1985–86 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

1985–86 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
ECAC North Regular-season champion ECAC North Conference tournament champion
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Eastern College Athletic Conference-North
Record	26–5 (16–2 ECAC-North)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Karl Fogel Kevin Stacom J. Keith Motley
Home arena	Matthews Arena

1985–86 ECAC North men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northeastern †	16	–	2		.889			26	–	5		.839
Canisius	14	–	4		.778			21	–	8		.724
Boston University	13	–	5		.722			21	–	10		.677
Siena	12	–	6		.667			21	–	8		.724
Niagara	10	–	8		.556			14	–	14		.500
Hartford	10	–	8		.556			12	–	16		.429
New Hampshire	5	–	13		.278			11	–	17		.393
Maine	5	–	13		.278			7	–	20		.259
Vermont	5	–	13		.278			9	–	19		.321
Colgate	0	–	18		.000			1	–	24		.040
† 1986 ECAC North tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 1985–86 college basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Calhoun, serving in his 14th and final season at the school, the Huskies competed in the ECAC North Conference and played their home games at Matthews Arena. They finished the season 22–9 overall with a 16–2 mark in ECAC North play to win the regular season conference title. They followed the regular season by winning the ECAC North Conference tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the East region. The Huskies were defeated in the opening round by No. 4 seed Oklahoma, 80–74.^[1]

Roster

1985–86 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 11 Enndy Basquiat 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Spring Valley HS Brooklyn, New York G 20 Andre LaFleur 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Gov. Dummer Academy Los Angeles, California F 21 Wes Fuller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Camden HS Camden, New Jersey G/F 35 Reggie Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Paul Laurence Dunbar HS Baltimore, Maryland	Head coach Jim Calhoun Assistant coach(es) Karl Fogel Kevin Stacom J. Keith Motley 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 city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1985*		at No. 19 Maryland	L 72–84	0–1	Cole Fieldhouse (10,800) College Park, Maryland
Dec 2, 1985*		at Providence	L 68–83	0–2	Providence Civic Center (4,602) Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 5, 1985		Vermont	W 65–60	1–2 (1–0)	Matthews Arena (1,365) Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 7, 1985*		Cornell	W 55–51	2–2	Matthews Arena (1,421) Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 14, 1985*		UMass	W 71–68	3–2	Matthews Arena (1,219) Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 16, 1985*		at Stetson	W 75–61	4–2	Edmunds Center (2,716) DeLand, Florida
Dec 27, 1985*		vs. Duquesne Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 88–81	5–2	Hartford Civic Center (5,217) Hartford, Connecticut
Dec 28, 1985*		at Connecticut Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 90–73	6–2	Hartford Civic Center (11,688) Hartford, Connecticut
Jan 9, 1986		at Colgate	W 68–56	7–2 (2–0)	Cotterell Court (350) Hamilton, New York
Jan 11, 1986*		Maine	W 56–54	8–2 (3–0)	Matthews Arena (2,107) Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 13, 1986*		Tufts	W 76–52	9–2	Matthews Arena (1,013) Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 15, 1986*		vs. Army	W 55–49	10–2	Brendan Byrne Arena (3,518) East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 21, 1986		New Hampshire	W 78–65	11–2 (4–0)	Matthews Arena (1,057) Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 28, 1986		at Vermont	W 73–57	12–2 (5–0)	Patrick Gym (455) Burlington, Vermont
Jan 30, 1986		at Niagara	W 90–75	13–2 (6–0)	Gallagher Center (2,962) Lewiston, New York
Feb 1, 1986		at Canisius	L 47–58	13–3 (6–1)	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (7,315) Buffalo, New York
Feb 4, 1986		Hartford	W 87–76	14–3 (7–1)	Matthews Arena (1,050) Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 6, 1986		Colgate	W 69–54	15–3 (8–1)	Matthews Arena (810) Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 8, 1986		at Boston University	W 75–67	16–3 (9–1)	Case Gym (2,763) Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 11, 1986		at Hartford	W 74–70	17–3 (10–1)	Hartford Civic Center (5,070) Hartford, Connecticut
Feb 15, 1986		at Siena	L 65–71	17–4 (10–2)	Alumni Recreation Center (3,719) Loudonville, New York
Feb 17, 1986		at Maine	W 72–57	18–4 (11–2)	Alfond Arena (1,450) Orono, Maine
Feb 19, 1986		Siena	W 96–73	19–4 (12–2)	Matthews Arena (2,384) Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 22, 1986		Canisius	W 90–57	20–4 (13–2)	Matthews Arena (3,891) Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 24, 1986		Niagara	W 85–67	21–4 (14–2)	Matthews Arena (1,819) Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 27, 1986		Boston University	W 90–70	22–4 (15–2)	Matthews Arena (4,198) Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 1, 1986		at New Hampshire	W 66–53	23–4 (16–2)	Lundholm Gym (1,675) Durham, New Hampshire
ECAC North tournament
Mar 5, 1986*		Vermont Quarterfinals	W 82–61	24–4	Matthews Arena (1,364) Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 6, 1986*		Siena Semifinals	W 89–75	25–4	Matthews Arena (2,876) Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 7, 1986*		Boston University Championship game	W 63–54	26–4	Matthews Arena (5,644) Boston, Massachusetts
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1986*	(13 E)	vs. (4 E) No. 15 Oklahoma	L 74–80	26–5	Greensboro Coliseum (7,640) Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Awards and honors

• Reggie Lewis – ECAC North Player of the Year (2x)

References

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