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1985–86 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

1985–86 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Big Eight Conference
No. 17
No. 15
26–9 (8–6 Big Eight)
Billy Tubbs (6th season)
Mike Mims
Jim Kerwin (2nd season)
Mike Anderson
Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 10,871)

The 1985–86 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time.

After winning 17 straight (and 21 of 22) to begin the season – peaking at No. 5 in the AP poll, the team posted a 26–9 overall record and a 8–6 conference record, finishing 5th in the Big 8 standings. The Sooners received a bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the second round where they fell to DePaul.

Datetime, TVRank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance) city, state
Nov 22, 1985*No. 13UC Santa BarbaraW 107–921–0Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 26, 1985*No. 13at Hawaii LoaW 113–592–0Hawaii-Loa Gym
Nov 29, 1985*No. 13vs. MarshallW 81–703–0Hawaii-Loa Gym
Nov 30, 1985*No. 13vs. No. 7 IllinoisW 59–574–0Hawaii-Loa Gym
Dec 1, 1985*No. 8at Hawaii–HiloW 91–685–0Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
Dec 6, 1985*No. 8Penn StateW 85–636–0Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 9, 1985*No. 8West Texas A&MW 79–587–0Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 14, 1985*No. 8TexasW 93–92 OT8–0Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1985*No. 8New OrleansW 103–859–0Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 27, 1985*No. 8vs. Cincinnati All-College TournamentW 68–6510–0Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 1985*No. 8vs. SMU All-College TournamentW 92–6911–0Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 3, 1986*No. 7Austin PeayW 100–6812–0Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 4, 1986*No. 7Southeastern LouisianaW 103–6613–0Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 8, 1986*No. 7DenverW 109–6414–0Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 11, 1986*No. 7Chicago StateW 98–7315–0Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 15, 1986No. 7at ColoradoW 94–8216–0(1–0)CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Jan 18, 1986No. 7Iowa StateW 95–8217–0(2–0)Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 21, 1986No. 5at No. 7 KansasL 92–9817–1(2–1)Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 25, 1986No. 5at Kansas StateW 83–8018–1(3–1)Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 29, 1986No. 6NebraskaW 87–6019–1(4–1)Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 1, 1986No. 6MissouriW 88–8420–1(5–1)Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 5, 1986No. 5Oklahoma StateW 106–8421–1(6–1)Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 8, 1986No. 5at Iowa StateL 70–7321–2(6–2)Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Feb 11, 1986Kansas StateW 85–7722–2(7–2)Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 13, 1986at MissouriL 88–10122–3(7–3)Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 15, 1986ColoradoW 113–7323–3(8–3)Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 19, 1986at NebraskaL 64–6623–4(8–4)Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 22, 1986at No. 2 DukeL 84–9323–5Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Feb 24, 1986No. 2 KansasL 80–8723–6(8–5)Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 1, 1986No. 14No. 18 NC StateW 72–6924–6Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 3, 1986No. 14at Oklahoma StateL 84–8724–7(8–6)Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 6, 1986*No. 15vs. Missouri QuarterfinalsW 78–7525–7Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 7, 1986*No. 15vs. No. 2 Kansas SemifinalsL 70–7225–8Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 13, 1986*(4 E) No. 15vs. (13 E) Northeastern First RoundW 80–7426–8Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 15, 1986*(4 E) No. 15vs. (12 E) DePaul Second RoundL 69–7426–9Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region E=East.
RoundPickPlayerPositionNBA club
366Anthony BowieGuardHouston Rockets
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