1985–86 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1985–86 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular Season co-champions Atlantic 10 tournament champions Far West Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic 10
Record	26–6 (16–2 Atlantic 10)
Head coach	Jim Boyle (5th season)
Home arena	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Saint Joseph's†	16	–	2	.889	26	–	6	.813
West Virginia	15	–	3	.833	22	–	11	.667
Temple	15	–	3	.833	25	–	6	.806
St. Bonaventure	10	–	8	.556	15	–	13	.536
Duquesne	9	–	9	.500	15	–	14	.517
George Washington	7	–	11	.389	12	–	16	.429
UMass	6	–	12	.333	9	–	9	.500
Rhode Island	5	–	13	.278	9	–	19	.321
Penn State	5	–	13	.278	12	–	17	.414
Rutgers	2	–	16	.111	8	–	21	.276

† 1986 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 2nd year head coach Jim Boyle, the Hawks finished with an overall record of 26–6 (16–2 in A-10 play). Saint Joseph's won both regular season and A-10 Tournament titles, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the East Regional. The team defeated Richmond before losing to No. 14 seed Cleveland State in the second round.^[1]

Roster

1985–86 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	11	Maurice Martin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Liberty HS	Liberty, New York
G	14	Bruiser Flint	—	—	Jr		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Jim Boyle

Assistant coach(es)

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
Dec 5, 1985*		at Siena	L 53–69	0–1	Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York
Dec 7, 1985*		at Fairfield	W 72–59	1–1	Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut
Dec 21, 1985*		vs. Villanova	W 63–61	2–2	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1985*		vs. Kansas State Far West Classic	W 65–63	3–2	Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon
Dec 28, 1985*		vs. Oregon State Far West Classic	W 64–46	4–2	Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon
Dec 29, 1985*		vs. Iowa Far West Classic	W 60–56	5–2	Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon
Jan 13, 1986*		No. 3 Duke	L 66–87	9–3	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A-10 Tournament
Feb 27, 1986*		Penn State	W 59–51	23–5	Hagan Arena
Mar 1, 1986*		vs. Duquesne	W 60–59	24–5	Brendan Byrne Arena
Mar 3, 1986*		vs. West Virginia	W 72–64	25–5	Brendan Byrne Arena
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*	(6 E)	vs. (11 E) Richmond First Round	W 60–59	26–5	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Mar 16, 1986*	(6 E)	vs. (14 E) Cleveland State Second Round	L 69–75	26–6	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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Rankings

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References

^ "Robinson, Navy Sink Syracuse". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1986. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
^ "2018-19 Saint Joseph's Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Saint Joseph's Hawks. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 932–933. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

v t e Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (1949–2008) Palestra (2008–2009) Hagan Arena (2009–present)
Rivalries	Temple Villanova
Culture & lore	History The Hawk City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Undefeated regular season
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics