The 1985–86 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The

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were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 6th season. They played their home games at

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. They finished the season 22–11, 9–5 in Big Eight play to finish in 2nd place. The Cyclones advanced to the Big Eight tournament championship game against #2

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, falling 73–71. They qualified for the NCAA Tournament as a 7 seed, defeating 10-seed Miami (Ohio) and 2-seed

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before falling to 6-seed NC State in the Sweet Sixteen.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Team players in the 1986 NBA draft

References

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