The 1986–87 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Andy Russo, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.
| 1986–87 Washington Huskies men's basketball | |
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National Invitation Tournament, Quarterfinal | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 20–15 (10–8 Pac-10) |
| Head coach |
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| Home arena | Hec Edmundson Pavilion |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 UCLA † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1987 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of March 25, 1987[1] Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Huskies were 16–13 overall in the regular season and 10–8 in conference play, winning their final two games to tie for third in the standings.[2][3] The conference tournament debuted this year and third-seeded Washington advanced to the final,[4][5][6] but lost to host and top seed UCLA by twelve points.[7]
Washington played in the National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals.[8] They defeated Montana State in overtime in Bozeman,[9][10] then Boise State in Seattle,[11][12] but fell at Nebraska to end the season at 20–15.[13][14]
Postseason results edit
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Pacific-10 Tournament | |||||||||||
| Fri, March 6 7:00 pm |
(3) | vs. (6) Stanford Quarterfinal |
W 86–71 | 17–13 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California | ||||||
| Sat, March 7 3:00 pm |
(3) | vs. (7) Oregon Semifinal |
W 70–56 | 18–13 |
Pauley Pavilion (9,352) Los Angeles, California | ||||||
| Sun, March 8 1:00 pm |
(3) | at (1) No. 18 UCLA Final |
L 64–76 | 18–14 |
Pauley Pavilion (9,117) Los Angeles, California | ||||||
| National Invitation Tournament | |||||||||||
| Wed, March 11* 6:30 pm |
at Montana State First round |
W 98–90 OT | 19–14 |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (7,848) Bozeman, Montana | |||||||
| Mon, March 16* 7:30 pm |
Boise State Second round |
W 73–68 | 20–14 |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (4,480) Seattle, Washington | |||||||
| Sat, March 21* 11:35 am |
at Nebraska Quarterfinal |
L 76–81 | 20–15 |
Devaney Center (14,460) Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
References edit
- ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ^ Henkel, Cathy (March 2, 1987). "Huskies bump tumbling OSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- ^ "Welp's hook reels in win for Huskies". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 2, 1987. p. C2.
- ^ "Pac-10 Tourney". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 7, 1987. p. 1C.
- ^ "UW's towers put the hurt on Stanford". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. March 7, 1987. p. 25.
- ^ Bellamy, Ron (March 8, 1987). "Ducks sag, then fall to Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ Bellamy, Ron (March 9, 1987). "Bruins apply the facial, rule the Pac-10". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 5B.
- ^ "Russo didn't want to go, but Huskies going strong". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 21, 1987. p. 7D.
- ^ "Huskies survive 3-point barrage". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 12, 1987. p. C2.
- ^ "Huskies defeat Bobcats, 98-90". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. March 12, 1987. p. 3B.
- ^ Wilson, Bernie (March 17, 1987). "UW awaits foe". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. p. B1.
- ^ "Hill's rampage helps UW win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 17, 1987. p. 3D.
- ^ "Nebraska tops Washington". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 22, 1987. p. 6C.
- ^ "Nebraska muzzle Huskies". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 23, 1987. p. C3.
External links edit
- Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1986–87 basketball season