1985–86 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team

1985–86 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball
1985–86 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball
Sun Belt tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	21–10 (9–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Bob Wenzel (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Rich Haddad; Kevin Moran;
Home arena	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Old Dominion	11	–	3	.786	23	–	8	.742
Western Kentucky	10	–	4	.714	23	–	8	.742
UAB	9	–	5	.643	25	–	11	.694
Jacksonville †	9	–	5	.643	21	–	10	.677
VCU	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
South Alabama	5	–	9	.357	16	–	16	.500
South Florida	5	–	9	.357	14	–	14	.500
UNC Charlotte	1	–	13	.071	8	–	20	.286

† 1986 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University as members of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by 5th-year head coach Bob Wenzel, played their home games at Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida.

After finishing third in the Sun Belt regular season standings, Jacksonville won the conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the Midwest region. The team was beaten by No. 9 seed Temple, 61–50 in OT, in the opening round to end the season 21–10 (9–5 Sun Belt). To date, this season marks the school's most recent appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Roster[edit]

1985–86 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	32	Otis Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Nathan Bedford Forrest HS	Jacksonville, FL
G	34	Ronnie Murphy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Oviedo HS	Jacksonville, FL
F		Willie McDuffie	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—
F		Danny Pearson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Bob Wenzel (Rutgers)

Assistant coach(es)

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 (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 23, 1985*		at Southwestern Louisiana	W 80–66	1–0	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Nov 30, 1985*		Eckerd	W 83–69	2–0	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 3, 1985*		Francis Marion	W 69–60	3–0	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 7, 1985*		at George Washington	L 77–83	3–1	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Dec 14, 1985*		UCF	W 67–47	4–1	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 17, 1985*		No. 1 North Carolina	L 65–69^[1]	4–2	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 20, 1985*		Southern Miss Gator Bowl Tournament	W 80–66	5–2	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 21, 1985*		No. 7 Georgia Tech Gator Bowl Tournament	L 53–72	5–3	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 27, 1985*		vs. Washington Tulsa Tournament	W 67–65	6–3	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 1985*		at Tulsa Tulsa Tournament	L 57–67	6–4	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 2, 1986*		Bethune-Cookman	W 103–54	7–4	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 4, 1986*		at Florida State	W 69–62	8–4	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 6, 1986*		Southwestern Louisiana	W 55–51	9–4	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Sun Belt Conference regular season
Jan 11, 1986		UNC Charlotte	W 86–77	10–4 (1–0)	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 16, 1986		at South Alabama	L 53–57	10–5 (1–1)	Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama
Jan 18, 1986		at UNC Charlotte	W 67–58	11–5 (2–1)	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 21, 1986		No. 18 UAB	L 67–75	11–6 (2–2)	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum (6,078) Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 23, 1986		at VCU	L 80–81	11–7 (2–3)	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Jan 25, 1986		at Old Dominion	L 56–64	11–8 (2–4)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 27, 1986		South Alabama	W 64–61	12–8 (3–4)	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 1, 1986		at UAB	W 65–60	13–8 (4–4)	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (12,167) Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 3, 1986		at No. 19 Western Kentucky	L 46–51	13–9 (4–5)	E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
Feb 8, 1986		at South Florida	W 62–54	14–9 (5–5)	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Feb 10, 1986		Western Kentucky	W 70–65	15–9 (6–5)	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 15, 1986		Old Dominion	W 69–51^[2]	16–9 (7–5)	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 17, 1986		VCU	W 67–58	17–9 (8–5)	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 22, 1986		South Florida	W 62–45	18–9 (9–5)	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Sun Belt Conference tournament
Feb 27, 1986*	(4)	vs. VCU Quarterfinals	W 56–49	19–9	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 28, 1986*	(4)	vs. (1) Old Dominion Semifinals	W 67–61	20–9	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 1, 1986*	(4)	at (3) UAB Championship game	W 70–69	21–9	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (8,715) Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1986*	(8 MW)	vs. (9 MW) Temple First Round	L 50–61 ^{OT^[3]}	21–10	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ "North Carolina (8-0) Triumphs Over Jacksonville by 69-65". The New York Times. December 18, 1985. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ "College Basketball Roundup". The Washington Post. February 16, 1986. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ "TEMPLE CROWNS JACKSONVILLE IN OT". Orlando Sentinel. March 14, 1986. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
^ "Jacksonville Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Jacksonville University Athletics. March 16, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ "1985–86 Jacksonville Dolphins Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2022.

[1] "North Carolina (8-0) Triumphs Over Jacksonville by 69-65". The New York Times. December 18, 1985. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[2] "College Basketball Roundup". The Washington Post. February 16, 1986. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[3] "TEMPLE CROWNS JACKSONVILLE IN OT". Orlando Sentinel. March 14, 1986. Retrieved April 9, 2022.

[4] "Jacksonville Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Jacksonville University Athletics. March 16, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[5] "1985–86 Jacksonville Dolphins Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2022.

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics