1985–86 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team
1985–86 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils men's basketball | |
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SWAC tournament champions | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 20–11 (10–4 SWAC) |
Head coach | |
Home arena | Harrison HPER Complex |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1986 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1985–86 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils, led by head coach Lafayette Stribling, played their home games at Harrison HPER Complex as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Delta Devils finished the season 20–11, 10–4 in SWAC play to finish in 3rd pace. They won the SWAC Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 1986 NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history. As the No. 16 seed in the East Region, the Delta Devils played a tough game before falling to No. 1 overall seed and eventual National runner-up Duke in the opening round, 85–78.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 19, 1985* |
at Ball State | L 63–73 | 2–3 |
Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 6, 1986* |
at Missouri | L 67–81 | 3–4 |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 1986* |
vs. Alabama State Quarterfinal |
W 77–64 | 18–10 |
Mississippi Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi | |||||||
Mar 8, 1986* |
vs. Alcorn State Semifinals |
W 71–70 | 19–10 |
Mississippi Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi | |||||||
Mar 9, 1986* |
vs. Prairie View Championship game |
W 75–58 | 20–10 |
Mississippi Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi | |||||||
1986 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 1986* |
(16 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke First Round |
L 78–85[3] | 20–11 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Duke Survives a Scare from Mississippi Valley State". The New York Times. March 14, 1986. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "1985–86 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "NEAR-MISS 10 YEARS AGO HAS LASTING IMPACT". Daily Press. March 14, 1996. Retrieved April 30, 2022.