1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1985–86 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by third-year head coach George Raveling and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 20–12 overall and 10–8 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as #11 seed in the Midwest Region, losing in the first round to the NC State Wolfpack.

Roster

1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F/C	3	Gerry Wright	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	San Bernardino, California
G	4	Andre Banks	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Chicago, Illinois
G	5	Bart Casey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Iowa City, Iowa
G	10	B. J. Armstrong	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
G	11	Michael Reaves	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Milledgeville, Georgia
G/F	14	Bill Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Detroit, Michigan
G	20	Jeff Moe	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Indianapolis, Indiana
G/F	23	Roy Marble	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Flint, Michigan
G	24	Michael Morgan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Haughton, Louisiana
F	25	Ed Horton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Springfield, Illinois
G/F	35	Kevin Gamble	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Springfield, Illinois
F	40	Kent Hill	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	Wichita, Kansas
F	44	Al Lorenzen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
F/C	54	Brad Lohaus	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Jr	Phoenix, Arizona

Head coach

George Raveling (Villanova)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/22/1985*		at Hawaii-Hilo	W 80-69	1-0	Hilo, HI
11/23/1985*		vs. Hawaii Pacific	W 85-68^[1]	2-0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
11/24/1985*		vs. Arkansas-Little Rock	W 108-99	3-0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
12/3/1985*		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 55-43	4-0	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA
12/6/1985*		Arkansas State Amana-Hawkeye Classic	L 62-66	4-1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
12/7/1985*		Lehigh Amana-Hawkeye Classic	W 89-68	5-1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
12/10/1985*		at No. 20 Iowa State Rivalry	L 61-74	5-2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
12/14/1985*		Furman	W 81-61	6-2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
12/23/1985*		at Gonzaga	W 55-43	7-2	The Kennel Spokane, WA
Big Ten Regular Season
3/6/1986		No. 19 Illinois	W 57-53	19-11	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
3/8/1986		Purdue	W 77-64	20-11	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
NCAA Tournament
3/14/1986*	No. (11)	vs. No. 20 (6) NC State First Round	L 64-66^[2]	20-12 (10-8)	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

References

^ "Banks leads Hawks to highscoring win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 25, 1985. p. 2B. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
^ "N.C. Walks by Faltering Iowa". Chicago Tribune. March 15, 1986. Retrieved January 7, 2016.

[1] "Banks leads Hawks to highscoring win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 25, 1985. p. 2B. Retrieved January 7, 2016.

[2] "N.C. Walks by Faltering Iowa". Chicago Tribune. March 15, 1986. Retrieved January 7, 2016.

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