1985–86 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 1985–86 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1985–86 season. The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 8th-year head coach Gale Catlett, the Mountaineers finished tied for second in the conference regular season standings, and received an at-large bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region.

Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Regular Season

!colspan=9 style=| Atlantic-10 Tournament

!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament