1985–86 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Andy Russo, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1985–86 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record19–12 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
1985–86 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arizona144 .778239  .719
Washington135 .7221912  .613
California117 .6111910  .655
UCLA99 .5001514  .517
Arizona State810 .4441414  .500
Washington State810 .4441516  .484
Stanford810 .4441416  .467
Oregon State810 .4441215  .444
Oregon612 .3331117  .393
USC513 .2781117  .393
As of March 25, 1986[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 19–11 overall in the regular season and 13–5 in conference play, runner-up in the standings, a game behind champion Arizona.[2][3] There was no conference tournament this season; it debuted the following year.

Washington went to the 64-team NCAA tournament for the third consecutive year. Seeded twelfth in the Midwest regional, they lost to Michigan State in the first round in Dayton, Ohio.[4][5]

Following Marv Harshman's retirement in March 1985, Russo was hired a few weeks later; he was formerly the head coach at Louisiana Tech.[6][7]

Postseason results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
NCAA Tournament
Thu, March 13*
6:37 pm
(12MW) vs. (5MW) No. 18 Michigan State
First round
L 70–72  19–12
UD Arena (13,260)
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

  1. "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  2. "Michigan State leery of UW". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire reports. March 13, 1986. p. C3.
  3. "Pac-10 standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 10, 1986. p. 3C.
  4. Woolford, Dave (March 14, 1986). "Skiles humbles Huskies at line". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 14.
  5. "Spartan effort beats Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 14, 1986. p. 29.
  6. "UW finds basketball coach, too". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 4, 1985. p. C1.
  7. "Huskies think Andy's dandy". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire reports. April 4, 1985. p. 2B.
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