1985–86 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

1985–86 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
1985–86 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
AMCU-8 Regular Season Champions; AMCU-8 tournament champions
Sweet Sixteen vs. Navy, L, 70–71
Conference	Association of Mid-Continent Universities
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. RV
Record	29–4 (13–1 AMCU-8)
Head coach	Kevin Mackey (3rd season);
Home arena	Woodling Gym
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cleveland State †	13	–	1	.929	29	–	4	.879
Southwest Missouri State	10	–	4	.714	24	–	8	.750
Eastern Illinois	8	–	6	.571	19	–	13	.594
Western Illinois	7	–	7	.500	13	–	15	.464
UIC	7	–	7	.500	13	–	16	.448
Valparaiso	5	–	9	.357	9	–	19	.321
Green Bay	3	–	11	.214	5	–	23	.179
Northern Iowa	3	–	11	.214	8	–	19	.296

† 1986 AMCU-8 tournament winner

The 1985–86 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Kevin Mackey. In 1984–85, the Vikings finished 21–8 (11–3 in the AMCU-8). It was the 55th season of Cleveland State basketball.

Regular season

Cleveland State finished the regular season with a 24–3 record and 13–1 in the AMCU-8. That record earned them a #1 seed in the AMCU-8 postseason tournament. They defeated Northern Iowa, Illinois-Chicago, and Eastern Illinois to win the AMCU-8 tournament, however the AMCU-8 would not receive an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament until the 1986-87 season. Nonetheless, Cleveland State received an at large invitation to the NCAA Tournament based on their overall resume. Cleveland State also won 14 games in a row, a school record that still stands today. The streak started on February 27 at Kent State and lasted all the way until they lost to Navy in the Sweet Sixteen on March 21. In the final AP Top 20 poll of the season Cleveland State received 4 points.^[3]

Postseason

Cleveland State earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament. They were the #14 seed. They defeated Indiana, and St. Joseph, before losing to Navy 71–70. Cleveland State became the first #14 seed to make it to the Sweet Sixteen. The next season the Vikings started the season ranked 20th in the AP Poll. There was no post NCAA Tournament coaches poll in 1986. Cleveland State was ranked 17th in the final USA Today poll.^[4] Cleveland State also set a school record for wins in a season at 29, a record that also still stands today. Clinton Smith was named Cleveland States Varsity "C" Club Player of the Year. Ken McFadden was named an All-American fifth team by Basketball Weekly. Clinton Ransey was also a Sporting News honorable mention All-American. Clinton Ransey and Clinton Smith were each named to the AMCU-8 first team. Ken McFadden was named to the AMCU-8 all-newcomer team. Keven Mackey was named the AMCU-8 coach of the year for the 2nd year in a row. Finally Ken McFadden and Clinton Smith were named to the AMCU-8 all-tournament team.

Roster

1985–86 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year
F	00	Warren Bradley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr
G	4	Shawn Hood	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	—	Jr
G	5	Eddie Bryant	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
G	10	Ken McFadden	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr
G	21	Steve Corbin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr
G	22	Vince Richards	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
F	23	Hersey Strong	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
F	24	Clinton Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr
G	25	John Martin	—	—	So
F	30	Paul Stewart	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So
G	31	Tyrone Kingwood	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So
C	33	Eric Mudd	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr
F	34	Ray Salters	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
C	40	Bob Crawford	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr
F	42	Pat Vuyancih	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
F	44	Clinton Ransey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
C	50	Elgin Womack	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr
		Morris Butler	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)

Head coach

Kevin Mackey (Saint Anselm)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-01-03

Statistics

Points: Clinton Ransey 535
PPG: Clinton Smith 16.2
Rebounds: Eric Mudd 288
RPG: Eric Mudd 9.6
Field Goals: Clinton Smith 226
FG%: Clinton Smith .565
Assists: Eddie Bryant 146
APG: Eddie Bryant 4.4
Blocks: Bob Crawford 25
BPG: Bob Crawford 0.8
Steals: Clinton Ransey 67
SPG: Clint Ransey 2.03
Free Throws: Ken McFadden 99
FT%: Ken McFadden .797

