1985-86 College Basketball Season
Originally written by Jeff Haggar, GRL and Frank Woods
Regular Season
OTA
Sat 11/30/85, #3 Michigan vs #2 Georgia Tech (at Springfield, MA), CBS, 1:30 pm, Gary Bender, Billy Packer
Sat 12/7/85, #7 Kansas vs NC State (at Greensboro), CBS, 12:30 pm, Gary Bender, Billy Packer
Sat 12/14/85, #14 St John's @ UCLA, CBS, 3:45 pm, Gary Bender, Billy Packer
Sat 12/21/85, #5 Georgetown @ #18 DePaul, NBC, 3:30 pm, Marv Albert, Al McGuire
Sat 12/28/85, #15 Louisville @ #13 Kentucky, CBS, 12:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sat 1/11/86, #13 Georgetown @ #10 St John's, CBS, 2 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sat 1/11/86, #16 Notre Dame @ DePaul, CBS, 4 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Doug Collins
Sat 1/11/86, USC @ Washington, CBS, 4 pm (regional), Jim Nantz, Larry Conley
Sat 1/18/86, Ohio St @ Boston College, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Doug Collins
Sat 1/18/86, #11 Kentucky @ Florida, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Larry Conley
Sat 1/18/86, UCLA @ #13 Notre Dame, NBC, 2:30 pm, Marv Albert, Al McGuire
Sat 1/18/86, #4 Syracuse @ #18 Louisville, CBS, 4 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sat 1/18/86, Arizona @ Miami, CBS, 4 pm (regional), Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery
Sun 1/19/86, #1 North Carolina @ Marquette, CBS, 2:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sat 1/25/86, Illinois @ Indiana, CBS, 1 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sat 1/25/86, #13 Louisville @ #7 Kansas, NBC, 1 pm (regional), Jay Randolph, Bucky Waters
Sat 1/25/86, #8 St John's @ Pittsburgh, CBS, 3 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Doug Collins
Sat 1/25/86, USC @ Arkansas, CBS, 3 pm (regional), Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery
Sat 1/25/86, #4 Georgia Tech @ #1 North Carolina, NBC, 3 pm, Marv Albert, Al McGuire
Sat 1/25/86, UCLA @ California, NBC, 5 pm (west coast), Phil Stone, Dan Belluomini
Sun 1/26/86, #16 Notre Dame @ #1 North Carolina, NBC, 1 pm, Marv Albert, Al McGuire
Sat 2/1/86, #7 St John's @ #11 Syracuse, NBC, 1 pm (regional), Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 2/1/86, Maryland @ Villanova, NBC, 3 pm (regional), Bob Costas, Jack Givens
Sat 2/1/86, UCLA @ #18 Louisville, NBC, 3 pm (regional), Marv Albert, Bucky Waters
Sat 2/1/86, Arizona St @ Washington St, NBC, 5 pm (west coast), Phil Stone, Dan Belluomini
Sun 2/2/86, #17 LSU @ #12 Georgetown, CBS, 12 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sun 2/2/86, #8 Kentucky @ NC State, NBC, 1 pm, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 2/8/86, #7 Michigan @ Illinois, NBC, 1 pm (regional), Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 2/8/86, South Carolina @ UAB, NBC, 1 pm (regional), Tom Hammond, Jack Givens
Sat 2/8/86, #3 Memphis St @ #9 UNLV, CBS, 2 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sat 2/8/86, #16 Louisville @ NC State, NBC, 3 pm, Marv Albert, Bucky Waters
Sat 2/8/86, #14 Notre Dame @ #8 Syracuse, CBS, 4 pm, Gary Bender, Doug Collins
Sat 2/8/86, Washington @ USC, NBC, 6 pm (west coast), Phil Stone, Dan Belluomini
Sun 2/9/86, #2 Georgia Tech @ #4 Duke, NBC, 1 pm, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 2/15/86, Iowa @ #10 Michigan, NBC, 1 pm, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 2/15/86, #19 Louisville @ DePaul, CBS, 2:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Billy Packer
* Sat 2/15/86, UCLA @ Arizona St, CBS, 2:30 pm (regional), ??, ??
