# 1985–86 Brown Bears men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Brown Bears men's basketball team represented Brown University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by head coach Mike Cingiser, played their home games at the Marvel Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 16–11, 10–4 in Ivy League play to win the league championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 15 seed in the East region, the Bears were defeated by No. 2 seed Syracuse, 101–52, in the opening round. To date, this is Brown University's only Ivy League championship and most recent appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1985* | | New Hampshire | L 60–63 | 0–1 | Marvel Gym Providence, Rhode Island |
| Nov 26, 1985* | | Hofstra | L 77–85 | 0–2 | Marvel Gym Providence, Rhode Island |
| Nov 30, 1985* | | Rhode Island | W 88–86 | 1–2 | Marvel Gym Providence, Rhode Island |
| Dec 3, 1985* | | Fairfield | L 67–69 | 1–3 | Marvel Gym Providence, Rhode Island |
| Dec 4, 1985* | | at Providence | L 80–107 | 1–4 | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Dec ?, 1985* | | Keene State | W 83–51 | 2–4 | Marvel Gym Providence, Rhode Island |
| Dec 27, 1985* | | at Miami (FL) | W 62–61 | 3–4 | Knight Center Miami, Florida |
| Dec 28, 1985* | | vs. No. 1 North Carolina | L 63–115 | 3–5 | Knight Center Miami, Florida |
| Jan 2, 1986* | | vs. American | W 90–85 $^{OT}$ | 4–5 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Jan 7, 1986* | | vs. Manhattan | W 87–57 | 5–5 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Dec ?, 1985* | | Bryant | W 71–55 | 6–5 | Marvel Gym Providence, Rhode Island |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| Jan 13, 1986 | | Yale | W 68–65 | 7–5 (1–0) | Marvel Gym Providence, Rhode Island |
| Jan 17, 1986 | | at Columbia | W 67–61 | 8–5 (2–0) | Levien Gymnasium New York, New York |
| Jan 18, 1986 | | at Cornell | W 64–62 | 9–5 (3–0) | Barton Hall Ithaca, New York |
| Jan 23, 1986* | | Seton Hall | L 54–83 | 9–6 | Marvel Gym Providence, Rhode Island |
| Jan 25, 1986 | | at Yale | L 70–73 | 9–7 (3–1) | Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, Connecticut |
| Jan 31, 1986 | | Dartmouth | W 76–74 | 10–7 (4–1) | Marvel Gym Providence, Rhode Island |
| Feb 1, 1986 | | Harvard | W 67–46 | 11–7 (5–1) | Marvel Gym Providence, Rhode Island |
| Feb 7, 1986 | | at Penn | W 76–72 | 12–7 (6–1) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 8, 1986 | | at Princeton | L 53–54 | 12–8 (6–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey |
| Feb 14, 1986 | | Cornell | L 58–61 | 12–9 (6–3) | Marvel Gym Providence, Rhode Island |
| Feb 15, 1986 | | Columbia | W 97–95 | 13–9 (7–3) | Marvel Gym Providence, Rhode Island |
| Feb 21, 1986 | | Princeton | W 76–65 | 14–9 (8–3) | Marvel Gym Providence, Rhode Island |
| Feb 22, 1986 | | Penn | L 89–95 | 14–10 (8–4) | Marvel Gym Providence, Rhode Island |
| Feb 28, 1986 | | at Harvard | W 88–78 | 15–10 (9–4) | Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Mar 1, 1986 | | at Dartmouth | W 82–51 | 16–10 (10–4) | Alumni Gym Hanover, New Hampshire |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1986* | (15 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 9 Syracuse First Round | L 52–101 | 16–11 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Jim Turner – Ivy League Player of the Year