1986 TAAC men's basketball tournament


The 1986 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the ASUN men's basketball tournament) was held March 1–3 at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock, Arkansas.[1]

1986 TAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1985–86
Teams8
SiteBarton Coliseum
Little Rock, AR
ChampionsArkansas–Little Rock (1st title)
Winning coachMike Newell (1st title)
MVPMichael Clarke (Arkansas–Little Rock)
TAAC men's basketball tournaments
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1985–86 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas–Little Rock 12 2   .857 23 11   .676
Samford 8 6   .571 16 13   .552
Houston Baptist 7 7   .500 14 14   .500
Hardin–Simmons 7 7   .500 15 13   .536
Mercer 6 8   .429 15 14   .517
Centenary 6 8   .429 13 17   .433
Georgia Southern 6 8   .429 15 13   .536
Georgia State 4 10   .286 10 18   .357
Stetson - -   10 18   .357
1986 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Arkansas–Little Rock defeated Centenary (LA) in the championship game, 85–63, to win their first TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. The Trojans, therefore, received an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament, their first Division I tournament appearance.

Stetson joined the TAAC for the 1985–86 season but did not participate in the conference tournament.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 1
Semifinals
Sunday, March 2
Championship
Monday, March 3
         
1 Arkansas–Little Rock 115
8 Georgia State 82
1 Arkansas–Little Rock 81
5 Mercer 66
5 Mercer 70
4 Hardin–Simmons 61
1 Arkansas–Little Rock 85
6 Centenary (LA) 63
3 Houston Baptist 81
6 Centenary (LA) 84
6 Centenary (LA) 96
2 Samford 82
7 Georgia Southern 59
2 Samford 73

References

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  1. ^ "1985-86 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.