| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 1985–86 |
| Prev Year: | 1984–85 |
| Next Year: | 1986–87 |
| Team: | Missouri Tigers |
| Conference: | Big Eight Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 8 |
| Record: | 21–14 |
| Conf Record: | 8–6 |
| Head Coach: | Norm Stewart |
| Hc Year: | 19th |
| Asst Coach1: | Bob Sundvold |
| Ac1 Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach2: | Rich Daly |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach3: | Anthony Smith |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st |
| Arena: | Hearnes Center |
| Champion: | Rainbow Classic champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | first round |
The 1985–86 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers finished 4th in the Big Eight regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. The Tigers were beaten by No. 6 seed UAB, 66–64, in the opening round[1] and finished with an overall record of 21–14 (8–6 Big Eight).
|-!colspan=9 style=| Non-Conference Regular Season|-!colspan=9 style=| Big Eight Regular Season
|-!colspan=9 style=| Big Eight Conference tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament[2]
See main article: 1985-86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. [3]