1985–86 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1985–86. The team was coached by Danny Nee in his sixth and final season at Ohio.[1] They played their home games at Convocation Center.[2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 22–8 and finished second in MAC regular season with a conference record of 14–4.[3] They lost in the semifinals of the MAC Tournament to Ball State. They received a bid to the Postseason NIT. There they lost to Ohio State in the first round. After the season Danny Nee took the head coaching job at Nebraska. He was replaced by Billy Hahn.

1985–86 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1985–86 record22–8 (14–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaConvocation Center
1985–86 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Miami (OH)16–2 .88924–7  .774
Ohio14–4 .77822–8  .733
Ball State †11–7 .61121–10  .677
Northern Illinois10–8 .55615–12  .556
Toledo8–10 .44412–17  .414
Western Michigan7–11 .38912–16  .429
Central Michigan7–11 .38911–17  .393
Kent State7–11 .38911–16  .407
Eastern Michigan5–13 .2789–18  .333
Bowling Green5–13 .2787–20  .259
† 1986 MAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/30/1985*
 Capital W 92–58  1–0
  
 
12/3/1985*
 Marshall W 85–79  2–0
  
 
12/6/1985*
 vs. Navy
Carrier Classic		 L 62–73  2–1
  
 
12/7/1985*
 vs. La Salle
Carrier Classic		 W 70–65  3–1
  
 
12/9/1985*
 at Hofstra W 73–66  4–1
  
 
12/11/1985*
 at Wagner W 70–57  5–1
  
 
12/14/1985*
 at No. 1 North Carolina L 57–99  5–2
  
 
12/21/1985*
 at St. Francis (PA) W 99–78  6–2
  
 
12/30/1985*
 Marietta W 90–66  7–2
  
 
MAC regular season
1/2/1986
 at Northern Illinois W 68–63  8–2
(1–0)		  
 
1/4/1986
 at Central Michigan W 78–61  9–2
(2–0)		  
 
1/8/1986
 Kent State W 91–76  10–2
(3–0)		  
 
1/11/1986
 at Bowling Green L 75–77  10–3
(3–1)		  
 
1/15/1986
 Ball State L 73–77  10–4
(3–2)		  
 
1/18/1986
 at Eastern Michigan W 77–74  11-4
(4–2)		  
 
1/22/1986
 Miami (OH) L 65–85  11-5
(4–3)		  
 
1/25/1986
 at Toledo L 98–100  11–6
(4–4)		  
 
1/29/1986
 Western Michigan W 85–62  12–6
(5–4)		  
 
2/1/1986
 Central Michigan W 79–57  13–6
(6–4)		  
 
2/5/1986
 at Kent State W 68–63  14–6
(7–4)		  
 
2/8/1986
 Bowling Green W 74–57  15–6
(8–4)		  
 
2/12/1986
 at Ball State W 63–61  16–6
(9–4)		  
 
2/15/1986
 Eastern Michigan W 81–69  17–6
(10–4)		  
 
2/19/1986
 at Miami (OH) W 80–79 OT 18–6
(11–4)		  
 
2/22/1986
 Toledo W 74–63  19–6
(12–4)		  
 
2/26/1986
 at Western Michigan W 81–75  20–6
(13–4)		  
 
3/1/1986
 Northern Illinois W 83–64  21–6
(14–4)		  
 
MAC Tournament
3/6/1986
 vs. Central Michigan
Quarterfinal		 W 66–62  22–6
(15–4)		  
 
3/7/1986
 vs. Ball State
Semifinal		 L 69–93  22–7
(15–5)		  
 
NCAA Tournament
3/14/1986*
 vs. Ohio State
Mideast Regional First Round		 L 62–65  22–8
  
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: [4][3]

References
  1. "Danny Nee". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  2. "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  3. "1985-86 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  4. "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
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