1985–86 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1985–86 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by freshman point guard Pooh Richardson and finished in 4th place in the conference with a 15–14 record.[2] The Bruins played for the second time ever in the NIT but lost the game to the UC Irvine Anteaters in the first round.

1985–86 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10
Record15–14 (9–9, 4th Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
1985–86 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arizona 14 4   .778 23 9   .719
Washington 13 5   .722 19 12   .613
California 11 7   .611 19 10   .655
UCLA 9 9   .500 15 14   .517
Arizona State 8 10   .444 14 14   .500
Washington State 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Stanford 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Oregon State 8 10   .444 12 15   .444
Oregon 6 12   .333 11 17   .393
USC 5 13   .278 11 17   .393
As of March 25, 1986[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Starting lineup

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Position Player Class
F Reggie Miller Jr.
F Craig Jackson So.
C Jack Haley Jr.
G Montel Hatcher Jr.
G Pooh Richardson Fr.

Roster

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1985–86 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 42 Kelvin Butler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So
G 44 Jeff Dunlap 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
G 4 Corey Gaines 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Los Angeles, California
C 15 Jack Haley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Jr Long Beach, California
G 12 Montel Hatcher (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
F 52 Craig Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So
F 22 Jerald Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So
F 31 Reggie Miller (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Riverside, California
G 20 Darryl Morris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
G 21 Rodney Palmer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
F 24 Pooh Richardson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 45 Charles Rochelin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr
Head coach

Walt Hazzard (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 24, 1985
at No. 2 North Carolina L 70–107  0–1
Carmichael Arena (10,000)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 29, 1985
St. Mary's W 91–62  1–1
Pauley Pavilion (7,241)
Los Angeles, CA
November 30, 1985
Temple W 75–59  2–1
Pauley Pavilion (7,887)
Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 1985
Long Beach State W 84–64  3–1
Pauley Pavilion (7,735)
Los Angeles, CA
December 14, 1985
No. 14 St. John's L 65–69  3–2
Pauley Pavilion (10,322)
Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 1985
Loyola Marymount W 85–79  4–2
Pauley Pavilion (7,928)
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 1985
Miami W 109–64  5–2
Pauley Pavilion (5,346)
Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 1986
Oregon W 71–65  6–2
(1–0)
Pauley Pavilion (8,351)
Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 1986
Oregon State L 49–54  6–3
(1–1)
Pauley Pavilion (6,843)
Los Angeles, CA
January 9, 1986
at Washington L 65–90  6–4
(1–2)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,251)
Seattle, WA
January 11, 1986
at Washington State W 81–80 2OT 7–4
(2–2)
Beasley Coliseum (6,000)
Pullman, WA
January 16, 1986
Arizona State W 86–75  8–4
(3–2)
Pauley Pavilion (7,879)
Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 1986
at No. 13 Notre Dame L 64–74  8–5
Athletic & Convocation Center (11,345)
Notre Dame, IN
January 23, 1986
at Stanford L 70–76  8–6
(3–3)
Maples Pavilion (6,905)
Stanford, CA
January 25, 1986
at California L 67–75  8–7
(3–4)
Harmon Gym (6,660)
Berkeley, CA
January 29, 1986
USC W 66–56  9–7
(4–4)
Pauley Pavilion (10,593)
Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 1986
at No. 18 Louisville L 72–91  9–8
Freedom Hall (19,384)
Louisville, KY
February 6, 1986
Washington W 94–89 OT 10–8
(5–4)
Pauley Pavilion (7,718)
Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 1986
Washington State W 88–81  11–8
(6–4)
Pauley Pavilion (6,841)
Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 1986
at Arizona L 60–85  11–9
(6–5)
McKale Center (13,316)
Tucson, AZ
February 15, 1986
at Arizona State L 73–74 OT 11–10
(6–6)
ASU Activity Center (4,283)
Tempe, AZ
February 20, 1986
California W 76–63  12–10
(7–6)
Pauley Pavilion (10,642)
Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 1986
at USC L 64–79  12–11
(7–7)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (8,479)
Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 1986
Stanford W 95–74  13–11
(8–7)
Pauley Pavilion (6,441)
Los Angeles, CA
March 1, 1986
DePaul W 65–63  14–11
Pauley Pavilion (7,235)
Los Angeles, CA
March 3, 1986
Arizona L 76–88  14–12
(8–8)
Pauley Pavilion (8,672)
Los Angeles, CA
March 6, 1986
at Oregon State W 74–63  15–12
(9–8)
Gill Coliseum (7,767)
Corvallis, OR
March 8, 1986
at Oregon L 65–80  15–13
(9–9)
McArthur Court (9,074)
Eugene, OR
NIT
March 13, 1986
UC Irvine
First Round
L 74–80  15–14
Pauley Pavilion (7,089)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[3] [4]

Schedule and results

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Notes

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  • Jack Haley died on March 16, 2015, at 51 years old.

References

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  1. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  2. ^ 2009–10 UCLA Basketball Media Guide, UCLA Athletic Department, 2009
  3. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  4. ^ "Final 1986 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF).