1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round, L 77–91 vs. Ohio State
Conference Southeastern Conference
1986–87 record 18–11 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach Eddie Sutton
Home arena Rupp Arena

The 1986-87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1986-87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 18-11.[2]

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State

November 29*
 #11 Austin Peay W 71–69 
                Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY

December 2*
 #11 Texas Tech W 66–60 
                Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY

December 6*
 #13 at #3 Indiana L 66–71 
                 
Bloomington, IN

December 13*
 #19 Lamar W 71–56 
                Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY

December 19*
 #19 Iona
UK Invitation Tournament
W 75–59 
                Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY

December 20*
 #18 Boston University
UK Invitation Tournament
W 81–69 
                Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY

December 27*
 #18 at Louisville W 85–51 
                 
Louisville, KY

December 30
 #11 vs. Georgia L 65–69 
                 
Louisville, KY

January 3
 #11 at #5 Auburn W 63–60 
                 
Auburn, AL

January 7
 #9 Alabama L 55–69 
                Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY

January 10
 #9 at Tennessee L 68–75 
                 
Knoxville, TN

January 12
 #9 at Mississippi State W 57–49 
                 
Starkville, MS

January 14
  Florida W 67–62 
                Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY

January 18
  LSU L 41–76 
                Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY

January 21
  at Vanderbilt W 71–65 
                 
Nashville, TN

January 25*
  #18 Navy W 80–69 
                Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY

January 28
  at Ole Miss L 65–76 
                 
Oxford, MS

January 31
  Mississippi State W 50–36 
                Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY

February 4
  #20 Auburn W 75–71 
                Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY

February 7
  at #9 Alabama W 70–69 
                 
Tuscaloosa, AL

February 11
  Tennessee W 91–84 OT
                Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY

February 14
  at #19 Florida L 56–74 
                 
Gainesville, FL

February 19
  Vanderbilt W 65–54 
                Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY

February 21
  at LSU L 52–65 
                 
Baton Rouge, LA

February 25
  at Georgia L 71–79 
                 
Athens, GA

February 28
  Ole Miss W 64–63 
                Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY

March 1*
  #12 Oklahoma W 75–74 
                Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY

March 6*
  vs. Auburn
SEC Tournament
L 72–79 
 17  Tie  6  Madison  4  Chapman  The Omni (13,279)
Atlanta, GA

March 13*
 JP
(SE8)  vs. (SE9) Ohio State
NCAA Tournament
L 77–91  18–11
 23  Davender  5  Lock  5  Davender  The Omni (15,128)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

[3]

Roster

1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 14 Andrews, PaulPaul Andrews (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Laurel County London, KY
F 25 Bennett, WinstonWinston Bennett  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Male Louisville, KY
G 10 Blackmon, JamesJames Blackmon (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Marion Marion, IN
G 20 Bruce, SteveSteve Bruce 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Woodford County Versailles, KY
G 3 Chapman, RexRex Chapman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Apollo Owensboro, KY
G 15 Davender, EdEd Davender 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Boys and Girls Brooklyn, NY
F 55 Jenkins, CedricCedric Jenkins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Terrell County Dawson, GA
C 44 Lock, RobRob Lock 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Reedley Reedley, CA
F 42 Madison, RichardRichard Madison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Northside Memphis, TN
G 4 Miller, DerrickDerrick Miller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Baptist Bible Savannah, GA
C 50 Scott, MikeMike Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Greenup County South Shore, KY
G 21 Shigg, TerryTerry Shigg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Central Rapid City, SD
F 30 Thomas, IrvingIrving Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Carol City Miami, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2016-01-10

Awards

Rex Chapman

Ed Davender

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References

  1. "1986-1987 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  2. "1986-1987 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  3. BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-10.
  4. BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-10.
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