Sat 2/15/86, #9 Georgetown @ Villanova, NBC, 3 pm, Bob Costas, Bucky Waters
Sun 2/16/86, #14 Notre Dame @ #2 Duke, NBC, 1 pm, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 2/22/86, #16 Louisville @ Houston, NBC, 1 pm (regional), Marv Albert, Bucky Waters
Sat 2/22/86, UAB @ #7 Michigan, CBS, 2 pm, Gary Bender, Doug Collins
Sat 2/22/86, #6 St John's @ DePaul, NBC, 3 pm (regional), Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 2/22/86, #8 Kentucky @ Georgia, NBC, 3 pm (regional), Bob Costas, Pete Maravich
Sat 2/22/86, #10 Oklahoma @ #2 Duke, CBS, 4 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sat 2/22/86, UCLA @ USC, NBC, 5 pm (west coast), Phil Stone, Dan Belluomini
Sun 2/23/86, #1 North Carolina @ #20 NC State, NBC, 1 pm, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sun 2/23/86, #13 Georgetown @ #9 Syracuse, CBS, 2:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sat 3/1/86, #18 NC State @ #14 Oklahoma, NBC, 1 pm, Bob Costas, Bucky Waters
Sat 3/1/86, #12 Notre Dame @ Marquette, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, James Brown
Sat 3/1/86, Boston College @ Villanova, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery
Sat 3/1/86, LSU @ #5 Kentucky, NBC, 3 pm (regional), Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 3/1/86, DePaul @ UCLA, NBC, 3 pm (regional), Don Criqui, Pete Maravich
Sat 3/1/86, Illinois @ #4 Georgia Tech, CBS, 4 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sun 3/2/86, Iowa @ #16 Indiana, CBS, 12 pm, Gary Bender, Doug Collins
Sun 3/2/86, #3 North Carolina @ #1 Duke, NBC, 1 pm, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
Sat 3/8/86, #3 Kentucky vs Alabama (at Lexington - SEC final), NBC, 2:30 pm, Marv Albert, Bucky Waters
Sat 3/8/86, #16 Indiana @ #7 Michigan, CBS, 4 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sat 3/8/86, UCLA @ Oregon, CBS, 4 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, James Brown
Sun 3/9/86, #1 Duke vs #6 Georgia Tech (at Greensboro - ACC final), NBC, 1 pm, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire
- The 1/18 regional telecast is the first CBB game that Jim Nantz called for CBS.
- On 1/25, NBC had also planned regional coverage of #14 LSU @ Auburn in the 1 pm time slot (with Jack Givens as analyst). However, that game was postponed due to a chicken pox epidemic on the LSU campus.
- NBC used Pete Maravich on a few late season games.
ESPN
Sun 11/24/85, UCLA @ North Carolina, ESPN, 7 pm, Mike Patrick, Billy Cunningham
Wed 11/27/85, Oregon St @ Wichita St, ESPN, 7 pm, Jim Thacker, Larry Conley
Fri 11/29/85, North Carolina vs Missouri (at Anchorage - Alaska qtr), ESPN, 7 pm, John Sanders, Dick Vitale
Fri 11/29/85, UNLV vs Villanova (at Anchorage - Alaska qtr), ESPN, 9:30 pm, John Sanders, Dick Vitale
Sat 11/30/85, North Carolina vs Purdue (at Anchorage - Alaska semi), ESPN, 2 pm, John Sanders, Dick Vitale
Sat 11/30/85, Alaska Anchorage vs Missouri (at Anchorage - Alaska loser br), ESPN, 4:30 pm, John Sanders, Dick Vitale
Sun 12/1/85, Purdue vs Arizona (at Anchorage - Alaska cons), ESPN, 7 pm, John Sanders, Dick Vitale
Sun 12/1/85, North Carolina vs UNLV (at Anchorage - Alaska final), ESPN, 9:30 pm, John Sanders, Dick Vitale
Tue 12/3/85, Notre Dame @ Indiana, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Harry Kalas, Jim Gibbons
Sat 12/7/85, Loyola-Chicago @ Notre Dame, ESPN, 4 pm, Harry Kalas, Jim Gibbons
Tue 12/10/85, Iona @ Louisville, ESPN, 7 pm, Fred White, Gary Thompson
Tue 12/10/85, Auburn @ UAB, ESPN, 9 pm, Jim Thacker, Larry Conley
Fri 12/13/85, Loyola-Chicago @ Bradley, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Thacker, Larry Conley
Sat 12/14/85, Pittsburgh @ West Virginia, ESPN, 7 pm, Woody O'Hara, Jay Jacobs
Sat 12/14/85, Kentucky @ Kansas, ESPN, 9 pm, Jay Randolph, Gary Thompson
Tue 12/17/85, North Carolina @ Jacksonville, ESPN, 8 pm, Jim Thacker, Larry Conley
Wed 12/18/85, Indiana @ Louisville, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Fred White, Larry Conley
