1985–86 Akron Zips men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year = 1985–86
|team = Akron Zips
|sport = Basketball
|image =
|image_size = 250
|conference = Mid-American Conference
|division =
|short_conf = MAC
|record = 22–8
|conf_record = 10–4
|head_coach = Bob Huggins
|hc_year = 2nd
|assoc_coach =
|ahc_year =
|asst_coach2 =
|ac2_year =
|asst_coach3 =
|ac3_year =
|stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
|champion = OVC tournament champions
OVC Regular season co-champions
|tourney = NCAA tournament
|tourney_result = First Round
}}
{{1985–86 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1985–86 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by second-year head coach Bob Huggins, played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 22–8, 10–4 in OVC play to finish in first place. They defeated Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech, and Middle Tennessee State to win the OVC tournament. The Zips received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 15 seed in the Midwest Region, they lost in the first round to Michigan.{{cite news |title=Midwest Regional |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-15-sp-21051-story.html |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |date=March 15, 1986 |access-date=April 30, 2022}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Bob Huggins ({{college|West Virginia}})
|asst_coach=
|roster_url=https://gozips.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1985-86
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|time=|ranklink=1985-86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=1985|rank=|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes|gamehighs=}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Akron Zips}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 26, 1985
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1985|sex=men|team=Davis & Elkins Senators|title=Davis & Elkins}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
| site_cityst = Akron, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 93–70
| overtime =
| attend = 1,766
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 30, 1985
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1985|sex=men|team=Bowling Green State Falcons|title=Bowling Green State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Anderson Arena
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 90–85
| overtime =
| attend = 1,911
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 5, 1985
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = St. John Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 73–91
| overtime =
| attend = 10,998
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 7, 1985
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1985|sex=men|team=Kent State Golden Flashes|title=Kent State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Kent, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 60–66
| overtime =
| attend = 4,617
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 10, 1985
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cleveland State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Woodling Gym
| site_cityst = Cleveland, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 76–88
| overtime =
| attend = 1,727
| record = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 14, 1985
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1985|sex=men|team=Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks|title=Maryland-Eastern Shore}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
| site_cityst = Akron, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 84–56
| overtime =
| attend = 1,592
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 21, 1985
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1985|sex=men|team=Hiram Terriers|title=Hiram}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
| site_cityst = Akron, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 102–59
| overtime =
| attend = 1,475
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28, 1985
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1985|sex=men|team=Morgan State Bears|title=Morgan State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
| site_cityst = Akron, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 79–56
| overtime =
| attend = 1,241
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 1985
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1985|sex=men|team=Ashland Eagles|title=Ashland}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
| site_cityst = Akron, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 84–58
| overtime =
| attend = 1,356
| record = 6–3
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Akron Zips}}| OVC regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 4, 1986
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1985|sex=men|team=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Youngstown State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Beeghly Center
| site_cityst = Youngstown, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 64–62
| overtime =
| attend = 5,807
| record = 7–3
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 11, 1986
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1985|sex=men|team=Eastern Kentucky Colonels|title=Eastern Kentucky}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
| site_cityst = Akron, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 63–55
| overtime =
| attend = 2,217
| record = 8–3
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 13, 1986
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1985|sex=men|team=Morehead State Eagles|title=Morehead State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
| site_cityst = Akron, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 85–75
| overtime =
| attend = 1,486
| record = 9–3
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16, 1986
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1985|sex=men|team=UNC Wilmington Seahawks|title=UNC Wilmington}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 82–73
| overtime =
| attend = 1,920
| record = 10–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 18, 1986
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1985|sex=men|team=Austin Peay Governors|title=Austin Peay}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Winfield Dunn Center
| site_cityst = Clarksville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 77–67
| overtime =
| attend = 4,153
| record = 11–3
| conference = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 20, 1986
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1985|sex=men|team=Murray State Racers|title=Murray State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Racer Arena
| site_cityst = Murray, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 77–83
| overtime =
| attend = 4,000
| record = 11–4
| conference = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 22, 1986
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1985|sex=men|team=Urbana Blue Knights|title=Urbana}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
| site_cityst = Akron, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 117–79
| overtime =
| attend = 2,108
| record = 12–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 25, 1986
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1985|sex=men|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|title=Tennessee Tech}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Eblen Center
| site_cityst = Cookeville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 64–54
| overtime =
| attend = 5,187
| record = 13–4
| conference = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 27, 1986
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1985|sex=men|team=Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders|title=Middle Tennessee}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Murphy Center
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 78–86
| overtime =
| attend = 4,000
| record = 13–5
| conference = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 29, 1986
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1985|sex=men|team=UCF Knights|title=UCF}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Education Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 81–70
| overtime =
| attend = 212
| record = 14–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 1, 1986
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Youngstown State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
| site_cityst = Akron, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 62–65
| overtime =
| attend = 5,552
| record = 14–6
| conference = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 3, 1986
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1985|sex=men|team=Detroit Mercy Titans|title=Detroit Mercy}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Calihan Hall
| site_cityst = Detroit, Michigan
| gamename =
| score = 53–51
| overtime =
| attend = 1,843
| record = 15–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 8, 1986
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
| site_cityst = Akron, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 72–70
| overtime =
| attend = 5,023
| record = 16–6
| conference = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 10, 1986
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
| site_cityst = Akron, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 79–69
| overtime =
| attend = 3,358
| record = 17–6
| conference = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 15, 1986
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Morehead State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ellis Johnson Arena
| site_cityst = Morehead, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 67–64
| overtime =
| attend = 2,000
| record = 18–6
| conference = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 17, 1986
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Eastern Kentucky
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Coliseum
| site_cityst = Richmond, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 64–84
| overtime =
| attend = 1,900
| record = 18–7
| conference = 8–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 22, 1986
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Murray State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
| site_cityst = Akron, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 76–57
| overtime =
| attend = 7,131
| record = 19–7
| conference = 9–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 24, 1986
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Austin Peay
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
| site_cityst = Akron, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 84–72
| overtime =
| attend = 5,511
| record = 20–7
| conference = 10–4
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Akron Zips}}| 1986 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 1986
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
| site_cityst = Akron, Ohio
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 67–58
| overtime =
| attend = 5,582
| record = 21–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 5, 1986
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
| site_cityst = Akron, Ohio
| gamename = Championship game
| score = 68–63{{cite news |title=Akron 68, Middle Tennessee St. 63 |url=https://apnews.com/3edd05f5d29a5566848da8021c8ea31f |publisher=AP News |date=March 9, 1986 |access-date=April 30, 2022}}
| overtime =
| attend = 6,701
| record = 22–7
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Akron Zips}}| 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 14, 1986
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 15 MW
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 5
| oppseed = 2 MW
| site_stadium = Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, Minnesota
| gamename = First Round
| score = 64–70
| overtime =
| attend = 27,454
| record = 22–8
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank = yes
| poll = AP Poll
| timezone = Eastern Time
| region = MW
| regionname = Midwest
}}
{{cite web |title=Akron Basketball Record Book |url=https://gozips.com/documents/2022/3/15/59_85_Records_2020_21_Groce_.pdf |publisher=University of Akron Athletics |access-date=April 30, 2022}}
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