1985–86 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Indiana, led by head coach Mike Vining, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana, as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 20–10, 9–3 in Southland play to win the regular season conference title. They followed that success by winning the Southland tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the West region. Northeast Louisiana fell to No. 4 seed UNLV in the opening round, 74–51.

1985–86 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball
Southland Regular season champions
Southland tournament champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record20–10 (9–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home arenaFant–Ewing Coliseum
Seasons
1985–86 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
NE Louisiana 9 3   .750 20 10   .667
McNeese State 8 4   .667 21 11   .656
Arkansas State 7 5   .583 18 11   .621
Lamar 6 6   .500 18 12   .600
Louisiana Tech 6 6   .500 20 14   .588
North Texas State 4 8   .333 10 18   .357
UT Arlington 2 10   .167 12 18   .400
1986 Southland Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1985–86 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Bobby Jenkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Feb 27, 1986
Louisiana Tech W 59–43  18–9
(9–3)
Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, Louisiana
Southland tournament
Mar 5, 1986*
Louisiana Tech
Semifinals
W 57–56  19–9
Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, Louisiana
Mar 6, 1986*
McNeese State
Championship game
W 59–57  20–9
Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, Louisiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*
(13 W) vs. (4 W) No. 11 Nevada-Las Vegas
First Round
L 51–74  20–10
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central.

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "1985–86 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Results for 1989–90". University of Louisiana at Monroe Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2022.