1985–86 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1985–86 Washington Huskies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	19–12 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Andy Russo (1st season)
Home arena	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona	14	–	4	.778	23	–	9	.719
Washington	13	–	5	.722	19	–	12	.613
California	11	–	7	.611	19	–	10	.655
UCLA	9	–	9	.500	15	–	14	.517
Arizona State	8	–	10	.444	14	–	14	.500
Washington State	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Stanford	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Oregon State	8	–	10	.444	12	–	15	.444
Oregon	6	–	12	.333	11	–	17	.393
USC	5	–	13	.278	11	–	17	.393

As of March 25, 1986 Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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. 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.

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

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

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

External links

Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1985–86 basketball season

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