1986 TAAC men's basketball tournament


The 1986 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the ASUN men's basketball tournament) was held March 1–3 at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock, Arkansas.[1]

1986 TAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1985–86
Teams8
SiteBarton Coliseum
Little Rock, AR
ChampionsArkansas–Little Rock (1st title)
Winning coachMike Newell (1st title)
MVPMichael Clarke (Arkansas–Little Rock)
TAAC men's basketball tournaments
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1985–86 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arkansas–Little Rock122 .8572311 .676
Samford86 .5711613 .552
Houston Baptist77 .5001414 .500
Hardin–Simmons77 .5001513 .536
Mercer68 .4291514 .517
Centenary68 .4291317 .433
Georgia Southern68 .4291513 .536
Georgia State410 .2861018 .357
Stetson-- 1018 .357
1986 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Arkansas–Little Rock defeated Centenary (LA) in the championship game, 85–63, to win their first TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. The Trojans, therefore, received an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament, their first Division I tournament appearance.

Stetson joined the TAAC for the 1985–86 season but did not participate in the conference tournament.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 1
Semifinals
Sunday, March 2
Championship
Monday, March 3
         
1Arkansas–Little Rock115
8Georgia State82
1Arkansas–Little Rock81
5Mercer66
5Mercer70
4Hardin–Simmons61
1Arkansas–Little Rock85
6Centenary (LA)63
3Houston Baptist81
6Centenary (LA)84
6Centenary (LA)96
2Samford82
7Georgia Southern59
2Samford73

References

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  1. ^ "1985-86 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.