1986 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1986 Trans America Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 1–3 at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock, Arkansas.[1]
| 1986 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1985–86 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR |
| Champions | Arkansas–Little Rock (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Mike Newell (1st title) |
| MVP | Michael Clarke (Arkansas–Little Rock) |
Arkansas–Little Rock defeated Centenary (LA) in the championship game, 85–63, to win their first TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. The Trojans, therefore, received an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament, their first Division I tournament appearance.
Stetson joined the TAAC for the 1985–86 season but did not participate in the conference tournament.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Saturday, March 1 |
Semifinals Sunday, March 2 |
Championship Monday, March 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Arkansas–Little Rock | 115 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Georgia State | 82 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Arkansas–Little Rock | 81 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Mercer | 66 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Mercer | 70 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Hardin–Simmons | 61 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Arkansas–Little Rock | 85 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Centenary (LA) | 63 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Houston Baptist | 81 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Centenary (LA) | 84 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Centenary (LA) | 96 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Samford | 82 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 59 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Samford | 73 | |||||||||||
References
- "1985-86 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
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