1985–86 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1985–86 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	12–16 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach	Steve Yoder (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Rick Bowen Ray McCallum Brad McNulty
Home arena	UW Fieldhouse

1985–86 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Michigan	14	–	4		.778			28	–	5		.848
No. 16 Indiana	13	–	5		.722			21	–	8		.724
No. 18 Michigan State	12	–	6		.667			23	–	8		.742
No. 19 Illinois	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
Purdue	10	–	8		.556			22	–	10		.688
Iowa	10	–	8		.556			20	–	12		.625
Ohio State	8	–	10		.444			19	–	14		.576
Minnesota	5	–	13		.278			15	–	16		.484
Wisconsin	4	–	14		.222			12	–	16		.429
Northwestern	2	–	16		.111			8	–	20		.286
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Steve Yoder, coaching his fourth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Roster

1985–86 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 10 Mike Heineman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Connersville, Indiana G 12 Rick Olson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Madison, Wisconsin G 22 Pollis Robertson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Wayne, Michigan G 24 Shelton Smith, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana G/F 30 Tom Molaski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Grafton, Wisconsin G 32 Trent Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bolingbrook, Illinois F 40 J.J. Weber 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Wales, Wisconsin F 41 Rob Willey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Neenah, Wisconsin F 42 Rod Ripley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Pulaski, Wisconsin F 44 Gregg Steinhaus 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Portage, Wisconsin C 52 Darin Schubring 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Baraboo, Wisconsin F 54 Jay Laszewski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Stevens Point, Wisconsin	Head coach Steve Yoder (Illinois Wesleyan) Assistant coach(es) Rick Bowen (Indiana) Ray McCallum (Ball State) Brad McNulty (Purdue) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/22/1985*		at South Carolina	W 68–65	1–0	Carolina Coliseum  Columbia, SC
11/27/1985*		Cal State-Los Angeles	W 104–88	2–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
11/30/1985*		Marquette	W 75–74	3–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/2/1985*		San Francisco State	W 90–61	4–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/5/1985*		East Texas State	W 82–60	5–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/7/1985*		Miami (FL)	W 88–66	6–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/9/1985*		at Washington State	W 74–68	7–0	Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
12/12/1985*		Northern Illinois	W 76–67	8–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/27/1985*		vs. Boston College Fiesta Bowl Classic	L 72–74	8–1	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
12/28/1985*		vs. Princeton Fiesta Bowl Classic	L 49–54	8–2	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
1/4/1986		Northwestern	W 57–52	9–2 (1–0)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/9/1986		Ohio State	L 61–78	9–3 (1–1)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/11/1986		Indiana	L 69–80	9–4 (1–2)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/16/1986		at Illinois	L 54–73	9–5 (1–3)	Assembly Hall  Champaign, IL
1/19/1986		at No. 19 Purdue	L 73–100	9–6 (1–4)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
1/23/1986		Minnesota	L 65–67	9–7 (1–5)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/25/1986		Iowa	W 69–63	10–7 (2–5)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/30/1986		at Michigan State	L 81–83	10–8 (2–6)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
2/1/1986		at No. 9 Michigan	L 64–91	10–9 (2–7)	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, MI
2/6/1986		at No. 18 Indiana	L 69–78	10–10 (2–8)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
2/8/1986		at Ohio State	L 71–73	10–11 (2–9)	St. John Arena  Columbus, OH
2/13/1986		Purdue	L 78–80	10–12 (2–10)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/15/1986		Illinois	L 74–82	10–13 (2–11)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/11/1986		at Iowa	L 48–101	10–14 (2–12)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
2/22/1986		at Minnesota	W 70–64	11–14 (3–12)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
2/26/1986		No. 10 Michigan	L 74–97	11–15 (3–13)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
3/2/1986		No. 17 Michigan State	L 71–84	11–16 (3–14)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
3/9/1986		at Northwestern	W 70–68	12–16 (4–14)	Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Main article: 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

1. "1985-86 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved January 13, 2024.
2. "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-13.

External links

• 85-86 Wisconsin Men's Basketball Program