1985–86 Akron Zips men's basketball team

1985–86 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1986 OVC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

1985–86 Akron Zips men's basketball
1985–86 Akron Zips men's basketball
OVC Tournament champions; OVC Regular season co-champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1985–86 record	22–8 (10–4 MAC)
Head coach	Bob Huggins (2nd season);
Home arena	James A. Rhodes Arena

The 1985–86 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by second-year head coach Bob Huggins, played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 22–8, 10–4 in OVC play to finish in first place. They defeated Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech, and Middle Tennessee State to win the OVC Tournament. The Zips received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 15 seed in the Midwest Region, they lost in the First Round to Michigan.[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F		Marcel Boyce	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Bob Huggins (West Virginia)

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 26, 1985*		Davis & Elkins	W 93–70	1–0	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
Nov 30, 1985*		at Bowling Green State	W 90–85	2–0	Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio
Dec 5, 1985*		at Ohio State	L 73–91	2–1	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 7, 1985*		at Kent State	L 60–66	2–2	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
Dec 10, 1985*		at Cleveland State	L 76–88	2–3	Woodling Gym Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 14, 1985*		Maryland-Eastern Shore	W 84–56	3–3	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
Dec 21, 1985*		Hiram	W 102–59	4–3	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
Dec 28, 1985*		Morgan State	W 79–56	5–3	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
Dec 30, 1985*		Ashland	W 84–58	6–3	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
OVC regular season
Jan 4, 1986		at Youngstown State	W 64–62	7–3 (1–0)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, Ohio
Jan 22, 1986*		Urbana	W 117–79	12–4	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
Feb 24, 1986		Austin Peay	W 84–72	20–7 (10–4)	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
OVC Tournament
Mar 4, 1986*		Tennessee Tech Semifinals	W 67–58	21–7	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
Mar 5, 1986*		Middle Tennessee Championship game	W 68–63[3]	22–7	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*	(15 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Michigan First Round	L 64–70	22–8	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

sports-reference.com 1985-86 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
"Midwest Regional". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1986. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
"Akron 68, Middle Tennessee St. 63". AP News. March 9, 1986. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
"Akron Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1985-86 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary

[2] "Midwest Regional". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1986. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

[3] "Akron 68, Middle Tennessee St. 63". AP News. March 9, 1986. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

[4] "Akron Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

Akron Zips men's basketball
Venues	Crouse Gymnasium (1902–1920s) Akron Armory (1920s–1954) Memorial Hall (1954–1983) James A. Rhodes Arena (1983–present)
Culture & lore	Zippy
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1942–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

1985–86 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Akron	10	–	4	.714	22	–	8	.733
Middle Tennessee	10	–	4	.714	23	–	11	.676
Murray State	8	–	6	.571	17	–	12	.586
Austin Peay	8	–	6	.571	14	–	14	.500
Youngstown State	8	–	6	.571	14	–	15	.483
Tennessee Tech	6	–	8	.429	14	–	15	.483
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	9	.357	10	–	18	.357
Morehead State	1	–	13	.071	8	–	19	.296

† 1986 OVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]