1985–86 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1985–86 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Andy Russo, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.
The Huskies were overall in the regular season and in conference play, runner-up in the standings, a game behind champion Arizona. There was no conference tournament this season; it debuted the following year.
Washington went to the 64-team NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year. Seeded
twelfth in the Midwest regional, they lost to Michigan State in the first round in Dayton, Ohio.
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