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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
Hometown
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
Marty Sweeney
—
—
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
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
Schedule
AMCU-8 Standing: 1st
Date
Opponent*
Rank*
Location
Time#
Result
Overall
Conference
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 MovementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes.
Poll
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Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
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Wk 12
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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]
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