1985–86 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tom Apke, the Buffaloes played their home games at the CU Events Center in Boulder, Colorado and were members of the Big Eight Conference. They finished the season 8–20, 0–14, finishing in last place in conference play.

1985–86 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
Conference	Big 8 Conference
Record	8–20 (0–14 Big 8)
Head coach	Tom Apke (5th season)
Home arena	CU Events Center

1985–86 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Kansas †	13	–	1		.929			35	–	4		.897
Iowa State	9	–	5		.643			22	–	11		.667
Nebraska	8	–	6		.571			19	–	11		.633
Missouri	8	–	6		.571			21	–	14		.600
No. 15 Oklahoma	8	–	6		.571			26	–	9		.743
Oklahoma State	6	–	8		.429			15	–	13		.536
Kansas State	4	–	10		.286			16	–	14		.533
Colorado	0	–	14		.000			8	–	20		.286
† 1986 Big Eight tournament winner As of March 31, 1986 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1985–86 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 4 Mike Reid 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Rock Island Rock Island, IL G 11 Michael Lee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Western Las Vegas, NV G 21 Jeff Penix 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Chaparral Las Vegas, NV F 23 Ken Countryman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Beverly Hills Los Angeles, CA G/F 30 Brian Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr George Washington Denver, CO G 33 David Kuosman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Mitchell Colorado Springs, CO G 35 Darren Dunlap 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Palmer Colorado Springs, CO F 44 Torin Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Verbum Dei Los Angeles, CA C 45 Randy Downs 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Nogales La Puente, CA F/C 50 Matt Bullard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Valley West Des Moines, IA F/C 54 Scott Wilke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Harlan Panama, IA F 56 Don Yowell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr   Arvada, CO	Head coach Tom Apke Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 23, 1985*		Fort Lewis	W 84–68	1–0	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Nov 26, 1985*		Phillips	W 81–59	2–0	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Nov 30, 1985*		Detroit	W 84–71	3–0	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Dec 2, 1985*		Santa Clara	W 101–71	4–0	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Dec 4, 1985*		at Tulsa	L 65–76	4–1	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 7, 1985*		Wyoming	W 74–71	5–1	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Dec 11, 1985*		Colorado State	W 78–65	6–1	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Dec 14, 1985*		at Utah	L 62–82	6–2	Special Events Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 21, 1985*		Bradley	L 69–79	6–3	CU Events/Conference Center (3,827) Boulder, Colorado
Dec 28, 1985*		at Texas Tech	W 70–62	7–3	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum  Lubbock, Texas
Jan 6, 1986*		Saint Mary's (CA)	W 80–70	8–3	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Jan 8, 1986*		at Dayton	L 66–67	8–4	UD Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Jan 11, 1986*		at Marquette	L 71–91	8–5	Milwaukee Arena  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Big Eight Regular Season
Jan 15, 1986		No. 7 Oklahoma	L 82–94	8–6 (0–1)	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Jan 18, 1986		Kansas State	L 69–77 OT	8–7 (0–2)	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Jan 21, 1986 7:00 p.m.		at Iowa State	L 62–90	8–8 (0–3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Jan 25, 1986		Oklahoma State	L 76–83	8–9 (0–4)	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Jan 28, 1986		at Missouri	L 67–83	8–10 (0–5)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Feb 1, 1986		Nebraska	L 60–77	8–11 (0–6)	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Feb 5, 1986		at No. 6 Kansas	L 64–100	8–12 (0–7)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 8, 1986		at Kansas State	L 53–79	8–13 (0–8)	Ahearn Field House  Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 12, 1986 8:05 p.m.		Iowa State	L 57–83	8–14 (0–9)	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Feb 15, 1986		at Oklahoma	L 73–113	8–15 (0–10)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 19, 1986		No. 3 Kansas	L 74–79	8–16 (0–11)	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Feb 22, 1986		at Oklahoma State	L 85–90	8–17 (0–12)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 26, 1986		at Nebraska	L 72–79	8–18 (0–13)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 1, 1986		Missouri	L 86–94	8–19 (0–14)	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Big Eight Tournament
Mar 7, 1986* 5:10 p.m.	(7)	vs. (2) Iowa State Quarterfinals	L 60–78	8–20	Kemper Arena (11,032) Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.