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1985–86 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

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1985–86 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
Southern Conference tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southern Conference
Division	South
Record	20–11 (10–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Bobby Hussey
Home arena	Johnston Gym
Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Chattanooga	12	–	4	.750	21	–	10	.677
Davidson†	10	–	6	.625	20	–	11	.645
Marshall	10	–	6	.625	19	–	11	.633
Appalachian State	9	–	7	.563	17	–	12	.586
Western Carolina	8	–	8	.500	14	–	14	.500
East Tennessee State	8	–	8	.500	13	–	16	.448
VMI	5	–	11	.313	11	–	17	.393
The Citadel	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Furman	5	–	11	.313	10	–	17	.370

† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1986 Rankings from AP poll

The 1985–86 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson CollegeinNCAA men's Division I competition during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Bobby Hussey, the team played its home games at Johnston Gym. The Wildcats finished second during the Southern Conference regular season and won the Southern Conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the school's first appearance since 1970. Davidson finished win an overall record of 20–11 (10–6 SoCon).

Roster[edit]

1985–86 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Derek Rucker	6ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Washington, D.C.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 4, 1985*		at Wake Forest	L 63–67	0–1	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 18, 1985*		vs. No. 3 Duke	L 52–69^[1]	1–2	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 27, 1985*		at Vanderbilt	L 69–78	2–3	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1985*		vs. Rice	W 70–47	3–3	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
SoCon Tournament
Feb 28, 1986*		vs. VMI Quarterfinals	W 71–62	18–10	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina
Mar 1, 1986*		vs. East Tennessee State Semifinals	W 74–65	19–10	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina
Mar 2, 1986*		vs. Chattanooga Championship game	W 42–40	20–10	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*	(16 SE)	vs. (1 SE) No. 3 Kentucky First Round	L 55–75^[2]	20–11	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern.

^ "1985-86 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

^ "1985-86 Davidson Men's Basketball". Davidson College Athletic Department. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

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