# Continental Basketball Association 1985-1986

La stagione CBA 1985-86 fu la 40ª della Continental Basketball Association. Parteciparono 14 squadre divise in due gironi.
Rispetto alla stagione precedente si aggiunsero i Kansas City Sizzlers. I Lancaster Lightning, i Louisville Catbirds, i Puerto Rico Coquis e i Sarasota Stingers si trasferirono rispettivamente a Baltimora, La Crosse, Bangor e Palmetto, cambiando nome in Baltimore Lightning, La Crosse Catbirds, Maine Windjammers e Florida Stingers. I Toronto Tornados si trasferirono durante la stagione a Pensacola, divendando i Pensacola Tornados. Gli Albuquerque Silvers fallirono.

## Squadre partecipanti

* Albany Patroons
* Baltimore Lightning
* B.S. Bombardiers
* Cincin. Slammers
* Detroit Spirits
* Evansville Thunder
* Florida Stingers
* Kansas City Sizzlers
* La Crosse Catbirds
* Maine Windjam.
* Tampa Bay Thrillers
* Toronto Tornados / Pensacola Torn.s
* Wisconsin Flyers
* Wyoming Wildcat.

## Classifiche
### Eastern Division

| Squadra | V | P | QW | PTS |
| Tampa Bay Thrillers | 34 | 14 | 109,0 | 211,0 |
| Bay State Bombardiers | 30 | 18 | 105,0 | 195,0 |
| Baltimore Lightning | 26 | 22 | 101,0 | 179,0 |
| Albany Patroons | 24 | 24 | 99,5 | 171,5 |
| Florida Stingers | 21 | 27 | 99,0 | 162,0 |
| Maine Windjammers | 18 | 30 | 84,0 | 138,0 |
| Toronto/Pensacola Tornados | 15 | 33 | 81,5 | 126,5 |

### Western Division

| Squadra | V | P | QW | PTS |
| Cincinnati Slammers | 33 | 15 | 102,5 | 201,5 |
| Evansville Thunder | 25 | 23 | 97,5 | 172,5 |
| Detroit Spirits | 24 | 24 | 100,0 | 172,0 |
| La Crosse Catbirds | 24 | 24 | 98,5 | 170,5 |
| Kansas City Sizzlers | 25 | 23 | 94,0 | 169,0 |
| Wyoming Wildcatters | 21 | 27 | 93,0 | 156,0 |
| Wisconsin Flyers | 16 | 32 | 79,5 | 127,5 |

## Play-off
### Tabellone

| Quarti di finale | Quarti di finale | Quarti di finale | Semifinali di conference | Semifinali di conference | Semifinali di conference | Finali di conference | Finali di conference | Finali di conference | Finale CBA | Finale CBA | Finale CBA |
| | | | 1e | Tampa Bay | 4 |
| | | | 4e | Albany | 3 |
| | | | | | | 1e | Tampa Bay | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2e | Bay State | 1 |
| | | | 3e | Baltimore | 2 | | | |
| | | | 2e | Bay State | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1e | Tampa Bay | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4w | La Crosse | 1 |
| | | | 3w | Detroit | 3 | | | |
| | | | 4w | La Crosse | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4w | La Crosse | 4 |
| | | | | | | 1w | Cincinnati | 2 |
| | | | 2w | Evansville | 2 |
| | | | 1w | Cincinnati | 3 |
| 5w | Kansas City | 0 | 1w | Cincinnati | 3 |
| 1w | Cincinnati | 4 |

## Vincitore

* Campione CBA 1986
* Tampa Bay Thrillers (2º titolo)

## Statistiche

| Categoria | Giocatore | Squadra | Stat |
| Punti per gara | Don Collins | Tampa Bay Thrillers | 31,6 |
| Rimbalzi per gara | Ken Green | Florida Stingers | 13,0 |
| Assist per gara | Bryan Warrick | Wisconsin Flyers | 9,9 |
| Palle rubate per gara | Clinton Wheeler | Albany Patroons | 3,9 |
| Stoppate per gara | Brian Martin | Tampa Bay Thrillers | 2,9 |
| FG% | Lamar Heard | Cincinnati Slammers | 64,7 |
| FT% | Ray Hall | Wyoming Wildcatters | 87,2 |

## Premi CBA

* CBA Most Valuable Player: Michael Young, Detroit Spirits
* CBA Coach of the Year: Mauro Panaggio, Bay State Bombardiers
* CBA Newcomer of the Year: John Drew, Wyoming Wildcatters
* CBA Rookie of the Year: Michael Adams, Bay State Bombardiers
* CBA Executive of the Year: John Ligums, Bay State Bombardiers
* CBA Playoff MVP: Rod Higgins, Tampa Bay Thrillers
* All-CBA First Team
** Don Collins, Tampa Bay Thrillers
** Clinton Wheeler, Albany Patroons
** Ken Green, Florida Stingers
** John Drew, Wyoming Wildcatters
** Michael Young, Detroit Spirits
* All-CBA Second Team
** Michael Adams, Bay State Bombardiers
** Kevin Williams, Tampa Bay Thrillers
** Claude Gregory, Evansville Thunder
** Brian Martin, Tampa Bay Thrillers
** Derrick Rowland, Bay State Bombardiers
* CBA All-Defensive First Team
** Sidney Lowe, Tampa Bay Thrillers
** Clinton Wheeler, Albany Patroons
** Jerome Henderson, Detroit Spirits
** Brian Martin, Tampa Bay Thrillers
** Chris McNealy, Albany Patroons
* CBA All-Defensive Second Team
** Michael Adams, Bay State Bombardiers
** Jim Thomas, Kansas City Sizzlers
** Ray Tolbert, Bay State Bombardiers
** Bobby Parks, Pensacola Tornados
** Derrick Rowland, Bay State Bombardiers