1985–86 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
The 1985–86 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 8th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 25–11, 9–5 in Sun Belt play and lost in the championship game of the Sun Belt Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 6 seed in the West region. The Blazers defeated Missouri in the opening round[1] before falling to No. 3 seed North Carolina in the round of 32, 77–59.[2]
| 1985–86 UAB Blazers men's basketball | |
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| 1985–86 record | 25–11 (9–5 Sun Belt) |
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| Home arena | BJCC Coliseum |
| 1985–86 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VCU | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Charlotte | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1986 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| Nov 21, 1985* |
No. 16 | vs. Texas A&M | W 71–68 | 1–0 |
The Summit Houston, Texas | ||||||
| Nov 24, 1985* |
No. 16 | vs. No. 6 Duke | L 54–66 | 1–1 |
The Summit Houston, Texas | ||||||
| Dec 10, 1985* |
No. 16 | Auburn | W 62–56 | 5–1 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
| Dec 27, 1985* |
No. 14 | vs. TCU | W 69–62 | 10–1 |
Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||||
| Dec 28, 1985* |
No. 14 | at No. 12 UNLV | L 72–73 | 10–2 |
Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||||
| Feb 23, 1986* |
at No. 7 Michigan | L 54–62 | 22–9 |
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan | |||||||
| Sun Belt Tournament | |||||||||||
| Feb 27, 1986* |
South Alabama Quarterfinals |
W 64–51 | 23–9 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
| Feb 28, 1986* |
Western Kentucky Semifinals |
W 57–45 | 24–9 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
| Mar 1, 1986* |
Jacksonville Championship game |
L 69–70 | 24–10 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 13, 1986* |
(6 W) | vs. (11 W) Missouri First Round |
W 66–64 | 25–10 |
Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah | ||||||
| Mar 15, 1986* |
(6 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 8 North Carolina Second Round |
L 59–77 | 25–11 |
Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah | ||||||
Rankings
References
- "West Regional Roundup". UPI Archives. March 14, 1986. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- "N. Carolina, Louisville Pull Away". The Washington Post. March 16, 1986. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- "1985–86 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- "2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UAB Athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
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- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
- "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
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