AMCU-8 Conference standings

#	Team	Conference	Pct.	Overall	Pct.
1	Cleveland State	13–1	.929	29–4	.879
2	Southwest Missouri State	10–4	.714	24–8	.750
3	Eastern Illinois	8–6	.571	19–13	.594
4	Western Illinois	7–7	.500	13–15	.464
5	Illinois Chicago	7–7	.500	13–16	.448
6	Valparaiso	5–9	.357	9–19	.321
7	Wisconsin–Green Bay	3–11	.214	5–23	.179
8	Northern Iowa	3–11	.214	8–19	.296

Schedule

Date	Opponent*	Location	Result	Overall	Conference
AMCU-8 Standing: 1st
Regular Season Games
November 25, 1985	Clarion	Cleveland, OH	W 105–65	1–0	0–0
November 30, 1985	Central Connecticut State	Cleveland, OH	W 118–66	2–0	0–0
December 2, 1985	Youngstown State	Cleveland, OH	W 101–69	3–0	0–0
December 3, 1985	Ohio Wesleyan	Cleveland, OH	W 98–49	4–0	0–0
December 7, 1985	Ohio State	Columbus, OH	L 95–99	4–1	0–0
December 10, 1985	Akron	Cleveland, OH	W 88–76	5–1	0–0
December 14, 1985	Kent State	Cleveland, OH	W 101–76	6–1	0–0
December 21, 1985	Eastern Michigan	Cleveland, OH	W 108–59	7–1	0–0
December 23, 1985	Maryland Eastern Shore	Princess Anne, MD	W 90–56	8–1	0–0
December 29, 1985	#2 Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	L 85–105	8–2	0–0
January 4, 1986	Utica	Cleveland, OH	W 92–61	9–2	0–0
January 11, 1986	Wisconsin–Green Bay	Green Bay, WI	W 76–59	10–2	1–0
January 13, 1986	Illinois Chicago	Chicago, IL	W 101–77	11–2	2–0
January 15, 1986	DePaul	Chicago, IL	W 90–75	12–2	2–0
January 18, 1986	Northern Iowa	Cleveland, OH	W 102–88	13–2	3–0
January 20, 1986	Western Illinois	Cleveland, OH	W 60–53	14–2	4–0
January 22, 1986	Eastern Illinois	Charleston, IL	W 112–89	15–2	5–0
January 25, 1986	Southwest Missouri State	Springfield, MO	L 61–65	15–3	5–1
January 27, 1986	Kent State	Kent, OH	W 75–55	16–3	5–1
February 1, 1986	Valparaiso	Cleveland, OH	W 91–66	17–3	6–1
February 8, 1986	Wisconsin–Green Bay	Cleveland, OH	W 103–64	18–3	7–1
February 12, 1986	Illinois Chicago	Cleveland, OH	W 113–75	19–3	8–1
February 15, 1986	Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls, IA	W 80–65	20–3	9–1
February 17, 1986	Western Illinois	Macomb, IL	W 76–64	21–3	10–1
February 22, 1986	Southwest Missouri State	Cleveland, OH	W 94–67	22–3	11–1
February 24, 1986	Eastern Illinois	Cleveland, OH	W 76–68	23–3	12–1
February 27, 1986	Valparaiso	Valparaiso, IN	W 72–50	24–3	13–1
AMCU-8 Conference tournament
March 6, 1986	Northern Iowa	Springfield, MO	W 73–68	25–3	13–1
March 7, 1986	Illinois Chicago	Springfield, MO	W 100–84	26–3	13–1
March 8, 1986	Eastern Illinois	Springfield, MO	W 70–66	27–3	13–1
NCAA tournament
March 14, 1986	#16 Indiana	Syracuse, NY	W 83–79	28–3	13–1
March 16, 1986	Saint Joseph's	Syracuse, NY	W 75–69	29–3	13–1
March 21, 1986	#17 Navy	East Rutherford, NJ	L 70–71^[5]	29–4	13–1
Rank according to AP Top 20 Poll. ^#All times are in EST. Conference games in BOLD*.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final
AP	NR^[6]	NR^[7]	NR^[8]	NR^[9]	NR^[10]	NR^[11]	NR^[12]	NR^[13]	NR^[14]	RV^[15]	NR^[16]	RV^[17]	NR^[18]	RV^[19]	RV^[20]	RV^[21]	RV^[22]

