1985–86 Bradley Braves men's basketball team
1985–86 Bradley Braves men's basketball | |
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MVC Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 14 |
Record | 32–3 (16–0 MVC) |
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Home arena | Carver Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Bradley | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | – | 3 | .914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Texas State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1986 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1985–86 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves were members of the Missouri Valley Conference and played their home games at Carver Arena. The team rode a 22–game winning streak on their way to a new school record for wins by finishing the season at 32–3. After sweeping through MVC regular season play with a 16–0 league mark – finishing ahead of the pack by a 6-game margin – Bradley lost in the championship game of the MVC tournament. The Braves earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the West region. The Braves defeated UTEP to open the tournament, but fell to Louisville, the eventual national champions, in the second round.
Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 22, 1985* | at Loyola Chicago | W 94–84 | 1–0 | Alumni Gym (5,308) Chicago, IL | |||||||
Nov 25, 1985* | Chicago State | W 80–53 | 2–0 | Carver Arena (7,643) Peoria, IL | |||||||
Nov 27, 1985* | Toledo | W 69–57 | 3–0 | Carver Arena (6,984) Peoria, IL | |||||||
Nov 30, 1985* | Northwestern | W 76–72 | 4–0 | Carver Arena (7,347) Peoria, IL | |||||||
Dec 2, 1985* | at Western Illinois | W 76–62 | 5–0 | Western Hall (3,241) Macomb, IL | |||||||
Dec 7, 1985* | at Marquette | W 66–64 | 6–0 | MECCA Arena (10,461) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
Dec 13, 1985* | Loyola Chicago | W 76–75 | 7–0 | Carver Arena (8,358) Peoria, IL | |||||||
Dec 21, 1985* | at Colorado | W 79–69 | 8–0 | CU Events Center (3,827) Boulder, CO | |||||||
Dec 23, 1985* | Saint Louis | W 81–67 | 9–0 | Carver Arena (8,791) Peoria, IL | |||||||
Dec 27, 1985* | vs. Clemson Rainbow Classic | L 76–81 | 9–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (3,153) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
Dec 28, 1985* | vs. Villanova Rainbow Classic | W 58–56 OT | 10–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (2,080) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
Dec 30, 1985* | vs. Wake Forest Rainbow Classic | W 86–72 | 11–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (1,556) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
Jan 4, 1986 | Southern Illinois | W 65–62 | 12–1 (1–0) | Carver Arena (9,255) Peoria, IL | |||||||
Jan 6, 1986 | Illinois Wesleyan | W 74–64 | 13–1 | Carver Arena (6,573) Peoria, IL | |||||||
Jan 9, 1986 | at Wichita State | W 57–55 | 14–1 (2–0) | Levitt Arena (10,386) Wichita, KS | |||||||
Jan 11, 1986 | at Drake | W 69–67 | 15–1 (3–0) | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (5,750) Des Moines, IA | |||||||
Jan 13, 1986* | at Dayton | W 79–77 OT | 16–1 | University of Dayton Arena (11,371) Dayton, OH | |||||||
Jan 16, 1986 | No. 20 | West Texas State | W 78–53 | 17–1 (4–0) | Carver Arena (8,245) Peoria, IL | ||||||
Jan 18, 1986 | No. 20 | Tulsa | W 71–58 | 18–1 (5–0) | Carver Arena (9,266) Peoria, IL | ||||||
Jan 23, 1986 | No. 17 | Illinois State I-74 Rivalry | W 67–63 OT | 19–1 (6–0) | Carver Arena (10,450) Peoria, IL | ||||||
Jan 25, 1986 | No. 17 | at Creighton | W 74–56 | 20–1 (7–0) | Omaha Civic Auditorium (7,541) Omaha, NE | ||||||
Jan 30, 1986 | No. 13 | at West Texas State | W 63–54 | 21–1 (8–0) | WT Fieldhouse (3,038) Canyon, TX | ||||||
Feb 1, 1986 | No. 13 | at Tulsa | W 54–51 | 22–1 (9–0) | Tulsa Convention Center (8,523) Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Feb 8, 1986 | No. 13 | Creighton | W 79–59 | 23–1 (10–0) | Carver Arena (10,450) Peoria, IL | ||||||
Feb 10, 1986 | No. 13 | at Illinois State | W 74–67 | 24–1 (11–0) | Horton Field House (7,745) Normal, IL | ||||||
Feb 13, 1986 | No. 13 | at Indiana State | W 54–52 | 25–1 (12–0) | Hulman Center (5,648) Terre Haute, IN | ||||||
Feb 15, 1986 | No. 13 | at Southern Illinois | W 61–60 | 26–1 (13–0) | SIU Arena (6,550) Carbondale, IL | ||||||
Feb 20, 1986 | No. 12 | Drake | W 88–79 | 27–1 (14–0) | Carver Arena (10,450) Peoria, IL | ||||||
Feb 22, 1986 | No. 12 | Wichita State | W 74–64 | 28–1 (15–0) | Carver Arena (10,450) Peoria, IL | ||||||
Feb 27, 1986 | No. 11 | Indiana State | W 71–51 | 29–1 (16–0) | Carver Arena (10,450) Peoria, IL | ||||||
MVC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 4, 1986* | No. 9 | vs. West Texas State MVC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 61–55 | 30–1 | Tulsa Convention Center (1,556) Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Mar 5, 1986* | No. 9 | vs. Illinois State MVC Tournament Semifinal | W 65–64 | 31–1 | Tulsa Convention Center (5,469) Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Mar 6, 1986* | No. 9 | at Tulsa MVC tournament championship | L 58–74[3] | 31–2 | Tulsa Convention Center (6,313) Tulsa, OK | ||||||
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Mar 13, 1986* | (7 W) No. 14 | vs. (10 W) No. 20 UTEP NCAA tournament first round | W 83–65 | 32–2 | Dee Events Center (9,978) Ogden, UT | ||||||
Mar 15, 1986* | (7 W) No. 14 | vs. (2 W) No. 7 Louisville NCAA tournament second round | L 68–82[4] | 32–3 | Dee Events Center (10,061) Ogden, UT | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 20 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | ||||||||
Coaches | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
Awards and honors
[edit]- Jim Les – Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, MVC Player of the Year
- Dick Versace – Henry Iba Award, MVC Coach of the Year
Team players in the 1986 NBA draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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3 | 51 | Mike Williams | Golden State Warriors |
3 | 70 | Jim Les | Atlanta Hawks |
References
[edit]- ^ sports-reference.com 1985-86 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1985–86 Bradley Braves Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
- ^ "TULSA STOPS BRADLEY'S 22-GAME STREAK". The New York Times. March 7, 1986. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "LOUISVILLE WEARS BRADLEY DOWN, OUT". Chicago Tribune. March 16, 1986. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "Final 1986 Division I Men's Basketball Statistics Report - Bradley University" (PDF). NCAA.
- ^ "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.