Thu 12/19/85, Wake Forest @ NC State, ESPN, 9 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
Fri 12/20/85, Richmond vs VCU (at Richmond - Times-Dispatch semi), ESPN, 7 pm, Jim Thacker, Larry Conley
Fri 12/20/85, Virginia vs Old Dominion (at Richmond - Times-Dispatch semi), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Bob Rathbun, Larry Conley
Sat 12/21/85, West Virginia @ Virginia Tech, ESPN, 7 pm, Bob Rathbun, John Kerman
Sat 12/21/85, Richmond vs Virginia (at Richmond - Times-Dispatch final), ESPN, 9 pm, Jim Thacker, Larry Conley
Thu 1/2/86, Georgetown @ Pittsburgh, ESPN, 7 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Thu 1/2/86, Boston College @ Syracuse, ESPN, 9 pm, John Sanders, Dick Vitale
Thu 1/2/86, Washington @ California, ESPN, 11 pm, Ted Robinson, Dan Belluomini
Sat 1/4/86, NC State @ North Carolina, ESPN, 1:30 pm, Marty Brennaman, Billy Cunningham
Sat 1/4/86, Kentucky @ Vanderbilt, ESPN, 7 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
Sat 1/4/86, Duke @ Maryland, ESPN, 9 pm, Mike Patrick, Dan Bonner
Mon 1/6/86, Syracuse @ Villanova, ESPN, 8 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Mon 1/6/86, South Carolina @ Memphis St, ESPN, 10 pm, Fred White, Larry Conley
Tue 1/7/86, St John's @ Boston College, ESPN, 8 pm, John Sanders, Dick Vitale
Wed 1/8/86, Wake Forest @ Georgia Tech, ESPN, 8 pm, Mike Patrick, Dan Bonner
Wed 1/8/86, Texas @ Arkansas, ESPN, 10 pm, Paul Eells, Tommy Matthews
Thu 1/9/86, VCU @ UAB, ESPN, 7 pm, Jim Thacker, Larry Conley
Thu 1/9/86, Louisville @ Memphis St, ESPN, 9 pm, Fred White, Steve Grote
Thu 1/9/86, UCLA @ Washington, ESPN, 11 pm, Ted Robinson, Dan Belluomini
Sat 1/11/86, Pittsburgh @ Syracuse, ESPN, 8 pm, Jim Kelly, Dick Vitale
Mon 1/13/86, Villanova @ Connecticut, ESPN, 8 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Mon 1/13/86, South Alabama @ UAB, ESPN, 10 pm, Jim Thacker, Larry Conley
Tue 1/14/86, North Carolina @ Maryland, ESPN, 9 pm, Mike Patrick, Billy Cunningham
Thu 1/16/86, Wake Forest @ Duke, ESPN, 9 pm, Marty Brennaman, Dan Bonner
* Thu 1/16/86, Washington St @ Oregon St, ESPN, 11 pm, ??, ??
Sat 1/18/86, Duke @ North Carolina, ESPN, 1:30 pm, Marty Brennaman, Billy Cunningham
Sat 1/18/86, Pittsburgh @ Villanova, ESPN, 7 pm, John Sanders, Dick Vitale
Sat 1/18/86, Texas @ SMU, ESPN, 9 pm, Merle Harmon, Dan Spika
Mon 1/20/86, Villanova @ Georgetown, ESPN, 8 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Tue 1/21/86, Seton Hall @ Connecticut, ESPN, 7 pm, John Sanders, Bill Raftery
Tue 1/21/86, Duke @ Georgia Tech, ESPN, 9 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
Thu 1/23/86, Clemson @ South Carolina, ESPN, 7 pm, Fred White, Larry Conley
Thu 1/23/86, NC State @ Maryland, ESPN, 9 pm, Mike Patrick, Billy Cunningham
Sat 1/25/86, SMU @ Houston, ESPN, 7 pm, Merle Harmon, Larry Conley
Sat 1/25/86, Maryland @ Duke, ESPN, 9 pm, Marty Brennaman, Len Elmore
Mon 1/27/86, Georgetown @ Providence, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Mon 1/27/86, Virginia Tech @ Memphis St, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Fred White, Larry Conley
Tue 1/28/86, Syracuse @ Boston College, ESPN, 7 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Tue 1/28/86, Wake Forest @ Maryland, ESPN, 9 pm, Mike Patrick, Dan Bonner
Wed 1/29/86, Kentucky @ LSU, ESPN, 8 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
Wed 1/29/86, USC @ UCLA, ESPN, 10 pm (tape delay - 9 pm tip), Ted Robinson, Dan Belluomini
Thu 1/30/86, UAB @ Old Dominion, ESPN, 7 pm, Jim Thacker, Larry Conley
Thu 1/30/86, North Carolina @ Virginia, ESPN, 9 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
Thu 1/30/86, Arizona St @ Washington, ESPN, 11 pm, Ted Robinson, Dan Belluomini
Sat 2/1/86, Clemson @ North Carolina, ESPN, 4 pm, Mike Patrick, Bones McKinney
Sat 2/1/86, Tennessee @ Florida, ESPN, 7 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
Mon 2/3/86, Providence @ St John's, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Mon 2/3/86, Cincinnati @ Memphis, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Fred White, Larry Conley
Tue 2/4/86, North Carolina @ Georgia Tech, ESPN, 11 pm (tape delay - 7 pm tip), Marty Brennaman, Billy Cunningham
Thu 2/6/86, Washington @ UCLA, ESPN, 11 pm, Ted Robinson, Dan Belluomini
Sat 2/8/86, UNCC @ Western Kentucky, ESPN, 7 pm, Bob Rathbun, Larry Conley
Sat 2/8/86, Kentucky @ Ole Miss, ESPN, 9 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
Mon 2/10/86, St John's @ Georgetown, ESPN, 8 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Mon 2/10/86, Bradley @ Illinois St, ESPN, 10 pm, Jim Thacker, Larry Conley
Tue 2/11/86, DePaul @ Old Dominion, ESPN, 8 pm, Jim Thacker, Larry Conley
Thu 2/13/86, Old Dominion @ VCU, ESPN, 7 pm, Bob Rathbun, Larry Conley
Thu 2/13/86, Maryland @ NC State, ESPN, 9 pm, Marty Brennaman, Len Elmore
Fri 2/14/86, Oregon St @ Washington, ESPN, 11 pm, Don Poier, Irv Brown
Sat 2/15/86, Virginia @ Georgia Tech, ESPN, 4 pm, Mike Patrick, Len Elmore
Sat 2/15/86, Mississippi St @ Kentucky, ESPN, 7 pm, John Sanders, Jack Givens
Sat 2/15/86, Alabama @ Auburn, ESPN, 9 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
Sat 2/15/86, Stanford @ California, ESPN, 11 pm, Wayne Hagin, Jim Barnett
Mon 2/17/86, Syracuse @ Pittsburgh, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Mon 2/17/86, Tulsa @ Wichita St, ESPN, 10 pm, Jim Thacker, Larry Conley
Tue 2/18/86, St John's @ Villanova, ESPN, 8 pm, Jim Kelly, Dick Vitale
Wed 2/19/86, Auburn @ Georgia, ESPN, 7 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
Wed 2/19/86, Florida St @ Louisville, ESPN, 9 pm, Fred White, Larry Conley
Thu 2/20/86, Maryland @ North Carolina, ESPN, 9 pm, Mike Patrick, Dan Bonner
Sat 2/22/86, Clemson @ Virginia, ESPN, 1:30 pm, Marty Brennaman, Billy Cunningham
Sat 2/22/86, Notre Dame @ Miami, ESPN, 7 pm, Harry Kalas, Jim Gibbons
Sat 2/22/86, Florida @ LSU, ESPN, 9 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
Sat 2/22/86, Arizona @ Oregon St, ESPN, 11 pm, Bill Romer, Bruce Larson
Mon 2/24/86, Connecticut @ Pittsburgh, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Mon 2/24/86, Kansas @ Oklahoma, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Jay Randolph, Gary Thompson
Wed 2/26/86, Louisville @ South Carolina, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jay Randolph, Gary Thompson
Wed 2/26/86, Syracuse @ St John's, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
* Thu 2/27/86, Old Dominion vs UNCC (at Birmingham - Sun Belt qtr), ESPN, 1 pm, ??, Larry Conley
* Thu 2/27/86, Jacksonville vs VCU (at Birmingham - Sun Belt qtr), ESPN, 3:30 pm, ??, Larry Conley
* Thu 2/27/86, UAB vs South Alabama (at Birmingham - Sun Belt qtr), ESPN, 7 pm, ??, Larry Conley
Thu 2/27/86, NC State @ Georgia Tech, ESPN, 9 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
Thu 2/27/86, Oregon St @ Stanford, ESPN, 11 pm, Ted Robinson, Dan Belluomini
* Fri 2/28/86, Jacksonville vs Old Dominion (at Birmingham - Sun Belt semi), ESPN, 7 pm, ??, Larry Conley
* Fri 2/28/86, UAB vs Western Kentucky (at Birmingham - Sun Belt semi), ESPN, 11:59 pm (tape delay - 9:30 pm tip), ??, Larry Conley
Sat 3/1/86, Virginia @ Maryland, ESPN, 1:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Billy Cunningham
Sat 3/1/86, Seton Hall @ St John's, ESPN, 7 pm, John Sanders, Bill Raftery
Sat 3/1/86, Jacksonville vs UAB (at Birmingham - Sun Belt final), ESPN, 9 pm, Bob Rathbun, Larry Conley
Sun 3/2/86, Xavier vs St Louis (at Indianapolis - Midw Coll final), ESPN, 2 pm, Andy McWilliams, Dick Vitale
Mon 3/3/86, Fairfield vs Holy Cross (at East Rutherford - MAAC final), ESPN, 7 pm, Fred White, Dick Vitale
Mon 3/3/86, St Joseph's vs West Virginia (at East Rutherford - A10 final), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Fred White, Dick Vitale
* Mon 3/3/86, Arizona @ UCLA, ESPN, 11:59 pm (tape delay - 9 pm tip), ??, ??
