1985–86 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1985–86 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
1985–86 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-10
Record	15–14 (9–9, 4th Pac-10)
Head coach	Walt Hazzard;
Assistant coaches	Sidney Wicks; Jack Hirsch; Andre McCarter;
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona	14	–	4	.778	23	–	9	.719
Washington	13	–	5	.722	19	–	12	.613
California	11	–	7	.611	19	–	10	.655
UCLA	9	–	9	.500	15	–	14	.517
Arizona State	8	–	10	.444	14	–	14	.500
Washington State	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Stanford	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Oregon State	8	–	10	.444	12	–	15	.444
Oregon	6	–	12	.333	11	–	17	.393
USC	5	–	13	.278	11	–	17	.393

As of March 25, 1986^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by freshman point guard Pooh Richardson and finished in 4th place in the conference with a 15–14 record.^[2] The Bruins played for the second time ever in the NIT but lost the game to the UC Irvine Anteaters in the first round.

Starting lineup

Position	Player	Class
F	Reggie Miller	Jr.
F	Craig Jackson	So.
C	Jack Haley	Jr.
G	Montel Hatcher	Jr.
G	Pooh Richardson	Fr.

Roster

1985–86 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	42	Kelvin Butler	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So
G	44	Jeff Dunlap	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
G	4	Corey Gaines	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Los Angeles, California
C	15	Jack Haley	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr	Long Beach, California
G	12	Montel Hatcher (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
F	52	Craig Jackson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So
F	22	Jerald Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
F	31	Reggie Miller (C)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Riverside, California
G	20	Darryl Morris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So
G	21	Rodney Palmer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr
F	24	Pooh Richardson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	45	Charles Rochelin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr

Head coach

Walt Hazzard (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 24, 1985	at No. 2 North Carolina	L 70–107	0–1	Carmichael Arena (10,000) Chapel Hill, NC
November 29, 1985	St. Mary's	W 91–62	1–1	Pauley Pavilion (7,241) Los Angeles, CA
November 30, 1985	Temple	W 75–59	2–1	Pauley Pavilion (7,887) Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 1985	Long Beach State	W 84–64	3–1	Pauley Pavilion (7,735) Los Angeles, CA
December 14, 1985	No. 14 St. John's	L 65–69	3–2	Pauley Pavilion (10,322) Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 1985	Loyola Marymount	W 85–79	4–2	Pauley Pavilion (7,928) Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 1985	Miami	W 109–64	5–2	Pauley Pavilion (5,346) Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 1986	Oregon	W 71–65	6–2 (1–0)	Pauley Pavilion (8,351) Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 1986	Oregon State	L 49–54	6–3 (1–1)	Pauley Pavilion (6,843) Los Angeles, CA
January 9, 1986	at Washington	L 65–90	6–4 (1–2)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,251) Seattle, WA
January 11, 1986	at Washington State	W 81–80 ^2OT	7–4 (2–2)	Beasley Coliseum (6,000) Pullman, WA
January 16, 1986	Arizona State	W 86–75	8–4 (3–2)	Pauley Pavilion (7,879) Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 1986	at No. 13 Notre Dame	L 64–74	8–5	Athletic & Convocation Center (11,345) Notre Dame, IN
January 23, 1986	at Stanford	L 70–76	8–6 (3–3)	Maples Pavilion (6,905) Stanford, CA
January 25, 1986	at California	L 67–75	8–7 (3–4)	Harmon Gym (6,660) Berkeley, CA
January 29, 1986	USC	W 66–56	9–7 (4–4)	Pauley Pavilion (10,593) Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 1986	at No. 18 Louisville	L 72–91	9–8	Freedom Hall (19,384) Louisville, KY
February 6, 1986	Washington	W 94–89 ^OT	10–8 (5–4)	Pauley Pavilion (7,718) Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 1986	Washington State	W 88–81	11–8 (6–4)	Pauley Pavilion (6,841) Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 1986	at Arizona	L 60–85	11–9 (6–5)	McKale Center (13,316) Tucson, AZ
February 15, 1986	at Arizona State	L 73–74 ^OT	11–10 (6–6)	ASU Activity Center (4,283) Tempe, AZ
February 20, 1986	California	W 76–63	12–10 (7–6)	Pauley Pavilion (10,642) Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 1986	at USC	L 64–79	12–11 (7–7)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (8,479) Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 1986	Stanford	W 95–74	13–11 (8–7)	Pauley Pavilion (6,441) Los Angeles, CA
March 1, 1986	DePaul	W 65–63	14–11	Pauley Pavilion (7,235) Los Angeles, CA
March 3, 1986	Arizona	L 76–88	14–12 (8–8)	Pauley Pavilion (8,672) Los Angeles, CA
March 6, 1986	at Oregon State	W 74–63	15–12 (9–8)	Gill Coliseum (7,767) Corvallis, OR
March 8, 1986	at Oregon	L 65–80	15–13 (9–9)	McArthur Court (9,074) Eugene, OR
NIT
March 13, 1986	UC Irvine First Round	L 74–80	15–14	Pauley Pavilion (7,089) Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[3] ^[4]

Schedule and results

November 24, 1985 – UCLA lost to North Carolina 107–70 in Chapel Hill.
December 21, 1985 – UCLA defeated Miami (Florida) 109–64 in Pauley Pavilion
March 13, 1986 – In the first-round game of the NIT, the Bruins were defeated 80–74 by UC Irvine. Reggie Miller scored 16 points.
The Bruins were 4th in the Pacific-10.

Notes

Jack Haley died on March 16, 2015 at 51 years old.

References

^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
^ 2009–10 UCLA Basketball Media Guide, UCLA Athletic Department, 2009
^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
^ "Final 1986 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF).

[1] "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved March 28, 2013.

[2] 2009–10 UCLA Basketball Media Guide, UCLA Athletic Department, 2009

[3] "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

[4] "Final 1986 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF).

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