1986 TAAC men's basketball tournament

1986 TAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198586
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
1985–86 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
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

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.

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.