1985–86 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 6th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

1985–86 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	22–11 (9–5 Big Eight)
Head coach	Johnny Orr (6th season)
Assistant coach	Steve Antrim
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum

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

They finished the season 22–11, 9–5 in Big Eight play to finish in 2nd place. The Cyclones advanced to the Big Eight tournament championship game against #2 Kansas, falling 73–71. They qualified for the NCAA Tournament as a 7 seed, defeating 10-seed Miami (Ohio) and 2-seed Michigan before falling to 6-seed NC State in the Sweet Sixteen.

Roster

1985–86 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 44 Jeff Grayer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Flint, Michigan G 14 Jeff Hornacek (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr C 33 Sam Hill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr G Gary Thompkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So F Ron Virgil (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr F Elmer Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — C David Moss 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Sr F Tom Schafer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — F 5 Lafester Rhodes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So F Eli Parker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — G Maurice Poole 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — C Darryl Spinks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — G Marc Urquhart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr	Head coach Johnny Orr (Beloit) Assistant coach(es) Steve Antrim 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
November 23, 1985* 8:00 pm		South Dakota State	W 83–39	1–0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 26, 1985* 7:30 pm		at Illinois State	W 55–52	2–0	Horton Fieldhouse  Normal, Illinois
November 30, 1985* 1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		San Francisco State	W 90–53	3–0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 4, 1985* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	W 83–60	4–0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 7, 1985* 7:38 pm, Heritage Cablevision		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 69–77	4–1	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
December 10, 1985* 8:08 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	W 74–61	5–1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 14, 1985* 1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Michigan State	W 82–80 OT	6–1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 16, 1985* 8:00 pm		South Dakota	W 95–58	7–1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 21, 1985* 1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at No. 17 Indiana	L 65–86	7–2	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
December 27, 1985* 6:00 pm		vs. Rice Music City Invitational	W 94–60	8–2	Memorial Gymnasium (6,104) Nashville, Tennessee
December 28, 1985* 8:00 pm		at Vanderbilt Music City Invitational	W 80–79	9–2	Memorial Gymnasium (11,674) Nashville, Tennessee
December 30, 1985* 8:05 pm		vs. No. 16 Illinois	L 62–64	9–3	Rosemont Horizon (9,876) Rosemont, Illinois
January 4, 1986* 6:35 pm		at Detroit Mercy	L 67–77	9–4	Calihan Hall  Detroit, Michigan
Exhibition
January 6, 1986* 8:00 pm		Windsor (Canada) Exhibition	W 114–61		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Regular season
January 11, 1986 3:08 pm, Big Eight		Missouri	W 92–84	10–4 (1–0)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 15, 1986 7:35 pm		at Kansas State	W 77–73	11–4 (2–0)	Ahearn Fieldhouse  Manhattan, Kansas
January 18, 1986 3:00 pm, Big Eight		at No. 7 Oklahoma	L 82–95	11–5 (2–1)	Lloyd Noble Arena  Norman, Oklahoma
January 21, 1986 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Colorado	W 90–62	12–5 (3–1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 25, 1986 3:00 pm, Big Eight		at Nebraska	L 58–75	12–6 (3–2)	Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 28, 1986 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		No. 4 Kansas	W 77–74	13–6 (4–2)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 1, 1986 1:10 pm, Big Eight		at Oklahoma State	L 65–67 OT	13–7 (4–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 8, 1986 1:08 pm, Raycom/Big Eight		No. 5 Oklahoma	W 73–70	14–7 (5–3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 12, 1986 9:05 pm		at Colorado	W 83–57	15–7 (6–3)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
February 15, 1986 3:08 pm, Big Eight		Kansas State	W 84–74	16–7 (7–3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 18, 1986 8:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Missouri	L 62–81	16–8 (7–4)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
February 22, 1986 1:08 pm, Raycom/Big Eight		Nebraska	W 81–73	17–8 (8–4)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 25, 1986 8:00 pm		Oklahoma State	W 76–61	18–8 (9–4)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
March 1, 1986 3:08 pm, Big Eight		No. 2 Kansas	L 70–90	18–9 (9–5)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Big Eight tournament
March 7, 1986 6:10 pm, Big Eight	(2)	vs. (7) Colorado Big Eight tournament quarterfinals	W 78–60	19–9	Kemper Arena (11,032) Kansas City, Missouri
March 8, 1986 3:00 pm, Big Eight	(2)	vs. (3) Nebraska Big Eight tournament semifinals	W 75–58	20–9	Kemper Arena (16,985) Kansas City, Missouri
March 9, 1986 12:40 pm, Big Eight	(2)	vs. (1) No. 2 Kansas Big Eight tournament finals	L 71–73	20–10	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
March 14, 1986* 2:37 pm, ESPN/NCAA Productions	(7 MW)	vs. (10 MW) Miami (Ohio) NCAA tournament Midwest Region First Round	W 81–79 OT	21–10	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome  Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 16, 1986* 3:45 pm, CBS	(7 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Michigan NCAA Tournament Midwest Region Second Round	W 72–69	22–10	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome  Minneapolis
March 21, 1986* 6:30 pm, ESPN	(7 MW)	vs. (6 MW) NC State NCAA Tournament Midwest Region Sweet Sixteen	L 66–70	22–11	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Team players in the 1986 NBA draft

See also: 1986 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	46	Jeff Hornacek	Phoenix Suns