1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats won the Pac-10 regular season title, finished with an overall record of 23–9 (14–4 Pac-10), and reached the NCAA tournament, but lost in the opening round for the second straight season.
Roster
1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
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Players |
Coaches
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Pos. |
# |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
Year |
Previous school |
Hometown
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F
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00
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Anthony Cook
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6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
200 lb (91 kg)
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Fr |
Van Nuys HS
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Los Angeles, CA
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PG
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11
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Kenny Lofton
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6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
180 lb (82 kg)
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Fr |
Washington HS
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East Chicago, IN
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G
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13
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Rolf Jacobs
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6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
—
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So |
Fountain Valley HS
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Fountain Valley, CA
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G
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20
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Craig McMillan
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6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
—
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So |
Cloverdale HS
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Cloverdale, CA
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G
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21
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Eric Cooper
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6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
—
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Fr |
Banning HS
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Los Angeles, CA
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G
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22
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Bruce Fraser
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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
172 lb (78 kg)
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Jr |
Long Beach City College
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Long Beach, CA
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F
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24
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David Haskin
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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
—
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Sr |
Sahuaro HS
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Tucson, AZ
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G
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25
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Steve Kerr
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
175 lb (79 kg)
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Jr |
Palisades Charter HS
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Los Angeles, CA
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SF
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32
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Sean Elliott
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6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
210 lb (95 kg)
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Fr |
Cholla HS
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Tucson, AZ
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F
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33
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Joe Turner
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6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
—
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So |
Foothill HS
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Bakersfield, CA
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C
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34
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Brian David
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6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
—
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Fr |
Kuemper HS
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Templeton, IA
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C
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45
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Bruce Wheatley
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6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
—
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Fr |
Nogales HS
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Los Angeles, CA
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G
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50
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John Edgar
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6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
—
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Sr |
Los Angeles City College
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Los Angeles, CA
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- (W) Walk-on
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV
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Rank#
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Opponent#
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Result
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Record
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Site (attendance) city, state
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Non-conference regular season
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Nov 29, 1985*
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vs. Texas-San Antonio Great Alaska Shootout
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W 62–49
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1–0
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Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
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Nov 30, 1985*
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vs. No. 16 UNLV Great Alaska Shootout
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L 59–60
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1–1
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Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
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Dec 1, 1985*
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vs. Purdue Great Alaska Shootout
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L 74–81
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1–2
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Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
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Dec 4, 1985*
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Denver
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W 63–54
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2–2
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Dec 7, 1985*
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Northern Arizona
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W 66–57
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3–2
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Dec 10, 1985*
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at Tulsa
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L 51–54
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3–3
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Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Dec 12, 1985*
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San Diego State
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W 72–66
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4–3
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Dec 14, 1985*
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New Mexico
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W 70–55
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5–3
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Dec 21, 1985*
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at Utah
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L 68–76
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5–4
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Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
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Dec 27, 1985*
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Princeton
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W 54–41
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6–4
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Dec 28, 1985*
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Boston College
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W 71–61
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7–4
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Jan 2, 1986*
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Hawaii–Hilo
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W 104–71
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8–4
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Pac-10 regular season
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Jan 4, 1986
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Arizona State Rivalry
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W 62–53
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9–4 (1–0)
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Jan 9, 1986
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Stanford
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W 77–69
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10–4 (2–0)
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Jan 12, 1986
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California
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W 79–72 2OT
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11–4 (3–0)
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Jan 16, 1986
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USC
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L 62–63
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11–5 (3–1)
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Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
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Jan 18, 1986*
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at Miami
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W 81–74 OT
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12–5
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Knight Center Complex Miami, Florida
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Jan 23, 1986
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Oregon State
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W 63–62 ot
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13–5 (4–1)
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Jan 25, 1986
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Oregon
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W 85–68
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14–5 (5–1)
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Jan 30, 1986
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at Washington State
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L 63–65 OT
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14–6 (5–2)
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Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington
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Feb 1, 1986
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at Washington
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W 70–57
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15–6 (6–2)
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Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
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Feb 6, 1986
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at California
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W 79–72
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16–6 (7–2)
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Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
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Feb 8, 1986
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at Stanford
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L 56–62
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16–7 (7–3)
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Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
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Feb 13, 1986
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UCLA Rivalry
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W 85–60
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17–7 (8–3)
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Feb 15, 1986
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USC
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W 71–62
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18–7 (9–3)
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Feb 20, 1986
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at Oregon
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W 65–59
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19–7 (10–3)
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McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
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Feb 22, 1986
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at Oregon State
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W 55–53
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20–7 (11–3)
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Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
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Feb 27, 1986
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Washington
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W 77–56
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21–7 (12–3)
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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March 1, 1986
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Washington State
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W 62–61
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22–7 (13–3)
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Mar 3, 1986
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at UCLA Rivalry
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W 88–76
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23–7 (14–3)
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Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
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Mar 9, 1986
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at Arizona State Rivalry
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L 63–70
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23–8 (14–4)
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ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
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NCAA Tournament
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Mar 14, 1986*
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(9 W)
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vs. (8 W) Auburn First Round
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L 63–73
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23–9
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Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.
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Sources[2][3]
Rankings
References
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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics |
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