1985–86 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team

1985–86 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceEastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro
Record19–12 (11–5 ECACM)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCann Recreation Center
1985–86 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson133 .813228  .733
Marist115 .6881912  .613
Loyola (MD)106 .6251612  .571
Wagner106 .6251613  .552
Saint Francis (PA)88 .5001018  .357
Robert Morris610 .3751018  .357
Monmouth*610 .375919  .321
St. Francis (NY)412 .250919  .321
Long Island412 .250919  .321
1986 ECAC Metro tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

The 1985–86 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by second-year head coach Matthew Furjanic Jr., played their home games at the James J. McCann Recreation Center in Poughkeepsie, New York as members of the ECAC Metro Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 11–5 in ECACM play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the ECAC tournament, they advanced to the championship game, where they defeated top-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson 57–56 in overtime to win the school's first ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament title. The Red Foxes earned the automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament, receiving a 15 seed in the Southeast region. They were defeated in the first round 53–68 by No. 6 Georgia Tech.