1985–86 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1985–86 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Red Foxes, led by second-year head coach Matthew Furjanic Jr. , played their home games at the James J. McCann Recreation Center in Poughkeepsie, New York as members of the ECAC Metro Conference . They finished the season 19–12, 11–5 in ECACM play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the ECAC tournament , they advanced to the championship game, where they defeated top-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson 57–56 in overtime to win the school's first ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament title. The Red Foxes earned the automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament , receiving a 15 seed in the Southeast region. They were defeated in the first round 53–68 by No. 6 Georgia Tech .
Previous season
The Red Foxes finished the 1984–85 season 17–12 overall, 11–3 in ECACM play to finish in first place, winning the ECACM regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the ECAC tournament , the Red Foxes advanced to the semifinals where they were defeated by No. 4 seed Loyola (MD) 55–56 in double overtime.[ 1]
Roster
1985–86 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G 3
Drafton Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg)
So
Bronx, NY
G 5
John McDonough 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
So
Lincroft, NJ
F 10
Alain Forestier 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Nice , France
G 11
Matt Schoenfeld 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Roselle, NJ
G 15
Carlton Wade 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Clairton, PA
G 20
Tim Murphy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Cromwell, CT
F 22
Peter Krasovec 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Budapest , Hungary
F 24
Michael Fielder 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 199 lb (90 kg)
So
Garden Grove, CA
G 32
Tim Beckwith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Hampton, VA
C 40
Rudy Bourgarel 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Les Abymes , Guadeloupe
G 41
Ron McCants 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Bronx, NY
F 42
Miroslav Pecarski 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Novi Sad , Yugoslavia
F 44
Mark Shamley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
White Plains, NY
C 45
Rik Smits 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 240 lb (109 kg)
So
Eindhoven , Netherlands
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Regular season
November 26, 1985 *
Suffolk University W 69–34 1–0
McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York
December 3, 1985 *
at Cornell
L 65–73 OT
1–1
Barton Hall Ithaca, New York
December 9, 1985 *
Boston University L 68–86 1–2
McCann Recreation Center (2909)Poughkeepsie, New York
December 11, 1985 *
at No. 14 St. Johns
L 48–62 1–3
Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 14, 1985 *
Coppin State Pepsi Marist Classic W 73–62 2–3
McCann Recreation Center (1712)Poughkeepsie, New York
December 15, 1985 *
Central Connecticut State Pepsi Marist Classic W 59–58 3–3
McCann Recreation Center (1563)Poughkeepsie, New York
December 21, 1985 *
at Saint Peter's
L 50–52 3–4
Yanitelli Center Jersey City, New Jersey
December 23, 1985 *
at Fairfield
L 58–62 3–5
Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut
December 30, 1985 *
at Iona
W 87–68 4–5
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York
January 4, 1986 *
at Villanova
L 71–87 4–6
Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania
January 6, 1986
at Wagner
L 75–79 4–7
Sutter Gymnasium Staten Island, New York
January 8, 1986
St. Francis (NY) L 53–54 4–8
McCann Recreation Center (2150)Poughkeepsie, New York
January 11, 1986 *
Bucknell W 61–53 5–8
McCann Recreation Center (1507)Poughkeepsie, New York
January 13, 1986
at Monmouth
W 86–75 6–8
William T. Boylan Gymnasium West Long Branch, New Jersey
January 16, 1986
Loyola (MD) W 76–68 7–8
McCann Recreation Center (2082)Poughkeepsie, New York
January 20, 1986
at Long Island
W 80–73 8–8
Brooklyn Paramount Theater Brooklyn, New York
January 23, 1986
at Saint Francis (PA)
W 72–54 9–8
DeGol Arena Loretto, Pennsylvania
January 25, 1986
at Robert Morris
L 68–74 9–9
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA
January 29, 1986
at Fairleigh Dickinson
W 59–57 10–9
FDU Gym (1000)Hackensack, New Jersey
February 1, 1986
Wagner L 81–85 10–10
McCann Recreation Center (2,701)Poughkeepsie, New York
February 8, 1986
Long Island W 62–56 11–10
McCann Recreation Center (2408)Poughkeepsie, New York
February 12, 1986
at St. Francis (NY)
W 62–52 12–10
Pope Physical Education Center Brooklyn, New York
February 15, 1986
Monmouth W 55–51 13–10
McCann Recreation Center (2115)Poughkeepsie, New York
February 22, 1986
at Loyola (MD)
W 61–58 14–10
Reitz Arena Baltimore, Maryland
February 26, 1986
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
L 57–76 14–11
Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 28, 1986
Saint Francis (PA) W 71–56 15–11
McCann Recreation Center (1728)Poughkeepsie, New York
March 1, 1986
Robert Morris W 75–58 16–11
McCann Recreation Center (2302)Poughkeepsie, New York
ECAC Metro tournament
March 4, 1986 (2)
vs. (7) St. Francis (NY) Quarterfinals W 83–64 17–11
Charles L. Sewall Center (1267)Moon Township, Pennsylvania
March 7, 1986 (2)
(6) Robert Morris Semifinals W 60–55 18–11
Charles L. Sewall Center (1200)Moon Township, Pennsylvania
March 8, 1986 (2)
vs. (1) Fairleigh Dickinson Championship W 57–56 OT
19–11
Charles L. Sewall Center (850)Moon Township, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
March 13, 1986 *(15 SE)
vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Georgia Tech 1st round L 53–68 19–12
Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Source[ 2] [ 3]
References
