# 1985–86 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1985–86 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Valvano, who was in his second year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981, although at this time the conference was known as the ECAC Metro Conference.
The Terriers finished their season at 9–19 overall and 4–12 in conference play. They qualified for the NEC Tournament with the 7th seed, but lost in the opening round to eventual tournament champions Marist.
Jim Paguaga had two record setting games. On February 7, he recorded a program-record 16 assists against York College, and three days later on February 10, he recorded a then-program record 8 steals against Monmouth. The record was surpassed by Ron Arnold on February 4, 1993 when he recorded 11 stelas against Mount St. Mary's. Paguaga also set the Terrier record for most steals in a season with 120, which is 13th all-time in NCAA history.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| November , 1985* | Dowling | W 75–62 | 1–0 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (850) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 30, 1985* | at Manhattan | W 70–66 | 2–0 | Draddy Gymnasium (750) Bronx, NY |
| December 4, 1985* | at DePaul | L 48–93 | 2–1 | Allstate Arena (8,543) Rosemont, IL |
| December , 1985* | at Pace | L 67–69 | 2–2 | (500) New York, NY |
| December 11, 1985* | Bucknell | L 68–73 | 2–3 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (511) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 14, 1985* | Rider | W 82–66 | 3–3 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (514) Brooklyn, NY |
| December , 1985* | Queens | W 60–56 | 4–3 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (621) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 4, 1986 | at Long Island Battle of Brooklyn | L 66–76 | 4–4 (0–1) | Schwartz Athletic Center (1,000) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 8, 1986 | at Marist | W 54–53 | 5–4 (1–1) | McCann Arena (1,150) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 10, 1986 | at Monmouth Monmouth Tournament | L 51–54 | 5–5 (1–2) | William T. Boylan Gymnasium (700) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 11, 1986* | vs. Rider Monmouth Tournament | L 72–81 | 5–6 | William T. Boylan Gymnasium (700) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 13, 1986 | at Loyola (MD) | L 64–66 | 5–7 (1–3) | Reitz Arena (1,475) Baltimore, MD |
| January 16, 1986 | Saint Francis (PA) | L 62–69 | 5–8 (1–4) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (516) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 18, 1986 | Robert Morris | L 45–66 | 5–9 (1–5) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (754) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 22, 1986 | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 55–81 | 5–10 (1–6) | (300) Rutherford, NJ |
| January 25, 1986 | at Wagner | W 65–62 | 6–10 (2–6) | Sutter Gymnasium (1,000) Staten Island, NY |
| January 30, 1986* | at Siena | L 56–64 | 6–11 | Alumni Recreation Center (1,915) Loudonville, NY |
| February 1, 1986 | Long Island | W 58–47 | 7–11 (3–6) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,010) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 3, 1986* | at Hofstra | L 58–75 | 7–12 | Physical Fitness Center (1,423) Hempstead, NY |
| February , 1986* | York | W 92–57 | 8–12 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (350) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 10, 1986 | Monmouth | W 71–69 $^{OT}$ | 9–12 (4–6) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (650) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 12, 1986 | Marist | L 52–62 | 9–13 (4–7) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (500) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 17, 1986 | Loyola (MD) | L 53–63 | 9–14 (4–8) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (650) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 20, 1986 | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 74–76 | 9–15 (4–9) | Maurice Stokes Athletic Center (1,100) Loretto, PA |
| February 22, 1986 | at Robert Morris | L 60–61 | 9–16 (4–10) | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,000) Moon Township, PA |
| March 1, 1986 | Wagner | L 74–85 | 9–17 (4–11) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (750) Brooklyn, NY |
| March 3, 1986 | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 82–83 $^{OT}$ | 9–18 (4–12) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (550) Brooklyn, NY |
| ECAC Metro tournament |||||
| March 4, 1986 | vs. Marist Quarterfinal | L 64–83 | 9–19 | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,100) Moon Township, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||