1985–86 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1985–86 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	22–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gene Keady (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Bruce Weber (6th season) Kevin Stallings (4th season)
Home arena	Mackey Arena
Seasons← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Michigan	14	–	4	.778	28	–	5	.848
No. 16 Indiana	13	–	5	.722	21	–	8	.724
No. 18 Michigan State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	8	.742
No. 19 Illinois	11	–	7	.611	22	–	10	.688
Purdue	10	–	8	.556	22	–	10	.688
Iowa	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Ohio State	8	–	10	.444	19	–	14	.576
Minnesota	5	–	13	.278	15	–	16	.484
Wisconsin	4	–	14	.222	12	–	16	.429
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	8	–	20	.286

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1985–86 college basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Keady, the team played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Boilermakers finished fourth in the Big Ten standings and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the Southeast Region.

Purdue was upset in the opening round by No. 11 seed and eventual Final Four participant LSU, 94–87 in 2OT, in a game that was played on the Tigers home floor. The Boilermakers finished the season with a 22–10 record (11–7 Big Ten).

Roster

1985–86 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	11	Mack Gadis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr	Indianapolis, Indiana
G/F	20	Doug Lee	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Washington, Illinois
G	21	Everette Stephens	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Evanston, Illinois
G	23	Troy Lewis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Toledo, Ohio
F	30	Kip Jones	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr
F	33	Todd Mitchell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Anderson, Indiana
F	35	Melvin McCants	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Gene Keady (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Bruce Weber (Milwaukee)
Kevin Stallings (Purdue)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 26, 1985*	Stetson	W 88–52	1–0	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 29, 1985*	at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout	W 92–70	2–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1985*	vs. No. 1 North Carolina Great Alaska Shootout	L 62–73	2–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 1, 1985*	vs. Arizona Great Alaska Shootout	W 81–74	3–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 3, 1985*	San Francisco State	W 82–70	4–1	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 5, 1985*	Morehead State	W 81–71	5–1	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 7, 1985*	at No. 16 Louisville	L 58–77	5–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 9, 1985*	at Southern Illinois	W 86–67	6–2	Banterra Center Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 15, 1985*	Toledo	W 72–56	7–2	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 21, 1985*	Detroit	W 79–59	8–2	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 23, 1985*	No. 20 DePaul	W 71–56	9–2	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Big Ten Regular Season
Mar 8, 1986	at Iowa	L 64–77	22–9 (11–7)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1986*	vs. (SE #11) LSU First Round	L 87–94	22–10	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

Rankings

Main article: 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

"2021-22 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 932–933. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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Venues	Lafayette Coliseum (1896–1909) Memorial Gymnasium (1909–1934) Lafayette Jefferson High School Gymnasium (1929, 1934–1937) Lambert Fieldhouse (1937–1967) Mackey Arena (1967–present)
Rivalries	Indiana
Culture & lore	Crossroads Classic Boilermaker Special Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!" 2023 Fairleigh Dickinson upset
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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