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1985–86 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

1985–86 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
Trans America Athletic Conference
23–11 (12–2 TAAC)
Mike Newell (2nd season)
Barton Coliseum

The 1985–86 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by head coach Mike Newell, played their home games at Barton Coliseum and were members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. They finished the season with a record of 23–11, 12–2 in TAAC play. They won the 1986 TAAC men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. After knocking off No. 3 seed Notre Dame in the opening round, the Trojans lost to NC State, 80–66 in 2OT, in the round of 32.

With the NCAA Tournament's expansion to 64 teams the year prior, Arkansas–Little Rock joined Cleveland State as the first No. 14 seeds to defeat a No. 3 seed. Cleveland State followed their opening round victory with another to become the first No. 14 seed to reach the Sweet Sixteen.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Nov 24, 1985*		vs. Iowa	L 99–108	0–1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 4, 1985*		Middle Tennessee	W 72–70	1–1	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 13, 1985*		vs. George Mason Marshall Memorial Inivitational	W 70–67	2–1	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 14, 1985*		at Marshall Marshall Memorial Invitational	L 76–79	2–2	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 18, 1985*		Southeastern Louisiana	L 62–69	2–3	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 23, 1985*		at Providence	L 80–104	2–4	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 28, 1985*		UTSA	W 87–67	3–4	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 30, 1985*		at Northwestern State	L 61–68	3–5	Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana
Jan 3, 1986*		vs. Southeastern Louisiana Sooner Invitational	L 64–66	3–6	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 4, 1986*		vs. Austin Peay Sooner Invitational	L 67–75	3–7	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 6, 1986		Hardin-Simmons	L 56–61	3–8(0–1)	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Feb 24, 1986		Georgia State	W 86–65	18–9(12–2)	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 1, 1986*	(1)	(8) Georgia State Quarterfinals	W 115–82	19–9	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 2, 1986*	(1)	(5) Mercer Semifinals	W 81–66	20–9	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 3, 1986*	(1)	(6) Centenary Championship game	W 85–63	21–9	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 14, 1986*	(14 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Notre Dame First Round	W 90–83	22–9	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 16, 1986*	(14 MW)	vs. (6 MW) NC State Second Round	L 66–80 2OT	22–10	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.

Myron Jackson – TAAC Player of the Year
Mike Newell – TAAC Coach of the Year

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