1985–86 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1985–86 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by sixth year head coach Bill Mulligan and played their home games at the Crawford Hall. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 17–13 and 12–6 in PCAA play.

1985–86 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
1985–86 record17–13 (12–6 PCAA)
Head coach
  • Bill Mulligan (6th season)
Home arenaCrawford Hall
1985–86 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 UNLV162 .889  335  .868
UC Irvine126 .667  1713  .567
New Mexico State108 .556  1812  .600
San Jose State99 .500  1612  .571
Pacific99 .500  1714  .548
Cal State Fullerton810 .444  1616  .500
Fresno State810 .444  1515  .500
Utah State810 .444  1216  .429
UC Santa Barbara711 .389  1215  .444
Long Beach State315 .167  722  .241
1986 PCAA Tournament winner

Previous season

The 1984–85 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team returned finished with a record of 13–17 and 8–10 in PCAA play. Junior Forward/Center Tod Murphy received AP Honorable Mention All-American Honors.[1]

Roster

1985–86 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 12 Scott Brooks 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr French Camp, CA
G 23 Joe Buchanan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Seattle, WA
C 40 Sandy Caldwell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) Fr Melbourne (Australia)
F 24 Troy Carmon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Long Beach, CA
C 35 Rick Ciaccio 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Newport Beach, CA
F 22 Rob Doktorczyk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr San Pedro, CA
F 30 Wayne Engelstad 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) So Rosemead, CA
G 25 Mike Hess 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Hilton Head, SC
C 43 Tod Murphy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Long Beach, CA
F 32 Johnny Rogers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Fullerton, CA
G 25 Peter Strauss 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Hilton Head, SC
G 11 Brian Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr Los Angeles, CA
Head coach

Bill Mulligan

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 19, 2017

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Season
November 30, 1985
at New Orleans L 76–88  0–1
University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena (1,851)
New Orleans, LA
December 2, 1985*
at Nebraska W 87–80  1–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,087)
Lincoln, NE
December 7, 1985*
Pepperdine L 72–81  1–2
Firestone Fieldhouse (3,010)
Malibu, CA
December 12, 1985*
Montana W 85–72  2–2
Crawford Hall (1,302)
Irvine, CA
December 14, 1985*
Boise State W 87–74  3–2
Crawford Hall (1,067)
Irvine, CA
December 18, 1985*
at Loyola Marymount L 100–122  3–3
Gersten Pavilion (1,292)
Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1985*
Oral Roberts L 63–69  3–4
Crawford Hall (793)
Irvine, CA
December 27, 1985*
vs. Loyola Marymount
Wolf Pack Classic
W 99–75  4–4
Lawlor Events Center (2,400)
Reno, NV
December 28, 1985*
vs. Nevada
Wolf Pack Classic
L 86–89  4–5
Lawlor Events Center (5,045)
Reno, NV
Conference Season
January 2, 1986
San Jose State W 72–67  5–5
(1–0)
Crawford Hall (1,312)
Irvine, CA
January 4, 1986
Utah State W 96–82  6–5
(2–0)
Crawford Hall (1,243)
Irvine, CA
January 9, 1986
at Fresno State L 48–53  6–6
(2–1)
Selland Arena (10,132)
Fresno, CA
January 11, 1986
at Pacific W 83–75  7–6
(3–1)
Alex G. Spanos Center (3,500)
Stockton, CA
January 16, 1986
at Cal State Fullerton L 54–66  7–7
(3–2)
Titan Gym (2,531)
Fullerton, CA
January 18, 1986
UC Santa Barbara W 99–88  8–7
(4–2)
Crawford Hall (1,400)
Irvine, CA
January 23, 1986
Long Beach State W 85–63  9–7
(5–2)
Crawford Hall (1,246)
Irvine, CA
January 25, 1986
New Mexico State L 71–83  9–7
(5–3)
Crawford Hall (1,479)
Irvine, CA
January 30, 1986
at Utah State W 89–79  10–7
(6–3)
Smith Spectrum (6,192)
Logan, UT
February 2, 1986
at San Jose State L 55–71  10–8
(6–4)
San Jose Civic Auditorium (2,407)
San Jose, CA
February 6, 1986
Fresno State W 60–58  11–9
(7–4)
Crawford Hall (1,479)
Irvine, CA
February 8, 1986
Pacific W 80–76  12–9
(8–4)
Crawford Hall (1,341)
Irvine, CA
February 10, 1986
New Mexico State L 75–98  12–10
(8–5)
Pan American Center (8,217)
Las Cruces, NM
February 15, 1986
at No. 6 UNLV W 99–92  13–10
(9–5)
Thomas & Mack Center (15,616)
Paradise, NV
February 20, 1986
at Long Beach State W 95–80  14–10
(10–5)
Gold Mine (1,052)
Long Beach, CA
February 24, 1986
at UC Santa Barbara W 87–79  15–10
(11–5)
UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,687)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 27, 1986
No. 9 UNLV W 95–88  16–10
(12–5)
Crawford Hall (1,629)
Irvine, CA
March 1, 1986
Cal State Fullerton L 58–66  16–11
(12–6)
Crawford Hall (1,513)
Irvine, CA
PCAA Tournament
March 6, 1986
vs. Cal State Fullerton
Quarterfinals
L 58–66  16–12
The Forum (9,613)
Inglewood, CA
NIT
March 13, 1986*
at UCLA
First Round
W 80–74  17–12
Pauley Pavilion (7,089)
Los Angeles, CA
March 18, 1986*
at BYU
Second Round
L 80–93  17–13
Marriott Center (11,436)
Provo, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2][3]

References

  1. "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  2. "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  3. "Final 1986 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
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