1986 TAAC men's basketball tournament
| 1986 TAAC men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1985–86 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR |
| Champions | Arkansas–Little Rock (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Mike Newell (1st title) |
| MVP | Michael Clarke (Arkansas–Little Rock) |
TAAC men's basketball tournaments | |
The 1986 Trans America Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 1–3 at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock, Arkansas.[1]
Arkansas–Little Rock defeated Centenary (LA) in the championship game, 85–63, to win their first TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. The Trojans, therefore, received an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament, their first Division I tournament appearance.
Stetson joined the TAAC for the 1985–86 season but did not participate in the conference tournament.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Saturday, March 1 | Semifinals Sunday, March 2 | Championship Monday, March 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Arkansas–Little Rock | 115 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Georgia State | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Arkansas–Little Rock | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Mercer | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Mercer | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Hardin–Simmons | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Arkansas–Little Rock | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Centenary (LA) | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Houston Baptist | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Centenary (LA) | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Centenary (LA) | 96 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Samford | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Samford | 73 | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ "1985-86 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.