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1985–86 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

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1985–86 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record22–11 (9–5 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coachSteve Antrim
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
1985–86 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Kansas 13 1   .929 35 4   .897
Iowa State 9 5   .643 22 11   .667
Nebraska 8 6   .571 19 11   .633
Missouri 8 6   .571 21 14   .600
No. 15 Oklahoma 8 6   .571 26 9   .743
Oklahoma State 6 8   .429 15 13   .536
Kansas State 4 10   .286 16 14   .533
Colorado 0 14   .000 8 20   .286
1986 Big Eight tournament winner
As of March 31, 1986
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 6th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 22–11, 9–5 in Big Eight play to finish in 2nd place. The Cyclones advanced to the Big Eight tournament championship game against #2 Kansas, falling 73–71. They qualified for the NCAA Tournament as a 7 seed, defeating 10-seed Miami (Ohio) and 2-seed Michigan before falling to 6-seed NC State in the Sweet Sixteen.

Roster

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1985–86 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 44 Jeff Grayer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Flint, Michigan
G 14 Jeff Hornacek (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
C 33 Sam Hill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr
G Gary Thompkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
F Ron Virgil (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
F Elmer Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
C David Moss 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr
F Tom Schafer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
F 5 Lafester Rhodes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So
F Eli Parker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
G Maurice Poole 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
C Darryl Spinks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
G Marc Urquhart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Steve Antrim

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 23, 1985*
8:00 pm
South Dakota State W 83–39  1–0
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
November 26, 1985*
7:30 pm
at Illinois State W 55–52  2–0
Horton Fieldhouse 
Normal, Illinois
November 30, 1985*
1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
San Francisco State W 90–53  3–0
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 4, 1985*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Northern Iowa
Iowa Big Four
W 83–60  4–0
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 7, 1985*
7:38 pm, Heritage Cablevision
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
L 69–77  4–1
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
December 10, 1985*
8:08 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Iowa
CyHawk Rivalry
W 74–61  5–1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 14, 1985*
1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Michigan State W 82–80 OT 6–1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 16, 1985*
8:00 pm
South Dakota W 95–58  7–1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 21, 1985*
1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
at No. 17 Indiana L 65–86  7–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
December 27, 1985*
6:00 pm
vs. Rice
Music City Invitational
W 94–60  8–2
Memorial Gymnasium (6,104)
Nashville, Tennessee
December 28, 1985*
8:00 pm
at Vanderbilt
Music City Invitational
W 80–79  9–2
Memorial Gymnasium (11,674)
Nashville, Tennessee
December 30, 1985*
8:05 pm
vs. No. 16 Illinois L 62–64  9–3
Rosemont Horizon (9,876)
Rosemont, Illinois
January 4, 1986*
6:35 pm
at Detroit Mercy L 67–77  9–4
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, Michigan
Exhibition
January 6, 1986*
8:00 pm
Windsor (Canada)
Exhibition
W 114–61 
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Regular season
January 11, 1986
3:08 pm, Big Eight
Missouri W 92–84  10–4
(1–0)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 15, 1986
7:35 pm
at Kansas State W 77–73  11–4
(2–0)
Ahearn Fieldhouse 
Manhattan, Kansas
January 18, 1986
3:00 pm, Big Eight
at No. 7 Oklahoma L 82–95  11–5
(2–1)
Lloyd Noble Arena 
Norman, Oklahoma
January 21, 1986
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Colorado W 90–62  12–5
(3–1)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 25, 1986
3:00 pm, Big Eight
at Nebraska L 58–75  12–6
(3–2)
Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
January 28, 1986
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 4 Kansas W 77–74  13–6
(4–2)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 1, 1986
1:10 pm, Big Eight
at Oklahoma State L 65–67 OT 13–7
(4–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 8, 1986
1:08 pm, Raycom/Big Eight
No. 5 Oklahoma W 73–70  14–7
(5–3)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 12, 1986
9:05 pm
at Colorado W 83–57  15–7
(6–3)
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
February 15, 1986
3:08 pm, Big Eight
Kansas State W 84–74  16–7
(7–3)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 18, 1986
8:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network
at Missouri L 62–81  16–8
(7–4)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
February 22, 1986
1:08 pm, Raycom/Big Eight
Nebraska W 81–73  17–8
(8–4)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 25, 1986
8:00 pm
Oklahoma State W 76–61  18–8
(9–4)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
March 1, 1986
3:08 pm, Big Eight
No. 2 Kansas L 70–90  18–9
(9–5)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Big Eight tournament
March 7, 1986
6:10 pm, Big Eight
(2) vs. (7) Colorado
Big Eight tournament quarterfinals
W 78–60  19–9
Kemper Arena (11,032)
Kansas City, Missouri
March 8, 1986
3:00 pm, Big Eight
(2) vs. (3) Nebraska
Big Eight tournament semifinals
W 75–58  20–9
Kemper Arena (16,985)
Kansas City, Missouri
March 9, 1986
12:40 pm, Big Eight
(2) vs. (1) No. 2 Kansas
Big Eight tournament finals
L 71–73  20–10
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
March 14, 1986*
2:37 pm, ESPN/NCAA Productions
(7 MW) vs. (10 MW) Miami (Ohio)
NCAA tournament Midwest Region First Round
W 81–79 OT 21–10
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 16, 1986*
3:45 pm, CBS
(7 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Michigan
NCAA Tournament Midwest Region Second Round
W 72–69  22–10
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis
March 21, 1986*
6:30 pm, ESPN
(7 MW) vs. (6 MW) NC State
NCAA Tournament Midwest Region Sweet Sixteen
L 66–70  22–11
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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Team players in the 1986 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 46 Jeff Hornacek Phoenix Suns

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References

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  1. ^ "1985-86 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".
  2. ^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.