1985–86 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1985–86 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
Big Sky tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	14–17 (6–8 Big Sky)
Head coach	Stu Starner (3rd season)
Home arena	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Big Sky Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern Arizona	9	–	5	.643	19	–	10	.655
Montana	9	–	5	.643	21	–	11	.656
Idaho State	8	–	6	.571	15	–	12	.556
Weber State	7	–	7	.500	18	–	11	.621
Nevada	7	–	7	.500	13	–	15	.464
Montana State †	6	–	8	.429	14	–	17	.452
Boise State	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
Idaho	4	–	10	.286	11	–	18	.379

† 1986 Big Sky tournament winner

The 1985–86 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Stu Starner, the Bobcats finished in 6th place after the Big Sky regular season. The team rallied and made a run to win the Big Sky tournament and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 16 seed in the West region, Montana State pushed No. 1 seed St. John's before falling, 83–74, in the opening round.^[1]

Roster

1985–86 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Tony Hampton	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Jr
F		Kral Ferch	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
F	35	Tom Domako	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Detroit, Michigan

Head coach

Rich Juarez

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 1985*		at No. 14 LSU	L 59–84	0–1	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 25, 1985*		at Houston Baptist	L 72–74	0–2	Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Dec 2, 1985*		Pacific	W 82–72	1–2	Worthington Arena Havre, Montana
Dec 7, 1985*		California	L 62–69	1–3	Worthington Arena Havre, Montana
Dec 14, 1985*		Nebraska	L 59–76	1–4	Worthington Arena Havre, Montana
Mar 1, 1986		Montana	W 88–76	11–16 (6–8)	Worthington Arena Havre, Montana
Big Sky tournament
Mar 7, 1986*	(6)	at (3) Nevada Quarterfinals	W 81–80	12–16	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Mar 8, 1986*	(6)	vs. (1) Northern Arizona Semifinals	W 80–74	13–16	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Mar 9, 1986*	(6)	vs. (2) Montana Championship	W 82–77	14–16	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*	(16 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 4 St. John's First Round	L 74–83	14–17	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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References

^ "St. John's Struggles in Beating Montana State, 83-74". The New York Times. March 15, 1986. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
^ "1985–86 Montana State Bobcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
^ "Montana State Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book" (PDF). MSUBobcats.com. Montana State University. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold