1985–86 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1985–86 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University as members of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Dolphins, led by 5th-year head coach Bob Wenzel , played their home games at Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida .
After finishing third in the Sun Belt regular season standings, Jacksonville won the conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the Midwest region. The team was beaten by No. 9 seed Temple , 61–50 in OT, in the opening round to end the season 21–10 (9–5 Sun Belt). To date, this season marks the school's most recent appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Roster
1985–86 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 23, 1985 *
at Southwestern Louisiana
W 80–66
1–0
Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Nov 30, 1985 *
Eckerd
W 83–69
2–0
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 3, 1985 *
Francis Marion
W 69–60
3–0
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 7, 1985 *
at George Washington
L 77–83
3–1
Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Dec 14, 1985 *
UCF
W 67–47
4–1
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 17, 1985 *
No. 1 North Carolina
L 65–69[ 1]
4–2
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 20, 1985 *
Southern Miss Gator Bowl Tournament
W 80–66
5–2
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 21, 1985 *
No. 7 Georgia Tech Gator Bowl Tournament
L 53–72
5–3
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 27, 1985 *
vs. Washington Tulsa Tournament
W 67–65
6–3
Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 1985 *
at Tulsa Tulsa Tournament
L 57–67
6–4
Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 2, 1986 *
Bethune-Cookman
W 103–54
7–4
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 4, 1986 *
at Florida State
W 69–62
8–4
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 6, 1986 *
Southwestern Louisiana
W 55–51
9–4
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Sun Belt Conference regular season
Jan 11, 1986
UNC Charlotte
W 86–77
10–4 (1–0)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 16, 1986
at South Alabama
L 53–57
10–5 (1–1)
Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama
Jan 18, 1986
at UNC Charlotte
W 67–58
11–5 (2–1)
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 21, 1986
No. 18 UAB
L 67–75
11–6 (2–2)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum (6,078)Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 23, 1986
at VCU
L 80–81
11–7 (2–3)
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Jan 25, 1986
at Old Dominion
L 56–64
11–8 (2–4)
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 27, 1986
South Alabama
W 64–61
12–8 (3–4)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 1, 1986
at UAB
W 65–60
13–8 (4–4)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (12,167)Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 3, 1986
at No. 19 Western Kentucky
L 46–51
13–9 (4–5)
E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
Feb 8, 1986
at South Florida
W 62–54
14–9 (5–5)
Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Feb 10, 1986
Western Kentucky
W 70–65
15–9 (6–5)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 15, 1986
Old Dominion
W 69–51[ 2]
16–9 (7–5)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 17, 1986
VCU
W 67–58
17–9 (8–5)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 22, 1986
South Florida
W 62–45
18–9 (9–5)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Sun Belt Conference tournament
Feb 27, 1986 *
(4)
vs. VCU Quarterfinals
W 56–49
19–9
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 28, 1986 *
(4)
vs. (1) Old Dominion Semifinals
W 67–61
20–9
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 1, 1986 *
(4)
at (3) UAB Championship game
W 70–69
21–9
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (8,715)Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1986 *
(8 MW)
vs. (9 MW) Temple First Round
L 50–61 OT[ 3]
21–10
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Source[ 4] [ 5]
References
Venues People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics