1985–86 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

1985–86 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
TAAC Regular season champions
TAAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceTrans America Athletic Conference
Record23–11 (12–2 TAAC)
Head coach
Home arenaBarton Coliseum
1985–86 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas–Little Rock 12 2   .857 23 11   .676
Samford 8 6   .571 16 13   .552
Houston Baptist 7 7   .500 14 14   .500
Hardin–Simmons 7 7   .500 15 13   .536
Mercer 6 8   .429 15 14   .517
Centenary 6 8   .429 13 17   .433
Georgia Southern 6 8   .429 15 13   .536
Georgia State 4 10   .286 10 18   .357
Stetson - -   10 18   .357
1986 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by head coach Mike Newell, played their home games at Barton Coliseum and were members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. They finished the season with a record of 23–11, 12–2 in TAAC play. They won the 1986 TAAC men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. After knocking off No. 3 seed Notre Dame in the opening round, the Trojans lost to NC State, 80–66 in 2OT, in the round of 32.

With the NCAA Tournament's expansion to 64 teams the year prior, Arkansas–Little Rock joined Cleveland State as the first No. 14 seeds to defeat a No. 3 seed. Cleveland State followed their opening round victory with another to become the first No. 14 seed to reach the Sweet Sixteen.