Wed 3/5/86, Tulsa vs Bradley (at Tulsa - MVC final), ESPN, 9 pm, Wayne Larrivee, Larry Conley
Thu 3/6/86, Syracuse vs Boston College (at New York - Big East qtr), ESPN, 1 pm, John Sanders, Dick Vitale
Thu 3/6/86, Georgetown vs Pittsburgh (at New York - Big East qtr), ESPN, 3:30 pm, John Sanders, Dick Vitale
Thu 3/6/86, St John's vs Seton Hall (at New York - Big East qtr), ESPN, 7 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Thu 3/6/86, Villanova vs Providence (at New York - Big East qtr), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Fri 3/7/86, Duke vs Wake Forest (at Greensboro - ACC qtr), ESPN, 12 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
Fri 3/7/86, Virginia vs NC State (at Greensboro - ACC qtr), ESPN, 2:30 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
Fri 3/7/86, Syracuse vs Georgetown (at New York - Big East semi), ESPN, 7 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Fri 3/7/86, St John's vs Villanova (at New York - Big East semi), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
* Fri 3/7/86, Maryland vs North Carolina (at Greensboro - ACC qtr), ESPN, 11:59 pm (tape delay - 7 pm tip), ??, ??
* Sat 3/8/86, Georgia Tech vs Clemson (at Greensboro - ACC qtr), ESPN, 2:30 am (tape delay - 9:30 pm tip), ??, ??
Sat 3/8/86, Duke vs Virginia (at Greensboro - ACC semi), ESPN, 1:30 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
Sat 3/8/86, Georgia Tech vs Maryland (at Greensboro - ACC semi), ESPN, 4 pm, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
Sat 3/8/86, St John's vs Syracuse (at New York - Big East final), ESPN, 7 pm, Len Berman, Bill Raftery
Sat 3/8/86, UTEP vs Wyoming (at Laramie, WY - WAC final), ESPN, 9 pm, Bill Howard, Carl Arky, Dave Logan
Sat 3/8/86, Montana St vs Montana (at Reno - Big Sky final), ESPN, 11 pm (jip - 10 pm tip), Wayne Dzubak, Bus Connor
Sun 3/9/86, Texas Tech vs Texas A&M (at Dallas - SWC final), ESPN, 2 pm, Merle Harmon, Larry Conley
Sun 3/9/86, Duke vs Georgia Tech (at Greensboro - ACC final), ESPN, 11:59 pm (tape delay - 1 pm tip), Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale
* Sun 3/23/86, Sacred Heart vs SE Missouri St (at Springfield - D2 final), ESPN, 12:30 am (tape delay), ??, ??
* any help on missing games or missing announcers appreciated
- On 11/26, ESPN televised a Dial Dick Vitale show hosted by Jim Kelly where Vitale fielded questions over the phone (each January, after the Tuesday night games, ESPN also ran a live edition of Dial Dick Vitale).
- ESPN carried the Raycom feed for many of the ACC telecasts.
- This season ESPN introduced the "Championship Week" concept by carrying many conference tournament games (including a doubleheader of title games from different leagues on 3/3 at the Meadowlands Arena).
- There were 3 separate telecasts of the ACC Tournament championship game with different announcer crews (live on Raycom to ACC markets, live on NBC to the rest of the country, and tape delay on ESPN).
USA
Fri 11/29/85, Duke vs St. John's (at MSG - Big Apple Classic semi), 7:00 pm, USA. Howard David, Bill Raftery
Fri 11/29/85, Kansas vs Louisville (at MSG - Big Apple Classic semi), 9:15 pm, USA. Howard David, Bill Raftery
Sun 12/1/85, Duke vs Kansas (at MSG - Big Apple Classic final), 9:00 pm, USA. Howard David, Bill Raftery
Sat 12/28/85, Iona vs James Madison (at MSG - ECAC Holiday Festival consolation), 12:30 pm, USA
Sat 12/28/85, St. John’s vs St. Bonaventure (at MSG - ECAC Holiday Festival Final), 2:30 pm, USA
Thu 1/2/86, Vanderbilt at Ole Miss, 8:00 pm, USA
Wed 1/8/86, Connecticut at Georgetown, 8:00 pm, USA. Al Albert, Jack Rohan
