The 1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton and the team finished the season with an overall record of 32–4. After winning the SEC Tournament the Wildcats were invited to the 1985 NCAA Tournament as a #1 seed. Kentucky advanced to the Elite 8 with victories over Davidson, Western Kentucky and Alabama. But their season came to an end after losing to the #11 seed L.S.U. Tigers 59–57.

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style=| SEC Regular Season

!colspan=9 style=| SEC Tournament

!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament

References