1986–87 Austin Peay Governors basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1986–87 Austin Peay Governors basketball team represented Austin Peay State University during the 1986–87 season . The Governors, led by eighth-year head coach Lake Kelly , played their home games at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference .
After finishing fourth in the OVC regular season standings, Austin Peay won the OVC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament . In the opening round, the Governors upset No. 3 seed Illinois , 68–67.[ 2] upset of a No. 3 seed in the opening round by a No. 14 seed since the NCAA tournament expanded to a 64-team field in 1985. Austin Peay followed the win with another strong showing, but they fell to No. 6 seed and eventual Final Four participant Providence , 90–87 in OT.[ 3]
Roster
1986–87 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
Lawrence Mitchell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) —
Sr
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on
[ 4]
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Regular season
Nov 28, 1986 *
Centre L 83–85 0–1
Winfield Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee
Nov 29, 1986 *
at No. 11 Kentucky
L 69–71 0–2
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 5, 1986 *
vs. Alcorn State Marshall Memorial Invitational W 86–70 1–2
Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 6, 1986 *
at Marshall Marshall Memorial Invitational W 73–68 2–2
Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 9, 1986 *
at Rice
W 73–70 3–2
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Dec 11, 1986 *
at No. 7 Auburn
L 93–115 3–3
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Dec 13, 1986 *
at Evansville
W 69–66 4–3
Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Dec 16, 1986 *
at Missouri
L 73–79 4–4
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 18, 1986 *
at Minnesota
W 73–64[ 5] 5–4
Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 5, 1987 *
Memphis State L 67–82 8–5
Winfield Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee
Feb 27, 1987
at Murray State
L 68–69 16–11
Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky
Ohio Valley tournament
Mar 5, 1987 *(4)
(5) Morehead State Quarterfinals W 78–76 17–11
Murphy Athletic Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Mar 6, 1987 *(4)
at (1) Middle Tennessee Semifinals W 87–83 18–11
Murphy Athletic Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Mar 7, 1987 *(4)
vs. (3) Eastern Kentucky Championship game W 71–68 19–11
Murphy Athletic Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1987 *(14 SE)
vs. (3 SE) No. 11 Illinois First round W 68–67[ 2] [ 6] 20–11
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 14, 1987 *(14 SE)
vs. (6 SE) Providence Second round L 87–90 OT[ 3]
20–12
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
Sources[ 7] [ 8]
References
^ sports-reference.com 1986-87 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary ^ a b "Austin Peay Upsets No. 11 Illinois, 68-67" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved February 5, 2022 .^ a b Sell, Dave (March 15, 1987). "Providence Rallies, 90-87" . The Washington Post . Retrieved February 5, 2022 . ^ "1986-87 Austin Peay Governors Roster and Stats" . Retrieved February 5, 2022 .^ "Minnesota Surprised by Austin Peay, 73-64" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved February 5, 2022 .^ Gregory, Sean (March 18, 2008). "Top 10 NCAA tournament first round Upsets: (14) Austin Peay 68, (3) Illinois 67, 1987" . Time . Retrieved February 5, 2022 . ^ "Austin Peay Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF) . Austin Peay Athletics . Retrieved February 5, 2022 .^ "1986–87 Austin Peay Governors Schedule and Results" . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved February 5, 2022 .