Thu 1/9/86, LSU at Alabama, 8:00 pm, USA. Al Albert, Jack Rohan
Mon 1/13/86, Notre Dame at BYU, 7:30 pm, USA
Wed 1/15/86, Syracuse at Georgetown, 8:00 pm, USA, Steve Grad, Jack Rohan
Thu 1/16/86, St. John's at Seton Hall, 2:00 am (tape delay - 9:00 pm tip), USA
Thu 1/16/86, Auburn at Alabama, 8:00 pm, USA, Bob Carpenter, Jack Rohan
Wed 1/22/86, Boston College at Pittsburgh, 8:00 pm, USA
Thu 1/23/86, Georgia at Kentucky, 8:00 pm, USA, Bob Carpenter, Jack Rohan
Sat 1/25/86, Georgetown at Boston College, 8:00 pm, USA, Steve Grad, Jack Rohan
Wed 1/29/86, Villanova at St. Johns, 8:00 pm, USA
Wed 1/29/86, Utah at Notre Dame, 10:00 pm (tape delay), USA
Thu 1/30/86, Georgia at Tennessee, 8:00 pm, USA
Mon 2/3/86, Maryland at Notre Dame, 7:30 pm, USA
Wed 2/5/86, Notre Dame at Dayton, 7:30 pm, USA
Wed 2/5/86, Syracuse at Seton Hall, 9:30 pm, USA
Thu 2/6/86, Florida at Auburn, 8:00 pm, USA, Al Albert, Jack Rohan
Wed 2/12/86, Villanova at Syracuse, 8:00 pm, USA, Al Albert, Jack Rohan
Thu 2/13/86, Kentucky at Alabama, 8:00 pm, USA, Bob Carpenter, Bucky Waters
Tue 2/18/86 Connecticut at Seton Hall, 2:00 am (tape delay - 9:00 pm tip), USA
Wed 2/19/86, Pittsburgh at Providence, 8:00 pm, USA
Thu 2/20/86, LSU at Vanderbilt, 8:00 pm, USA
Tue 2/25/86, DePaul at Notre Dame, 7:30 pm, USA
Wed 2/26/86, Boston College at Georgetown, 8:00 pm, USA
Thu 2/27/86, Kentucky at Tennessee, 8:00 pm, USA
Tue 3/5/86, Indiana at Michigan State, 8:00 pm, USA, Bob Carpenter, John Laskowski
SPN
During the 1980s, a range of cable channels aired college basketball games, making arrangements with specific conferences and teams in order to fill the schedule.
An example of these arrangements can be found through the example of the Satellite Program Network. During its existence (it changed its name to Tempo in 1986, before being sold to NBC and dissolved in 1989 for the use of its transponder space for CNBC), the Satellite Program Network served as a service that brokered programming rather than producing it, offering air time to anyone who could pay their fees, and thereby serving as a service that aired programming largely not present on cable otherwise.
In the case of its 1985-1986 college basketball programming, this status as a broker is reflected in the games aired. Within two exceptions, all broadcasts documented to date fit two different forms:
1) An arrangement to air all home games of Oral Roberts University, apparently with Oral Roberts paying over $100,000 for broadcast time;
2) A "game of the week" arrangement with the Missouri Valley Conference.
The Satellite Program Network is not an easy service to research (not aided by the frequent use of SPN as its identification in listings)- as such, while some newspapers (the Daily Oklahoman, Tampa Tribune, and Los Angeles Times) have been highly useful in this study, these listings are highly tentative and subject to correction.
And now, the broadcasts:
NOVEMBER
Tuesday 11/26:
Baylor-Oral Robers, 8:30, SPN. Announcers unknown
Saturday 11/30:
Texas Southern-Oral Roberts, 8:30, SPN. Announcers unknown
DECEMBER
Wednesday 12/4:
San Diego State-Oral Roberts, 8:30, SPN. Announcers unknown
Saturday 12/7:
Oklahoma State-Oral Roberts, 8:30, SPN. Announcers unknown
Saturday 12/14:
Texas A&M-Oral Roberts, 8:30, SPN. John Walls, Jim King
Thursday 12/19:
Oral Roberts-Tulsa, 8:30, SPN. Announcers unknown
Saturday 12/28:
Arkansas-Oral Roberts, 8:30, SPN. Announcers unknown
JANUARY
Thursday 1/2:
Tulsa-Oral Roberts, 8:30, SPN. Announcers unknown
Saturday 1/4:
Tulsa-West Texas, 1:00, SPN. Wayne Larrivee, Ron Jacober
