1985–86 Miami Redskins men's basketball team

1985–86 Miami Redskins men's basketball
MAC Regular season champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record24–7 (16–2 MAC)
Head coach
  • Jerry Peirson (2nd season)
Home arenaMillett Hall
Seasons
1985–86 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Miami (OH) 16 2   .889 24 7   .774
Ohio 14 4   .778 22 8   .733
Ball State 11 7   .611 21 10   .677
Northern Illinois 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Toledo 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Western Michigan 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Central Michigan 7 11   .389 11 17   .393
Kent State 7 11   .389 11 16   .407
Eastern Michigan 5 13   .278 9 18   .333
Bowling Green 5 13   .278 7 20   .259
1986 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Miami Redskins men's basketball team represent Miami University in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redskins, led by 2nd-year head coach Jerry Peirson, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team won the conference regular season title, but lost to Ball State in the championship game of the MAC tournament. The Redskins received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. Miami was beaten by the No. 7 seed Iowa State Cyclones in the opening round, 81–79 in OT on a buzzer beater by Jeff Hornacek.[1] The Redskins did not fare well in overtime games this season as each one of their last four losses of the season was an overtime game.

Senior Ron Harper was again named MAC Player of the Year, and added to his list of school records. At the finish of the season, Harper owned school records for career points, rebounds, steals, and blocks. He was also fourth in career assists.

Roster

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1985–86 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 34 Ron Harper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Dayton, Ohio
F Karlton Clayborne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr
C Rusty Doyle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
F Jeff Fuerst 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So
F Mike Hall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr
F Lamont Hanna 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So
F Ron Hunter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Dayton, Ohio
C Tim Lampe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr
G Dernard Newell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
G Eric Newsome 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
F Andy Ronan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
G Ed Schilling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Lebanon, Indiana
G Todd Staker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
Head coach
  • Jerry Peirson
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 22, 1985*
vs. No. 9 Louisville
Big Apple NIT
L 65–81  0–1
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 2, 1985*
Centre W 92–53  1–1
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Dec 4, 1985*
Dayton W 70–57  2–1
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Dec 9, 1985*
at Eastern Kentucky W 65–63  3–1
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, Kentucky
Dec 11, 1985*
Denison W 80–55  4–1
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Dec 14, 1985*
Xavier W 80–74  5–1
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Dec 21, 1985*
at Dayton L 68–70  5–2
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 23, 1985*
at Cincinnati W 63–62  6–2
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 27, 1985*
vs. No. 19 Virginia Tech
Miller Classic
W 83–82  7–2
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Dec 28, 1985*
at South Florida
Miller Classic
L 63–76  7–3
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
MAC regular season
Jan 2, 1986
Bowling Green W 62–54  8–3
(1–0)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Jan 4, 1986
at Eastern Michigan W 63–52  9–3
(2–0)
Bowen Field House 
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Jan 8, 1986
Toledo W 80–51  10–3
(3–0)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Jan 11, 1986
at Northern Illinois L 75–77 OT 10–4
(3–1)
Chick Evans Fieldhouse 
DeKalb, Illinois
Jan 15, 1986
Kent State W 58–51  11–4
(4–1)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Jan 18, 1986
at Ball State W 73–59  12–4
(5–1)
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, Indiana
Jan 22, 1986
at Ohio W 85–68  13–4
(6–1)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
Jan 25, 1986
Western Michigan W 68–60  14–4
(7–1)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Jan 29, 1986
at Central Michigan W 62–55  15–4
(8–1)
Rose Arena 
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Feb 1, 1986
Eastern Michigan W 102–68  16–4
(9–1)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Feb 5, 1986
at Toledo W 93–68  17–4
(10–1)
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
Feb 8, 1986
Northern Illinois W 75–69  18–4
(11–1)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Feb 12, 1986
at Kent State W 77–69  19–4
(12–1)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
Kent, Ohio
Feb 15, 1986
Ball State W 103–77  20–4
(13–1)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Feb 19, 1986
Ohio L 79–80 OT 20–5
(13–2)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Feb 22, 1986
at Western Michigan W 81–73  21–5
(14–2)
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Feb 26, 1986
Central Michigan W 74–73  22–5
(15–2)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Mar 1, 1986
at Bowling Green W 91–79  23–5
(16–2)
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
MAC tournament
Mar 7, 1986*
vs. Toledo W 93–76  24–5
Rockford MetroCentre 
Rockford, Illinois
Mar 8, 1986*
vs. Ball State L 79–87 OT 24–6
Rockford MetroCentre 
Rockford, Illinois
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1986*
(10 MW) vs. (7 MW) Iowa State
First Round
L 79–81 OT 24–7
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3][4]

Awards and honors

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1986 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Team
1 8 Ron Harper Cleveland Cavaliers

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References

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  1. ^ "Midwest Regional: Iowa State 81, Miami of Ohio 79 (OT)". March 15, 1986. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "1985–86 Miami (OH) RedHawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule". Miami University Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "2020–21 Miami RedHawks Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Miami University Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.