1985–86 Fairfield Stags men's basketball | |
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MAAC Regular season champion MAAC tournament champion | |
Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Record | 24–7 (13–1 MAAC) |
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Home arena | Alumni Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield † | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 2 | – | 26 | .071 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1986 MAAC tournament winner |
The 1985–86 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by first year head coach Mitch Buonaguro, played their home games at Alumni Hall in Fairfield, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 13–1 in MAAC play to win the conference regular season title. They also won the MAAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the Southeast region. Making their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the Stags were beaten by No. 4 seed Illinois, 75–51.[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 7, 1985* |
Saint Joseph's | L 59–72 | 2–2 |
Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut | |||||||
Dec 10, 1985* |
vs. Connecticut | L 72–74 | 2–3 |
New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut | |||||||
Jan 2, 1986* |
at Miami (FL) | W 56–47 | 7–3 |
Knight Center Miami, Florida | |||||||
Jan 8, 1986* |
vs. No. 4 Syracuse | L 67–90 | 7–4 |
New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut | |||||||
Feb 12, 1986* |
Navy | L 53–78 | 17–6 |
Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut | |||||||
MAAC Tournament | |||||||||||
Feb 27, 1986* |
vs. Manhattan Quarterfinals |
W 80–56 | 22–6 |
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | |||||||
Feb 28, 1986* |
vs. Saint Peter's Semifinals |
W 49–47 | 23–6 |
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | |||||||
Mar 1, 1986* |
vs. Holy Cross Championship game |
W 67–64 | 24–6 |
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1986* |
(13 SE) | vs. (4 SE) No. 19 Illinois First Round |
L 51–75 | 24–7 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
Source[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Illinois Pulls Away to Defeat Fairfield". The New York Times. March 15, 1986. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ^ "1985-86 Basketball Schedule". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2022.