April 1986: The Men’s Basketball Rules Committee adopts the 3-point shot for the 1986-87 season. April 1, 1986 46
March 12-15, 1986: California State University, Bakersfield, wins the first of 13 Division II Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships team titles between 1986 and 2004. March 15, 1986 46
Jan. 13-15, 1986: The NCAA drug-testing program is approved. The first testing was conducted at the Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships in November 1986. January 13, 1986 49
Jan. 13, 1986: George H.W. Bush is honored with the Theodore Roosevelt Award during his vice presidency. He was elected as president in 1988, making him the third president to receive the award. January 13, 1986 50