Alabama State-Oral Roberts, 8:30, SPN. Bob Carpenter, Jim King
Wednesday 1/8:
Southern-Oral Roberts, 8:30, SPN. Announcers unknown
Saturday 1/11:
Bradley-Drake, 1:00, SPN. Wayne Larrivee, Ron Jacober
St. Louis-Oral Roberts, 8:30, SPN. Announcers unknown
Monday 1/13:
Evansville-Oral Roberts, 8:30, SPN. Announcers unknown
Saturday 1/18:
Wichita State-Indiana State, 1:00, SPN. Wayne Larrivee, Ron Jacober
Monday 1/20:
Hofstra-Notre Dame, 7:30, SPN. Announcers unknown
Tuesday 1/21:
BYU-Oral Roberts, 10:30, SPN. Announcers unknown
Saturday 1/25:
Indiana State-Illinois State, 1:00, SPN. Wayne Larrivee, Ron Jacober
FEBRUARY
Saturday 2/1:
Bradley-Tulsa, 1:00, SPN. Wayne Larrivee, Ron Jacober
Detroit-Oral Roberts, 8:30, SPN. Announcers unknown
Monday 2/3:
Loyola (IL)-Oral Roberts, 8:30, SPN. Announcers unknown
Saturday 2/8:
Tulsa-Drake, 1:00, SPN. Wayne Larrivee, Ron Jacober
Saturday 2/15:
Illinois State-Tulsa, 1:00, SPN. Wayne Larrivee, Ron Jacober
Saturday 2/22:
Wichita State-Bradley, 1:00, SPN. Wayne Larrivee, Larry Donald
Xavier-Oral Roberts, 8:30, SPN. Announcers unknown
Monday 2/24:
Butler-Oral Roberts, 8:30, SPN. Announcers unknown
MARCH
Saturday 3/1:
Creighton-Wichita State, 1:00, SPN. Wayne Larrivee, Ron Jacober
NCAA Tournament
Thu 3/13 (first round)
1 Duke vs 16 MVSU (at Greensboro), ESPN, 12 pm, Fred White, Bucky Waters
1 Kansas vs 16 NC A&T (at Dayton), ESPN, 2:30 pm, Tom Hammond, Billy Cunningham
7 Bradley vs 10 UTEP (at Ogden), ESPN, 4:30 pm, Frank Fallon, Bob Ortegel
4 Georgetown vs 13 Texas Tech (at Dayton), ESPN, 7 pm, Tom Hammond, Billy Cunningham
12 DePaul vs 5 Virginia (at Greensboro), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Fred White, Bill Raftery
3 North Carolina vs 14 Utah (at Ogden), CBS, 11:30 pm, Dick Stockton, Billy Packer
other NCAA Productions games
9 Temple vs 8 Jacksonville (at Dayton), NCAAProd, 12 pm, Mick Hubert, Jim Gibbons
2 Georgia Tech vs 15 Marist (at Baton Rouge), NCAAProd, 1 pm, Bob Carpenter, Joe Dean
2 Louisville vs 15 Drexel (at Ogden), NCAAProd, 2 pm, Frank Fallon, Lynn Shackelford
* 8 Old Dominion vs 9 West Virginia (at Greensboro), NCAAProd, 2:30 pm, ??, ??
10 Villanova vs 7 Virginia Tech (at Baton Rouge), NCAAProd, 3:30 pm, John Sanders, Jack Givens
4 Oklahoma vs 13 Northeastern (at Greensboro), NCAAProd, 7 pm, Bob Rathbun, Bucky Waters
3 Memphis St vs 14 Ball St (at Baton Rouge), NCAAProd, 8 pm, John Sanders, Jack Givens
6 UAB vs 11 Missouri (at Ogden), NCAAProd, 9 pm, Frank Fallon, Bob Ortegel
5 Michigan St vs 12 Washington (at Dayton), NCAAProd, 9:30 pm, Mick Hubert, Jim Gibbons
11 LSU vs 6 Purdue (at Baton Rouge), NCAAProd, 10:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Joe Dean
Fri 3/14 (first round)
4 Illinois vs 13 Fairfield (at Charlotte), ESPN, 12 pm, Mike Patrick, James Brown
14 Cleveland St vs 3 Indiana (at Syracuse), ESPN, 2:30 pm, Ralph Hacker, Dan Bonner
5 Maryland vs 12 Pepperdine (at Long Beach), ESPN, 5 pm, Mike Walden, Larry Conley
7 Navy vs 10 Tulsa (at Syracuse), ESPN, 7 pm, Ralph Hacker, Dan Bonner
6 NC State vs 11 Iowa (at Minneapolis), ESPN, 9 pm (jip - 8 pm tip), Frank Herzog, Gary Thompson
1 Kentucky vs 16 Davidson (at Charlotte), ESPN, 10 pm (jip - 9:30 pm tip), Mike Patrick, James Brown
8 Auburn vs 9 Arizona (at Long Beach), CBS, 11:30 pm, Verne Lundquist, Larry Conley
other NCAA Productions games
6 St Joseph's vs 11 Richmond (at Syracuse), NCAAProd, 12 pm, Mike Gorman, Ron Perry
2 Michigan vs 15 Akron (at Minneapolis), NCAAProd, 1 pm, Wayne Larrivee, Gary Thompson
* 4 UNLV vs 13 NE Louisiana (at Long Beach), NCAAProd, 2:30 pm, ??, ??