References

^ 1999-2000 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide (1 ed.). Dallas, Texas: Big 12 Conference. 1999.
^ "Duke Finishes No. 1". Williamson Daily News. March 11, 1986. p. 10. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
^ "Williamson Daily News - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
^ "Ohio | home of Cavs, Indians, Reds, Blue Jackets".
^ "Navy Clips Cleveland State". East Rutherford, New Jersey: Tri City Herald. March 22, 1986. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
^ "AP College Poll". Blytheville, Arkansas: Blytheville Courier News. November 12, 1985. pp. 58 (on page 7). Retrieved March 4, 2013.
^ "AP COLLEGE POLL". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. November 26, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
^ "AP College Basketball Poll". Blytheville, Arkansas: Blytheville Courier News. December 3, 1985. pp. 71 (on 7). Retrieved March 4, 2013.
^ "AP COLLEGE POLL". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. December 10, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
^ "AP COLLEGE POLL". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. December 17, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
^ "AP College Poll". Blytheville, Arkansas: Blytheville Courier News. December 24, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
^ "AP COLLEGE POLL". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. December 31, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
^ "AP COLLEGE POLL". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. January 7, 1986. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
^ "AP COLLEGE POLL". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. January 14, 1986. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
^ "Kansas seventh in poll". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. January 21, 1986. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
^ "Kansas fourth in AP poll". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. January 28, 1986. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
^ "AP COLLEGE POLL". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. February 4, 1986. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
^ "AP College Poll". Blytheville, Arkansas: Blytheville Courier News. February 11, 1986. pp. 46 (on 6). Retrieved March 4, 2013.
^ "AP College Poll". Newspaperarchive.com. Blytheville, Arkansas: Blytheville Courier News. February 18, 1986. pp. 18 (on 8). Retrieved March 4, 2013.
^ "KU claims No. 2 rating in AP poll". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. February 25, 1986. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
^ "AP College Poll". Blytheville, Arkansas: Blytheville Courier News. March 4, 1986. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
^ "1986 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll | College Poll Archive". collegepollarchive.com.

[1] 1999-2000 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide (1 ed.). Dallas, Texas: Big 12 Conference. 1999.

[2] "Duke Finishes No. 1". Williamson Daily News. March 11, 1986. p. 10. Retrieved February 17, 2013.

[3] "Williamson Daily News - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.

[4] "Ohio | home of Cavs, Indians, Reds, Blue Jackets".

[5] "Navy Clips Cleveland State". East Rutherford, New Jersey: Tri City Herald. March 22, 1986. Retrieved February 17, 2013.

[6] "AP College Poll". Blytheville, Arkansas: Blytheville Courier News. November 12, 1985. pp. 58 (on page 7). Retrieved March 4, 2013.

[7] "AP COLLEGE POLL". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. November 26, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2013.

[8] "AP College Basketball Poll". Blytheville, Arkansas: Blytheville Courier News. December 3, 1985. pp. 71 (on 7). Retrieved March 4, 2013.

[9] "AP COLLEGE POLL". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. December 10, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2013.

[10] "AP COLLEGE POLL". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. December 17, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2013.

[11] "AP College Poll". Blytheville, Arkansas: Blytheville Courier News. December 24, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2013.

[12] "AP COLLEGE POLL". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. December 31, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2013.

[13] "AP COLLEGE POLL". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. January 7, 1986. Retrieved March 6, 2013.

[14] "AP COLLEGE POLL". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. January 14, 1986. Retrieved March 6, 2013.

[15] "Kansas seventh in poll". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. January 21, 1986. Retrieved March 6, 2013.

[16] "Kansas fourth in AP poll". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. January 28, 1986. Retrieved March 6, 2013.

[17] "AP COLLEGE POLL". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. February 4, 1986. Retrieved March 6, 2013.

[18] "AP College Poll". Blytheville, Arkansas: Blytheville Courier News. February 11, 1986. pp. 46 (on 6). Retrieved March 4, 2013.

[19] "AP College Poll". Newspaperarchive.com. Blytheville, Arkansas: Blytheville Courier News. February 18, 1986. pp. 18 (on 8). Retrieved March 4, 2013.

[20] "KU claims No. 2 rating in AP poll". Lawrence, Kansas: Lawrence Journal World. February 25, 1986. Retrieved March 6, 2013.

[21] "AP College Poll". Blytheville, Arkansas: Blytheville Courier News. March 4, 1986. Retrieved March 4, 2013.

[22] "1986 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll | College Poll Archive". collegepollarchive.com.

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