1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
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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]
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NCAA tournament, Round of 64 | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 18–11 (10–8 SEC) |
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Home arena | Rupp Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Alabama † | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1987 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Schedule
editDate 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 71–69 | 1–0 |
– | – | – | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||
December 2* |
No. 11 | Texas Tech | W 66–60 | 2–0 |
– | – | – | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||
December 6* |
No. 13 | at No. 3 Indiana Indiana–Kentucky rivalry |
L 66–71 | 2–1 |
– | – | – | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||
December 13* |
No. 19 | Lamar | W 71–56 | 3–1 |
– | – | – | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||
December 19* |
No. 19 | Iona UK Invitation Tournament |
W 75–59 | 4–1 |
– | – | – | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||
December 20* |
No. 18 | Boston University UK Invitation Tournament |
W 81–69 | 5–1 |
– | – | – | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||
December 27* |
No. 18 | at Louisville | W 85–51 | 6–1 |
– | – | – | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||
December 30 |
No. 11 | vs. Georgia | L 65–69 | 6–2 (0–1) |
– | – | – | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||
January 3 |
No. 11 | at No. 5 Auburn | W 63–60 | 7–2 (1–1) |
– | – | – | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL | |||
January 7 JPT |
No. 9 | Alabama | L 55–69 | 7–3 (1–2) |
– | – | – | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||
January 10 |
No. 9 | at Tennessee | L 68–75 | 7–4 (1–3) |
– | – | – | Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, TN | |||
January 12 |
No. 9 | at Mississippi State | W 57–49 | 8–4 (2–3) |
– | – | – | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | |||
January 14 |
Florida | W 67–62 | 9–4 (3–3) |
– | – | – | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||
January 18 ABC |
LSU | L 41–76 | 9–5 (3–4) |
– | – | – | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||
January 21 JPT |
at Vanderbilt | W 71–65 | 10–5 (4–4) |
– | – | – | Memorial Coliseum Nashville, TN | ||||
January 25* |
No. 18 Navy | W 80–69 | 11–5 |
– | – | – | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||
January 28 |
at Ole Miss | L 65–76 | 11–6 (4–5) |
– | – | – | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS | ||||
January 31 JPT |
Mississippi State | W 50–36 | 12–6 (5–5) |
– | – | – | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||
February 4 JPT |
No. 20 Auburn | W 75–71 | 13–6 (6–5) |
– | – | – | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||
February 7 |
at No. 9 Alabama | W 70–69 | 14–6 (7–5) |
– | – | – | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
February 11 |
Tennessee | W 91–84 OT | 15–6 (8–5) |
26 – Chapman | 7 – Jenkins | 6 – Davender | Rupp Arena (23,002) Lexington, KY | ||||
February 14 JPT |
at No. 19 Florida | L 56–74 | 15–7 (8–6) |
– | – | – | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||
February 19 |
Vanderbilt | W 65–54 | 16–7 (9–6) |
– | – | – | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||
February 21 |
at LSU | L 52–65 | 16–8 (9–7) |
– | – | – | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
February 25 JPT |
at Georgia | L 71–79 | 16–9 (9–8) |
– | – | – | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | ||||
February 28 |
Ole Miss | W 64–63 | 17–9 (10–8) |
– | – | – | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||
March 1* |
No. 12 Oklahoma | W 75–74 | 18–9 |
– | – | – | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||
March 6 JPT |
(4) | vs. (5) Auburn SEC tournament |
L 72–79 | 18–10 |
17 – Tie | 6 – Madison | 4 – Chapman | The Omni (13,279) Atlanta, GA | |||
March 13* |
(8 SE) | vs. (9 SE) 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. |
Roster
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Season summary
edit- 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 left to force overtime, where the Wildcats eventually won.[4]
Rankings
editAwards
edit- 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)
References
edit- ^ "1986–1987 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ "1986–1987 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-10.
- ^ 50 Greatest UK Basketball Wins of All Time: 50–41. Retrieved 2019-Jan-08.
- ^ BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-10.