1985–86 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

1985–86 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
1985–86 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
MVC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	23–9 (10–6 MVC)
Head coach	J. D. Barnett (1st season);
Home arena	Tulsa Convention Center

1985–86 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Bradley	16	–	0	1.000	32	–	3	.914
†	10	–	6	.625	23	–	9	.719
Drake	10	–	6	.625	19	–	11	.633
Illinois State	9	–	7	.563	15	–	14	.517
Wichita State	7	–	9	.438	14	–	14	.500
Creighton	7	–	9	.438	12	–	16	.429
Indiana State	7	–	9	.438	11	–	17	.393
West Texas State	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Southern Illinois	4	–	12	.250	8	–	20	.286

† 1986 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1985–86 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1985–86 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach J. D. Barnett, they finished the season 23–9 overall and 10–6 in conference play to finish second in the MVC standings. The Golden Hurricane defeated Bradley in the championship game of the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the East region. Tulsa lost to No. 7 seed Navy in the opening round.^[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	21	Byron Boudreaux	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
G	35	Tracy Moore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Head coach

J. D. Barnett

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 1985*		vs. Dayton Preseason NIT	W 63–60	1–0	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 23, 1985*		vs. No. 9 Louisville Preseason NIT	L 74–80	1–1	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 4, 1985*		Colorado	W 76–65	2–1	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 7, 1985*		at Washington	L 68–72	2–2	Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington
Dec 10, 1985*		Arizona	W 54–51	3–2	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 19, 1985*		Oral Roberts	W 63–47	4–2	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1985*		at Oklahoma State	W 67–58	5–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 27, 1985*		McNeese State	W 81–62	6–2	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 1985*		Jacksonville	W 67–57	7–2	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
MVC Tournament
Mar 4, 1986*		Indiana State Quarterfinals	W 68–50	21–8	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 5, 1986*		Drake Semifinals	W 68–67	22–8	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 6, 1986*		No. 9 Bradley Championship game	W 74–58	23–8	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*	(10 E)	vs. (7 E) No. 17 Navy First Round	L 68–87	23–9	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1985-86 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
^ "East Regional: Navy 87, Tulsa 68". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1986. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ "1985-86 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ "1985-86 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ "2021-22 Tulsa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[1] sports-reference.com 1985-86 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

[2] "East Regional: Navy 87, Tulsa 68". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1986. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[3] "1985-86 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[4] "1985-86 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[5] "2021-22 Tulsa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

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Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
Venues	Various high schools (1907–1947) Expo Square Pavilion (1947–1976) Tulsa Convention Center (1976–1998) Reynolds Center (1998–present)
Rivalries	Oral Roberts Wichita State
Culture & lore	"Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25