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1985–86 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team

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1985–86 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball
MEAC regular season champions
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record22–8 (12–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Home arenaCorbett Sports Center
Seasons
1985–86 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina A&T 12 2   .857 22 8   .733
Howard 11 3   .786 18 9   .667
Delaware State 7 7   .500 11 17   .393
Coppin State 7 7   .500 10 17   .370
Morgan State 7 7   .500 7 20   .259
South Carolina State 5 9   .357 10 18   .357
Bethune–Cookman 4 10   .286 7 22   .241
Maryland Eastern Shore 3 11   .214 5 23   .179
1986 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by 7th-year head coach Don Corbett, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–8, 12–2 in MEAC play to finish in first place. They were champions of the MEAC tournament, winning the championship game over Howard, to earn an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament where they were defeated by No. 1 seed Kansas, 71–46, in the opening round.[1]

Roster

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1985–86 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G George Cale 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr
F Claude Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Jan 8, 1986*
at NC State L 48–66  1–4
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 22, 1986*
at No. 20 Virginia Tech L 75–79  4–6
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia
1986 MEAC tournament
Mar 7, 1986*
vs. Bethune-Cookman
Semifinals
W 75–66  21–7
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 8, 1986*
vs. Howard
Championship game
W 53–52  22–7
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1986 NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1986*
(16 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kansas
First round
L 46–71  22–8
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Midwest Regional". The Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1986. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina A&T Athletics. Retrieved April 27, 2022.