1985–86 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1985–86 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball | |
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MEAC regular season champions MEAC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 22–8 (12–2 MEAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Corbett Sports Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T † | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland Eastern Shore | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1986 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1985–86 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by 7th-year head coach Don Corbett, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–8, 12–2 in MEAC play to finish in first place. They were champions of the MEAC tournament, winning the championship game over Howard, to earn an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament where they were defeated by No. 1 seed Kansas, 71–46, in the opening round.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 8, 1986* | at NC State | L 48–66 | 1–4 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 22, 1986* | at No. 20 Virginia Tech | L 75–79 | 4–6 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia | |||||||
1986 MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 1986* | vs. Bethune-Cookman Semifinals | W 75–66 | 21–7 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Mar 8, 1986* | vs. Howard Championship game | W 53–52 | 22–7 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
1986 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 1986* | (16 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kansas First round | L 46–71 | 22–8 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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References
- ^ "Midwest Regional". The Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1986. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina A&T Athletics. Retrieved April 27, 2022.