1985–86 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team

1985–86 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball
Southland Regular season champions Southland tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	20–10 (9–3 Southland)
Head coach	Mike Vining (5th season)
Home arena	Fant–Ewing Coliseum

1985–86 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
NE Louisiana †	9	–	3		.750			20	–	10		.667
McNeese State	8	–	4		.667			21	–	11		.656
Arkansas State	7	–	5		.583			18	–	11		.621
Lamar	6	–	6		.500			18	–	12		.600
Louisiana Tech	6	–	6		.500			20	–	14		.588
North Texas State	4	–	8		.333			10	–	18		.357
UT Arlington	2	–	10		.167			12	–	18		.400
† 1986 Southland Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Indiana, led by head coach Mike Vining, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana, as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 20–10, 9–3 in Southland play to win the regular season conference title. They followed that success by winning the Southland tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the West region. Northeast Louisiana fell to No. 4 seed UNLV in the opening round, 74–51.

Roster

1985–86 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Bobby Jenkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr	Head coach Mike Vining Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Feb 27, 1986		Louisiana Tech	W 59–43	18–9 (9–3)	Fant-Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, Louisiana
Southland tournament
Mar 5, 1986*		Louisiana Tech Semifinals	W 57–56	19–9	Fant-Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, Louisiana
Mar 6, 1986*		McNeese State Championship game	W 59–57	20–9	Fant-Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, Louisiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*	(13 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 11 Nevada-Las Vegas First Round	L 51–74	20–10	Long Beach Arena  Long Beach, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central.

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Awards and honors

• Bobby Jenkins – Southland Conference Player of the Year

References

1. "1985–86 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
2. "Results for 1989–90". University of Louisiana at Monroe Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2022.