1985–86 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1985–86 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Sonny Smith, who was in his eighth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 22–11, 13–5 in SEC play. They lost to Mississippi State in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Arizona, St. John's, and UNLV to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Louisville.[1]

1985–86 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Red Lobster Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1985–86 record22–11 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
1985–86 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Kentucky171 .944  324  .889
Alabama135 .722  249  .727
Auburn135 .722  2211  .667
Florida108 .556  1914  .576
LSU99 .500  2612  .684
Georgia99 .500  1713  .567
Vanderbilt711 .389  1315  .464
Tennessee513 .278  1216  .429
Ole Miss414 .222  1217  .414
Mississippi State315 .167  622  .214
1986 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The only real loss of note from the prior season for Auburn was starting center Carey Holland. Also, center Darren Guest would be found academically ineligible and eventually transfer. Key additions were freshman forward Mike Jones and guard Aundrae Davis, a sophomore transfer from West Virginia University who would not be eligible until the next season. Senior Chuck Person would have a stellar season and make several All-America teams.

Roster

1985–86 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 45 Chuck Person 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
SrBrantley High School Brantley, AL
G 15 Frank Ford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
JrOsceola High School Kissimmee, Florida
F 34 Chris Morris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
SoFredrick Douglass High School Atlanta, Georgia
F 13 Mike Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Columbus, Georgia
C 40 Jeff Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
SoMidfield High School Midfield, Alabama
G 12 Gerald White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
JrRichmond Academy Augusta, Georgia
G 10 Terrence Howard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
SoSouthwest High School Southwest, AL
G 14 Johnny Lynn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
SoBeech High School Hendersonville, Tennessee
F 31 Vern Strickland 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
SrEmma Sansom High School Gadsden, Alabama
G 11 Melvin Haralson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Jackson, Mississippi
F 25 Gary Godfrey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
SrNorth Shore High School North Palm Beach, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
SEC Tournament
NCAA Tournament
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources

Team players in the NBA Draft

YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
198614Chuck PersonIndiana Pacers

References

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