# 1985–86 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 1985–86 college basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Calhoun, serving in his 14th and final season at the school, the Huskies competed in the ECAC North Conference and played their home games at Matthews Arena. They finished the season 22–9 overall with a 16–2 mark in ECAC North play to win the regular season conference title. They followed the regular season by winning the ECAC North Conference tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the East region. The Huskies were defeated in the opening round by No. 4 seed Oklahoma, 80–74.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1985* | | at No. 19 Maryland | L 72–84 | 0–1 | Cole Fieldhouse (10,800) College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 2, 1985* | | at Providence | L 68–83 | 0–2 | Providence Civic Center (4,602) Providence, Rhode Island |
| Dec 5, 1985 | | Vermont | W 65–60 | 1–2 (1–0) | Matthews Arena (1,365) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Dec 7, 1985* | | Cornell | W 55–51 | 2–2 | Matthews Arena (1,421) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Dec 14, 1985* | | UMass | W 71–68 | 3–2 | Matthews Arena (1,219) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Dec 16, 1985* | | at Stetson | W 75–61 | 4–2 | Edmunds Center (2,716) DeLand, Florida |
| Dec 27, 1985* | | vs. Duquesne Connecticut Mutual Classic | W 88–81 | 5–2 | Hartford Civic Center (5,217) Hartford, Connecticut |
| Dec 28, 1985* | | at Connecticut Connecticut Mutual Classic | W 90–73 | 6–2 | Hartford Civic Center (11,688) Hartford, Connecticut |
| Jan 9, 1986 | | at Colgate | W 68–56 | 7–2 (2–0) | Cotterell Court (350) Hamilton, New York |
| Jan 11, 1986* | | Maine | W 56–54 | 8–2 (3–0) | Matthews Arena (2,107) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 13, 1986* | | Tufts | W 76–52 | 9–2 | Matthews Arena (1,013) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 15, 1986* | | vs. Army | W 55–49 | 10–2 | Brendan Byrne Arena (3,518) East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Jan 21, 1986 | | New Hampshire | W 78–65 | 11–2 (4–0) | Matthews Arena (1,057) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 28, 1986 | | at Vermont | W 73–57 | 12–2 (5–0) | Patrick Gym (455) Burlington, Vermont |
| Jan 30, 1986 | | at Niagara | W 90–75 | 13–2 (6–0) | Gallagher Center (2,962) Lewiston, New York |
| Feb 1, 1986 | | at Canisius | L 47–58 | 13–3 (6–1) | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (7,315) Buffalo, New York |
| Feb 4, 1986 | | Hartford | W 87–76 | 14–3 (7–1) | Matthews Arena (1,050) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 6, 1986 | | Colgate | W 69–54 | 15–3 (8–1) | Matthews Arena (810) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 8, 1986 | | at Boston University | W 75–67 | 16–3 (9–1) | Case Gym (2,763) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 11, 1986 | | at Hartford | W 74–70 | 17–3 (10–1) | Hartford Civic Center (5,070) Hartford, Connecticut |
| Feb 15, 1986 | | at Siena | L 65–71 | 17–4 (10–2) | Alumni Recreation Center (3,719) Loudonville, New York |
| Feb 17, 1986 | | at Maine | W 72–57 | 18–4 (11–2) | Alfond Arena (1,450) Orono, Maine |
| Feb 19, 1986 | | Siena | W 96–73 | 19–4 (12–2) | Matthews Arena (2,384) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 22, 1986 | | Canisius | W 90–57 | 20–4 (13–2) | Matthews Arena (3,891) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 24, 1986 | | Niagara | W 85–67 | 21–4 (14–2) | Matthews Arena (1,819) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 27, 1986 | | Boston University | W 90–70 | 22–4 (15–2) | Matthews Arena (4,198) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mar 1, 1986 | | at New Hampshire | W 66–53 | 23–4 (16–2) | Lundholm Gym (1,675) Durham, New Hampshire |
| ECAC North tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1986* | | Vermont Quarterfinals | W 82–61 | 24–4 | Matthews Arena (1,364) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mar 6, 1986* | | Siena Semifinals | W 89–75 | 25–4 | Matthews Arena (2,876) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mar 7, 1986* | | Boston University Championship game | W 63–54 | 26–4 | Matthews Arena (5,644) Boston, Massachusetts |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1986* | (13 E) | vs. (4 E) No. 15 Oklahoma | L 74–80 | 26–5 | Greensboro Coliseum (7,640) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Reggie Lewis – ECAC North Player of the Year (2x)