5 Alabama vs 12 Xavier (at Charlotte), NCAAProd, 2:30 pm, Jim Thacker, Dave Gavitt
7 Iowa St vs 10 Miami (OH) (at Minneapolis), NCAAProd, 3:30 pm, Frank Herzog, Gary Thompson
8 Western Ky vs 9 Nebraska (at Charlotte), NCAAProd, 7 pm, Jim Thacker, Dave Gavitt
1 St John's vs 16 Montana St (at Long Beach), NCAAProd, 9 pm, Mike Walden, Dick Kuchen
2 Syracuse vs 15 Brown (at Syracuse), NCAAProd, 9:30 pm, Mike Gorman, Ron Perry
14 Ark-LR vs 3 Notre Dame (at Minneapolis), NCAAProd, 10:30 pm, Wayne Larrivee, Gary Thompson
Sat 3/15 (second round) - tripleheader (all regionalized)
5 Michigan St vs 4 Georgetown (at Dayton), CBS, 12 pm, Gary Bender, Doug Collins
1 Duke vs 8 Old Dominion (at Greensboro), CBS, 2:15 pm, Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery
11 LSU vs 3 Memphis St (at Baton Rouge), CBS, 2:15 pm, Dick Stockton, Billy Packer
1 Kansas vs 9 Temple (at Dayton), CBS, 2:30 pm, Gary Bender, Doug Collins
2 Louisville vs 7 Bradley (at Ogden), CBS, 4:15 pm, Tim Ryan, Lynn Shackelford
2 Georgia Tech vs 10 Villanova (at Baton Rouge), CBS, 4:45 pm, Dick Stockton, Billy Packer
12 DePaul vs 4 Oklahoma (at Greensboro), CBS, 4:45 pm, Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery
3 North Carolina vs 6 UAB (at Ogden), CBS, 6:45 pm, Tim Ryan, Lynn Shackelford
Sun 3/16 (second round) - tripleheader (all regionalized)
5 Alabama vs 4 Illinois (at Charlotte), CBS, 12 pm, Mike Patrick, James Brown
7 Navy vs 2 Syracuse (at Syracuse), CBS, 12 pm, Gary Bender, Doug Collins
6 NC State vs 14 Ark-LR (at Minneapolis), CBS, 2:15 pm, Dick Stockton, Billy Packer
1 Kentucky vs 8 Western Ky (at Charlotte), CBS, 2:30 pm, Mike Patrick, James Brown
14 Cleveland St vs 6 St Joseph's (at Syracuse), CBS, 2:30 pm, Gary Bender, Doug Collins
8 Auburn vs 1 St John's (at Long Beach), CBS, 4:30 pm, Verne Lundquist, Larry Conley
7 Iowa St vs 2 Michigan (at Minneapolis), CBS, 4:45 pm, Dick Stockton, Billy Packer
4 UNLV vs 5 Maryland (at Long Beach), ESPN, 7 pm, Mike Walden, Larry Conley
Thu 3/20 (regional semifinals)
8 Auburn vs 4 UNLV (at Houston), ESPN, 6:30 pm, Fred White, Gary Thompson
11 LSU vs 2 Georgia Tech (at Atlanta), CBS, 9 pm (regional), Dick Stockton, Larry Conley
2 Louisville vs 3 North Carolina (at Houston), CBS, 9 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
1 Kentucky vs 5 Alabama (at Atlanta), CBS, 11:30 pm (tape delay - 6:30 pm tip), Dick Stockton, Larry Conley
Fri 3/21 (regional semifinals)
6 NC State vs 7 Iowa St (at Kansas City), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Tom Hammond, James Brown
1 Duke vs 12 DePaul (at East Rutherford), CBS, 10 pm (regional, tape delay - 9:30 pm tip), Gary Bender, Doug Collins
1 Kansas vs 5 Michigan St (at Kansas City), CBS, 10 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, James Brown
7 Navy vs 14 Cleveland St (at East Rutherford), CBS, 12:30 am (tape delay - 7 pm tip), Gary Bender, Doug Collins
Sat 3/22 (regional finals)
2 Louisville vs 8 Auburn (at Houston), CBS, 1:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
11 LSU vs 1 Kentucky (at Atlanta), CBS, 4 pm, Dick Stockton, Larry Conley
Sun 3/23 (regional finals)
1 Duke vs 7 Navy (at East Rutherford), CBS, 1:30 pm, Gary Bender, Doug Collins
1 Kansas vs 6 NC State (at Kansas City), CBS, 4 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Sat 3/29 (Final Four)
2 Louisville vs 11 LSU (at Dallas), CBS, 3:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
1 Duke vs 1 Kansas (at Dallas), CBS, 6 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
Mon 3/31 (championship)
2 Louisville vs 1 Duke (at Dallas), CBS, 9 pm, Brent Musburger, Billy Packer
* any help on missing announcers appreciated
- The ESPN studio announcers were Bob Ley and Dick Vitale - also true for most (maybe all) previous years.
- Jim Nantz made his NCAA tournament pbp debut.
NIT
Mon 3/24/86, Wyoming vs Florida (at New York - semi), USA, 7:00. Howard David, Bill Raftery
Mon 3/24/86, Ohio State vs Louisiana Tech (at New York - semi), USA, 9:00. Howard David, Bill Raftery
Wed 3/26/86, Ohio State vs Wyoming (at New York - final), USA, 9:00. Howard David, Bill Raftery