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 UNLV †16–2 .889  33–5  .868
UC Irvine12–6 .667  17–13  .567
New Mexico State10–8 .556  18–12  .600
San Jose State9–9 .500  16–12  .571
Pacific9–9 .500  17–14  .548
Cal State Fullerton8–10 .444  16–16  .500
Fresno State8–10 .444  15–15  .500
Utah State8–10 .444  12–16  .429
UC Santa Barbara7–11 .389  12–15  .444
Long Beach State3–15 .167  7–22  .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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