# 1985–86 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time.
After winning 17 straight (and 21 of 22) to begin the season – peaking at No. 5 in the AP poll, the team posted a 26–9 overall record and a 8–6 conference record, finishing 5th in the Big 8 standings. The Sooners received a bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the second round where they fell to DePaul.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 22, 1985* | No. 13 | UC Santa Barbara | W 107–92 | 1–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Nov 26, 1985* | No. 13 | at Hawaii Loa | W 113–59 | 2–0 | Hawaii-Loa Gym |
| Nov 29, 1985* | No. 13 | vs. Marshall | W 81–70 | 3–0 | Hawaii-Loa Gym |
| Nov 30, 1985* | No. 13 | vs. No. 7 Illinois | W 59–57 | 4–0 | Hawaii-Loa Gym |
| Dec 1, 1985* | No. 8 | at Hawaii–Hilo | W 91–68 | 5–0 | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium |
| Dec 6, 1985* | No. 8 | Penn State | W 85–63 | 6–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 9, 1985* | No. 8 | West Texas A&M | W 79–58 | 7–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 14, 1985* | No. 8 | Texas | W 93–92 $^{OT}$ | 8–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 21, 1985* | No. 8 | New Orleans | W 103–85 | 9–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 27, 1985* | No. 8 | vs. Cincinnati All-College Tournament | W 68–65 | 10–0 | Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Dec 28, 1985* | No. 8 | vs. SMU All-College Tournament | W 92–69 | 11–0 | Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Jan 3, 1986* | No. 7 | Austin Peay | W 100–68 | 12–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Jan 4, 1986* | No. 7 | Southeastern Louisiana | W 103–66 | 13–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Jan 8, 1986* | No. 7 | Denver | W 109–64 | 14–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Jan 11, 1986* | No. 7 | Chicago State | W 98–73 | 15–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Big 8 Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 15, 1986 | No. 7 | at Colorado | W 94–82 | 16–0 (1–0) | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Jan 18, 1986 | No. 7 | Iowa State | W 95–82 | 17–0 (2–0) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Jan 21, 1986 | No. 5 | at No. 7 Kansas | L 92–98 | 17–1 (2–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Jan 25, 1986 | No. 5 | at Kansas State | W 83–80 | 18–1 (3–1) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 29, 1986 | No. 6 | Nebraska | W 87–60 | 19–1 (4–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 1, 1986 | No. 6 | Missouri | W 88–84 | 20–1 (5–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 5, 1986 | No. 5 | Oklahoma State | W 106–84 | 21–1 (6–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 8, 1986 | No. 5 | at Iowa State | L 70–73 | 21–2 (6–2) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 11, 1986 | | Kansas State | W 85–77 | 22–2 (7–2) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 13, 1986 | | at Missouri | L 88–101 | 22–3 (7–3) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 15, 1986 | | Colorado | W 113–73 | 23–3 (8–3) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 19, 1986 | | at Nebraska | L 64–66 | 23–4 (8–4) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 22, 1986 | | at No. 2 Duke | L 84–93 | 23–5 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Feb 24, 1986 | | No. 2 Kansas | L 80–87 | 23–6 (8–5) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Mar 1, 1986 | No. 14 | No. 18 NC State | W 72–69 | 24–6 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Mar 3, 1986 | No. 14 | at Oklahoma State | L 84–87 | 24–7 (8–6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Big 8 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1986* | No. 15 | vs. Missouri Quarterfinals | W 78–75 | 25–7 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 7, 1986* | No. 15 | vs. No. 2 Kansas Semifinals | L 70–72 | 25–8 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1986* | (4 E) No. 15 | vs. (13 E) Northeastern First Round | W 80–74 | 26–8 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 15, 1986* | (4 E) No. 15 | vs. (12 E) DePaul Second Round | L 69–74 | 26–9 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region E=East. ||||||

## 1986 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NBA club |
| 3 | 66 | Anthony Bowie | Guard | Houston Rockets |