The 1985–86 Brown Bears men's basketball team represented

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during the

1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season Season headlines * The Big South Conference began conference play. It had been founded in 1983, but its members had played as NCAA Division I independent schools, Division I independents until this season. * The ECAC South renamed itself the C ...

. The Bears, led by head coach Mike Cingiser, played their home games at the

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and were members of the

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. They finished the season 16–11, 10–4 in Ivy League play to win the league championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 15 seed in the East region, the Bears were defeated by No. 2 seed

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, 101–52, in the opening round. To date, this is Brown University's only Ivy League championship and most recent appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

*Jim Turner – Ivy League Player of the Year

References

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