# 1985–86 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University as members of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by 5th-year head coach Bob Wenzel, played their home games at Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida.
After finishing third in the Sun Belt regular season standings, Jacksonville won the conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the Midwest region. The team was beaten by No. 9 seed Temple, 61–50 in OT, in the opening round to end the season 21–10 (9–5 Sun Belt). To date, this season marks the school's 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* | | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 80–66 | 1–0 | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Nov 30, 1985* | | Eckerd | W 83–69 | 2–0 | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Dec 3, 1985* | | Francis Marion | W 69–60 | 3–0 | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Dec 7, 1985* | | at George Washington | L 77–83 | 3–1 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 14, 1985* | | UCF | W 67–47 | 4–1 | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Dec 17, 1985* | | No. 1 North Carolina | L 65–69 | 4–2 | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Dec 20, 1985* | | Southern Miss Gator Bowl Tournament | W 80–66 | 5–2 | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Dec 21, 1985* | | No. 7 Georgia Tech Gator Bowl Tournament | L 53–72 | 5–3 | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Dec 27, 1985* | | vs. Washington Tulsa Tournament | W 67–65 | 6–3 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 28, 1985* | | at Tulsa Tulsa Tournament | L 57–67 | 6–4 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 2, 1986* | | Bethune-Cookman | W 103–54 | 7–4 | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Jan 4, 1986* | | at Florida State | W 69–62 | 8–4 | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jan 6, 1986* | | Southwestern Louisiana | W 55–51 | 9–4 | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season ||||||
| Jan 11, 1986 | | UNC Charlotte | W 86–77 | 10–4 (1–0) | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Jan 16, 1986 | | at South Alabama | L 53–57 | 10–5 (1–1) | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 18, 1986 | | at UNC Charlotte | W 67–58 | 11–5 (2–1) | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Jan 21, 1986 | | No. 18 UAB | L 67–75 | 11–6 (2–2) | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum (6,078) Jacksonville, Florida |
| Jan 23, 1986 | | at VCU | L 80–81 | 11–7 (2–3) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 25, 1986 | | at Old Dominion | L 56–64 | 11–8 (2–4) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 27, 1986 | | South Alabama | W 64–61 | 12–8 (3–4) | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Feb 1, 1986 | | at UAB | W 65–60 | 13–8 (4–4) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (12,167) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 3, 1986 | | at No. 19 Western Kentucky | L 46–51 | 13–9 (4–5) | E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Feb 8, 1986 | | at South Florida | W 62–54 | 14–9 (5–5) | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Feb 10, 1986 | | Western Kentucky | W 70–65 | 15–9 (6–5) | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Feb 15, 1986 | | Old Dominion | W 69–51 | 16–9 (7–5) | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Feb 17, 1986 | | VCU | W 67–58 | 17–9 (8–5) | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Feb 22, 1986 | | South Florida | W 62–45 | 18–9 (9–5) | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Sun Belt Conference tournament ||||||
| Feb 27, 1986* | (4) | vs. VCU Quarterfinals | W 56–49 | 19–9 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 28, 1986* | (4) | vs. (1) Old Dominion Semifinals | W 67–61 | 20–9 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 1, 1986* | (4) | at (3) UAB Championship game | W 70–69 | 21–9 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (8,715) Birmingham, Alabama |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1986* | (8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) Temple First Round | L 50–61 | 21–10 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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