# 1985–86 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by second-year head coach Matthew Furjanic Jr., played their home games at the James J. McCann Recreation Center in Poughkeepsie, New York as members of the ECAC Metro Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 11–5 in ECACM play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the ECAC tournament, they advanced to the championship game, where they defeated top-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson 57–56 in overtime to win the school's first ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament title. The Red Foxes earned the automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament, receiving a 15 seed in the Southeast region. They were defeated in the first round 53–68 by No. 6 Georgia Tech.

## Previous season

The Red Foxes finished the 1984–85 season 17–12 overall, 11–3 in ECACM play to finish in first place, winning the ECACM regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the ECAC tournament, the Red Foxes advanced to the semifinals where they were defeated by No. 4 seed Loyola (MD) 55–56 in double overtime.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 26, 1985* | | Suffolk University | W 69–34 | 1–0 | McCann Recreation Center (2526) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| December 3, 1985* | | at Cornell | L 65–73 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Barton Hall (600) Ithaca, New York |
| December 9, 1985* | | Boston University | L 68–86 | 1–2 | McCann Recreation Center (2909) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| December 11, 1985* | | at No. 14 St. Johns | L 48–62 | 1–3 | Carnesecca Arena (6008) Queens, NY |
| December 14, 1985* | | Coppin State Pepsi Marist Classic | W 73–62 | 2–3 | McCann Recreation Center (1712) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| December 15, 1985* | | Central Connecticut State Pepsi Marist Classic | W 59–58 | 3–3 | McCann Recreation Center (1563) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| December 21, 1985* | | at Saint Peter's | L 50–52 | 3–4 | Yanitelli Center (1044) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| December 23, 1985* | | at Fairfield | L 58–62 | 3–5 | Alumni Hall (1297) Fairfield, Connecticut |
| December 30, 1985* | | at Iona | W 87–68 | 4–5 | Hynes Athletic Center (2230) New Rochelle, New York |
| January 4, 1986* | | at Villanova | L 71–87 | 4–6 | Jake Nevin Field House (3200) Villanova, Pennsylvania |
| January 6, 1986 | | at Wagner | L 75–79 | 4–7 (0–1) | Sutter Gymnasium (350) Staten Island, New York |
| January 8, 1986 | | St. Francis (NY) | L 53–54 | 4–8 (0–2) | McCann Recreation Center (2150) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| January 11, 1986* | | Bucknell | W 61–53 | 5–8 | McCann Recreation Center (1507) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| January 13, 1986 | | at Monmouth | W 86–75 | 6–8 (1–2) | William T. Boylan Gymnasium (1053) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| January 16, 1986 | | Loyola (MD) | W 76–68 | 7–8 (2–2) | McCann Recreation Center (2082) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| January 20, 1986 | | at Long Island | W 80–73 | 8–8 (3–2) | Brooklyn Paramount Theater (829) Brooklyn, New York |
| January 23, 1986 | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 72–54 | 9–8 (4–2) | DeGol Arena (1000) Loretto, Pennsylvania |
| January 25, 1986 | | at Robert Morris | L 68–74 | 9–9 (4–3) | Charles L. Sewall Center (1469) Moon Township, PA |
| January 29, 1986 | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 59–57 | 10–9 (5–3) | FDU Gym (1000) Hackensack, New Jersey |
| February 1, 1986 | | Wagner | L 81–85 | 10–10 (5–4) | McCann Recreation Center (2,701) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| February 8, 1986 | | Long Island | W 62–56 | 11–10 (6–4) | McCann Recreation Center (2408) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| February 12, 1986 | | at St. Francis (NY) | W 62–52 | 12–10 (7–4) | Pope Physical Education Center (512) Brooklyn, New York |
| February 15, 1986 | | Monmouth | W 55–51 | 13–10 (8–4) | McCann Recreation Center (2115) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| February 22, 1986 | | at Loyola (MD) | W 61–58 | 14–10 (9–4) | Reitz Arena (1096) Baltimore, Maryland |
| February 26, 1986 | | vs. Fairleigh Dickinson | L 57–76 | 14–11 (9–5) | Madison Square Garden (19591) New York, NY |
| February 28, 1986 | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 71–56 | 15–11 (10–5) | McCann Recreation Center (1728) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| March 1, 1986 | | Robert Morris | W 75–58 | 16–11 (11–5) | McCann Recreation Center (2302) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| ECAC Metro tournament ||||||
| March 4, 1986 | (2) | vs. (7) St. Francis (NY) Quarterfinals | W 83–64 | 17–11 | Charles L. Sewall Center (1267) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| March 7, 1986 | (2) | (6) Robert Morris Semifinals | W 60–55 | 18–11 | Charles L. Sewall Center (1200) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| March 8, 1986 | (2) | vs. (1) Fairleigh Dickinson Championship | W 57–56 $^{OT}$ | 19–11 | Charles L. Sewall Center (850) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 13, 1986* | (15 SE) | vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Georgia Tech 1st round | L 53–68 | 19–12 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10920) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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