1985–86 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

1985–86 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
1985–86 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big 8 Conference
Record	19–11 (8–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Moe Iba (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Tom Baack; Randy Cipriano; Doug Farley;
Home arena	Bob Devaney Sports Center
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Kansas †	13	–	1	.929	35	–	4	.897
Iowa State	9	–	5	.643	22	–	11	.667
Nebraska	8	–	6	.571	19	–	11	.633
Missouri	8	–	6	.571	21	–	14	.600
No. 15 Oklahoma	8	–	6	.571	26	–	9	.743
Oklahoma State	6	–	8	.429	15	–	13	.536
Colorado	0	–	14	.000	8	–	20	.286
Kansas State	4	–	10	.286	16	–	14	.533

† 1986 Big Eight tournament winner As of March 31, 1986 Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska, Lincoln during the 1985–86 college basketball season. Led by head coach Moe Iba (6th season), the Cornhuskers competed in the Big Eight Conference and played their home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. They finished with a record of 19–11 overall and 8–6 in Big Eight Conference play. Nebraska fell to Iowa State in the semifinal round of the Big Eight tournament, but earned an at-large bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament – the first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history – as the No. 9 seed in the Southeast region. The Cornhuskers were beaten by No. 8 seed Western Kentucky in the opening round, 67–59.

Senior center Dave Hoppen was selected to the All-Big Eight team for the third time. Hoppen later had his No. 42 retired at Nebraska, and he remains the school's career leading in scoring with 2,167 points.

Roster[edit]

1985–86 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	20	Brian Carr	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Burris	Muncie, IN
C	42	Dave Hoppen	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Benson	Omaha, NE
F	50	John Matzke	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Lincoln	Lincoln, NE

Head coach

Moe Iba

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Baack
Randy Cipriano
Doug Farley

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1985*		Wisconsin-Stout	W 71–53	1–0	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Nov 26, 1985*		Southern Illinois	W 85–50	2–0	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Nov 30, 1985*		at Wyoming	W 64–53	3–0	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Dec 2, 1985*		UC Irvine	L 80–87	3–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 7, 1985*		Creighton Rivalry	W 71–52	4–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 12, 1985*		at Washington State	W 79–72	5–1	Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Dec 14, 1985*		at Montana State	W 76–59	6–1	Worthington Arena Havre, Montana
Dec 20, 1985*		Georgia	L 63–67	6–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 23, 1985*		Arizona State	W 80–67	7–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 29, 1985*		vs. Alabama	L 61–78	7–3	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 30, 1985*		vs. Ohio State	W 69–66	8–3	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 6, 1986*		Evansville	W 77–70	9–3	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 11, 1986*		Northeast Missouri State	W 99–56	10–3	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 15, 1986		No. 8 Kansas	L 70–81	10–4 (0–1)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 18, 1986		Missouri	L 67–68	10–5 (0–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 22, 1986		Oklahoma State	W 68–52	11–5 (1–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 25, 1986		Iowa State	W 75–58	12–5 (2–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 29, 1986		at No. 6 Oklahoma	L 60–87	12–6 (2–3)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 1, 1986		at Colorado	W 77–60	13–6 (3–3)	CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Feb 5, 1986		Kansas State	L 54–64	13–7 (3–4)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 8, 1986		at Missouri	W 75–66	14–7 (4–4)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 12, 1986		at Oklahoma State	W 62–51	15–7 (5–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 15, 1986		at No. 3 Kansas	L 61–79	15–8 (5–5)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 19, 1986		No. 10 Oklahoma	W 66–64	16–8 (6–5)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 22, 1986		at Iowa State	L 73–81	16–9 (6–6)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Feb 26, 1986		Colorado	W 79–72	17–9 (7–6)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 1, 1986		at Kansas State	W 64–60	18–9 (8–6)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Big Eight tournament
Mar 6, 1986*		vs. Oklahoma State Quarterfinals	W 82–75	19–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 7, 1986*		vs. Iowa State Semifinals	L 58–75	19–10	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*	(9 SE)	vs. (8 SE) Western Kentucky First Round	L 59–67^[1]^[2]^[3]	19–11	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings[edit]

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Team players drafted into the NBA[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
3	65	Dave Hoppen	Atlanta Hawks

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References[edit]

^ "Moe Iba Resigns; Western Kentucky to Meet Kentucky". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1986. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ "Favorites All Win, Nebraska's Iba Quits". The Washington Post. March 15, 1986. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ "Back in the day, March 14, 1986: Nebraska men's first NCAA basketball appearance ends in loss". Omaha World Herald. March 14, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ "1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF) - University of Nebraska" (PDF). University of Nebraska Athletics. p. 196. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 932–933. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
^ "1986 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[1] "Moe Iba Resigns; Western Kentucky to Meet Kentucky". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1986. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[2] "Favorites All Win, Nebraska's Iba Quits". The Washington Post. March 15, 1986. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[3] "Back in the day, March 14, 1986: Nebraska men's first NCAA basketball appearance ends in loss". Omaha World Herald. March 14, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[4] "1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[5] "2019-20 Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF) - University of Nebraska" (PDF). University of Nebraska Athletics. p. 196. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[ESPN-6] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 932–933. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[7] "1986 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

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