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1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball Team
The 1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton and the team finished the season with an overall record of 32–4. After winning the SEC Tournament the Wildcats were invited to the 1985 NCAA Tournament as a #1 seed. Kentucky advanced to the Elite 8 with victories over Davidson, Western Kentucky and Alabama. But their season came to an end after losing to the #11 seed L.S.U. Tigers 59–57. Roster Schedule and Results , - !colspan=9 style=, Non-Conference Regular Season , - !colspan=9 style=, SEC Regular Season , - !colspan=9 style=, 1986 SEC men's basketball tournament, , - !colspan=9 style=, 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA Tournament References {{DEFAULTSORT:1985-86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons 1985–86 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Sutton
Edward Eugene Sutton (March 12, 1936 – May 23, 2020) was an American college basketball coach. A native of Bucklin, Kansas, Sutton played college basketball at Oklahoma A&M (later Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball, Oklahoma State) and was a head coach at the high school, junior college, and college levels spanning six decades. After beginning his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma State under Henry Iba, Sutton was a successful head coach at Tulsa Central High School and the College of Southern Idaho. Sutton began coaching at the NCAA level in 1969 at Creighton Bluejays men's basketball, Creighton University, followed by Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball, Arkansas from 1974 to 1985, Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, Kentucky from 1985 to 1989, and Oklahoma State from 1990 to 2006. For part of the 2007–08 season, Sutton was interim head coach at San Francisco Dons men's basketball, San Francisco. During his college coaching career, Sutton is one of only e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |