| Mode: | basketball |
| Year: | 1985–86 |
| Prev Year: | 1984–85 |
| Next Year: | 1986–87 |
| Team: | Richmond Spiders |
| Short Conf: | CAA |
| Record: | 23–7 |
| Conf Record: | 12–2 |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
The 1985–86 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1985–86 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA; formerly known as the ECAC South Conference) under head basketball coach Dick Tarrant and played its home games at the Robins Center.
Richmond finished second behind Navy in the CAA regular-season standings with a 12–2 conference record, and lost in the semifinal round of the CAA tournament. The Spiders received an at-large bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament. As No. 11 seed in the East region, Richmond lost to No. 6 seed Saint Joseph's, 60–59, in the opening round.
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See main article: 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. [2]
See main article: 1986 NBA draft.
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