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1985–86 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

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1985–86 Fairfield Stags men's basketball

MAAC Regular season champion MAAC tournament champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	24–7 (13–1 MAAC)
Head coach	Mitch Buonaguro (1st season)
Home arena	Alumni Hall
Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The 1985–86 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by first year head coach Mitch Buonaguro, played their home games at Alumni HallinFairfield, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 13–1 in MAAC play to win the conference regular season title. They also won the MAAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the Southeast region. Making their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the Stags were beaten by No. 4 seed Illinois, 75–51.^[1]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G		Tony George	6ft3in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G		A. J. Wynder	6ft2in (1.88 m)	—	RS Jr	UMass	The Bronx, New York

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 7, 1985*		Saint Joseph's	L 59–72	2–2	Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut
Dec 10, 1985*		vs. Connecticut	L 72–74	2–3	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut
Jan 2, 1986*		at Miami (FL)	W 56–47	7–3	Knight Center Miami, Florida
Jan 8, 1986*		vs. No. 4 Syracuse	L 67–90	7–4	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 12, 1986*		Navy	L 53–78	17–6	Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut
MAAC Tournament
Feb 27, 1986*		vs. Manhattan Quarterfinals	W 80–56	22–6	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 28, 1986*		vs. Saint Peter's Semifinals	W 49–47	23–6	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 1, 1986*		vs. Holy Cross Championship game	W 67–64	24–6	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*	(13 SE)	vs. (4 SE) No. 19 Illinois First Round	L 51–75	24–7	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[2]

^ "Illinois Pulls Away to Defeat Fairfield". The New York Times. March 15, 1986. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

^ "1985-86 Basketball Schedule". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

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