 64–66[2]	20–12	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome  Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

Main article: 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

1. "Banks leads Hawks to highscoring win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 25, 1985. p. 2B. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
2. "N.C. Walks by Faltering Iowa". Chicago Tribune. March 15, 1986. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
3. "Iowa Men's Basketball 2020-21 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2021.