1986β87 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team
1986β87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Round of 64 | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 18β11 (10β8 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Rupp Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Alabama β | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 5 | .848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 24 | – | 15 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β 1987 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1986β87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the: 1986β87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton and theββteam finished the season with an overall record of 18β11.
Scheduleβ»
Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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November 29* |
No. 11 | Austin Peay | W 71β69 | 1β0 |
β | β | β | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||
December 2* |
No. 11 | Texas Tech | W 66β60 | 2β0 |
β | β | β | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||
December 6* |
No. 13 | at No. 3 Indiana IndianaβKentucky rivalry |
L 66β71 | 2β1 |
β | β | β | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||
December 13* |
No. 19 | Lamar | W 71β56 | 3β1 |
β | β | β | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||
December 19* |
No. 19 | Iona UK Invitation Tournament |
W 75β59 | 4β1 |
β | β | β | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||
December 20* |
No. 18 | Boston University UK Invitation Tournament |
W 81β69 | 5β1 |
β | β | β | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||
December 27* |
No. 18 | at Louisville | W 85β51 | 6β1 |
β | β | β | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||
December 30 |
No. 11 | vs. Georgia | L 65β69 | 6β2 (0β1) |
β | β | β | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||
January 3 |
No. 11 | at No. 5 Auburn | W 63β60 | 7β2 (1β1) |
β | β | β | BeardβEavesβMemorial Coliseum Auburn, AL | |||
January 7 JPT |
No. 9 | Alabama | L 55β69 | 7β3 (1β2) |
β | β | β | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||
January 10 |
No. 9 | at Tennessee | L 68β75 | 7β4 (1β3) |
β | β | β | Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, TN | |||
January 12 |
No. 9 | at Mississippi State | W 57β49 | 8β4 (2β3) |
β | β | β | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | |||
January 14 |
Florida | W 67β62 | 9β4 (3β3) |
β | β | β | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||
January 18 ABC |
LSU | L 41β76 | 9β5 (3β4) |
β | β | β | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||
January 21 JPT |
at Vanderbilt | W 71β65 | 10β5 (4β4) |
β | β | β | Memorial Coliseum Nashville, TN | ||||
January 25* |
No. 18 Navy | W 80β69 | 11β5 |
β | β | β | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||
January 28 |
at Ole Miss | L 65β76 | 11β6 (4β5) |
β | β | β | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS | ||||
January 31 JPT |
Mississippi State | W 50β36 | 12β6 (5β5) |
β | β | β | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||
February 4 JPT |
No. 20 Auburn | W 75β71 | 13β6 (6β5) |
β | β | β | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||
February 7 |
at No. 9 Alabama | W 70β69 | 14β6 (7β5) |
β | β | β | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
February 11 |
Tennessee | W 91β84 | 15β6 (8β5) |
26 β Chapman | 7 β Jenkins | 6 β Davender | Rupp Arena (23,002) Lexington, KY | ||||
February 14 JPT |
at No. 19 Florida | L 56β74 | 15β7 (8β6) |
β | β | β | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||
February 19 |
Vanderbilt | W 65β54 | 16β7 (9β6) |
β | β | β | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||
February 21 |
at LSU | L 52β65 | 16β8 (9β7) |
β | β | β | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
February 25 JPT |
at Georgia | L 71β79 | 16β9 (9β8) |
β | β | β | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | ||||
February 28 |
Ole Miss | W 64β63 | 17β9 (10β8) |
β | β | β | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||
March 1* |
No. 12 Oklahoma | W 75β74 | 18β9 |
β | β | β | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||
March 6 JPT |
(4) | vs. (5) Auburn SEC tournament |
L 72β79 | 18β10 |
17 β Tie | 6 β Madison | 4 β Chapman | The Omni (13,279) Atlanta, GA | |||
March 13* |
(8 SE) | vs. (9 SE) Ohio State NCAA tournament |
L 77β91 | 18β11 |
23 β Davender | 5 β Lock | 5 β Davender | The Omni (15,128) Atlanta, GA | |||
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast. |
Rosterβ»
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Season summaryβ»
- Feb. 11 vs. Tennessee: Kentucky rallied from 10 down with 1:13 left in the "game." Rex Chapman hit a running 12-footer over Tennessee's Doug Roth with three seconds leftββto force overtime, "where the Wildcats eventually won."
Rankingsβ»
Main article: 1986β87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Awardsβ»
- 1st Team All-SEC (Coaches)
- 2nd Team All-SEC (AP, UPI)
- Freshman All-SEC
Ed Davender
- 2nd Team All-SEC (UPI)
- 3rd Team All-SEC (AP)
Referencesβ»
- ^ "1986β1987 Kentucky Wildcats Roster. And Stats". Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ "1986β1987 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-10.
- ^ 50 Greatest UK Basketball Wins of All Time: 50β41. Retrieved 2019-Jan-08.
- ^ BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-10.