1985–86 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

1985–86 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record22–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
1985–86 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan 14 – 4   .778 28 – 5   .848
No. 16 Indiana 13 – 5   .722 21 – 8   .724
No. 18 Michigan State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 8   .742
No. 19 Illinois 11 – 7   .611 22 – 10   .688
Purdue 10 – 8   .556 22 – 10   .688
Iowa 10 – 8   .556 20 – 12   .625
Ohio State 8 – 10   .444 19 – 14   .576
Minnesota 5 – 13   .278 15 – 16   .484
Wisconsin 4 – 14   .222 12 – 16   .429
Northwestern 2 – 16   .111 8 – 20   .286
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1985–86 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1985–86 college basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Keady, the team played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Boilermakers finished fourth in the Big Ten standings and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the Southeast Region.

Purdue was upset in the opening round by No. 11 seed and eventual Final Four participant LSU, 94–87 in 2OT, in a game that was played on the Tigers home floor. The Boilermakers finished the season with a 22–10 record (11–7 Big Ten).

Roster

1985–86 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 11 Mack Gadis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
G/F 20 Doug Lee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Washington, Illinois
G 21 Everette Stephens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Evanston, Illinois
G 23 Troy Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Toledo, Ohio
F 30 Kip Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Fr  
F 33 Todd Mitchell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Anderson, Indiana
F 35 Melvin McCants 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 26, 1985*
 Stetson W 88–52  1–0
 Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 29, 1985*
 at Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 92–70  2–0
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1985*
 vs. No. 1 North Carolina
Great Alaska Shootout 		L 62–73  2–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 1, 1985*
 vs. Arizona
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 81–74  3–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 3, 1985*
 San Francisco State W 82–70  4–1
 Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 5, 1985*
 Morehead State W 81–71  5–1
 Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 7, 1985*
 at No. 16 Louisville L 58–77  5–2
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 9, 1985*
 at Southern Illinois W 86–67  6–2
 Banterra Center 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 15, 1985*
 Toledo W 72–56  7–2
 Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 21, 1985*
 Detroit W 79–59  8–2
 Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 23, 1985*
 No. 20 DePaul W 71–56  9–2
 Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Big Ten Regular Season
Mar 8, 1986
 at Iowa L 64–77  22–9
(11–7) 		Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1986*
 vs. (SE #11) LSU
First Round 		L 87–94 2OT 22–10
 LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.

[1]

Rankings

Main article: 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

[2]

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  2. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 932–933. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.