1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record18–13 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
Seasons
1986–87 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

The 1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1986–87 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Sonny Smith, who was in his ninth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 18–13, 9–9 in SEC play. They defeated Kentucky to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Alabama. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated San Diego to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Indiana.[1]

The team lost Chuck Person to graduation and the NBA, and tried to offset the loss with sophomore transfer Aundrae Davis from West Virginia, but Davis was dismissed by coach Smith late in the season for violation of team rules.

Nevertheless, the team had a solid core with senior guards Gerald White and Frank Ford, junior forward Chris Morris, junior center Jeff Moore, and sophomore forward Mike Jones.

Roster

1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 15 Frank Ford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 Sr Osceola High School Kissimmee, Florida
F 34 Chris Morris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 Jr Frederick Douglass High School Atlanta, Georgia
F 13 Mike Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 So Columbus, Georgia
C 40 Jeff Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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 Jr Midfield High School Midfield, Alabama
G 12 Gerald White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 Sr Richmond Academy Augusta, Georgia
G Aundrae Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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 So College Park, GA
G 10 Terrence Howard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 Jr Southwest High School Southwest, AL
F 22 John Caylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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 Fr Morristown West High School Talbott, Tennessee
G 24 Derrick Dennison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 Fr Douglass High School Atlanta, Georgia
G 14 Johnny Lynn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Jr Beech High School Hendersonville, Tennessee
G 11 Melvin Haralson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 So Jackson, Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*
 No. 12 at UAB W 68-58  1-0
 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, AL
Dec 1, 1986*
 No. 7 Armstrong W 94-54  2-0
 Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Dec 11, 1986*
 No. 7 Austin Peay W 115-93  3-0
 Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Dec 13, 1986*
 No. 7 Southwestern Louisiana W 107-91  4-0
 Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Dec 15, 1986*
 No. 6 at Eastern Kentucky W 97-82  5-0
 McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, KY
Dec 18, 1986*
 No. 6 Augusta State W 89-66  6-0
 Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Dec 28, 1986*
 No. 5 vs. Iowa State
Sun Bowl Tournament 		W 89-87  7-0
 Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
Dec 29, 1986*
 No. 5 vs. Iowa State
Sun Bowl Tournament 		L 82-87  7-1
 Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
Jan 3, 1987
 No. 5 No. 11 Kentucky L 60-63  7-2 (0-1)
 Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Jan 7, 1987
 No. 13 Georgia W 62-58  8-2 (1-1)
 Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Jan 10, 1987
2:00 p.m., JPT 		No. 13 at Mississippi State W 66-52  9-2 (2-1)
 Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
Jan 14, 1987
 No. 10 Tennessee W 66-56  10-2 (3-1)
 Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Jan 17, 1987
 No. 10 at Vanderbilt L 75-91  10-3 (3-2)
 Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
Jan 21, 1987
 No. 17 at No. 13 Alabama L 82-88  10-4 (3-3)
 Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 24, 1987
2:30 p.m., JPT 		No. 17 Mississippi W 85-61  11-4 (4-3)
 Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Jan 28, 1987
7:00 p.m., JPT 		No. 18 at LSU L 73-75  11-5 (4-4)
 Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 31, 1987
 No. 18 No. 19 Florida W 81-68  12-5 (5-4)
 Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Feb 1, 1987
 No. 18 No. 3 UNLV L 85-104  12-6
 Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Feb 7, 1987
7:00 p.m., JPT 		No. 20 at Kentucky L 71-75  12-7 (5-5)
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
Feb 7, 1984
 No. 20 at Georgia L 71-75  12-8 (5-6)
 Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
Feb 9, 1987
 at No. 19 Florida W 84-70  13-8 (6-6)
 Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
Feb 11, 1987
 Mississippi State W 59-45  14-8 (7-6)
 Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Feb 14, 1987
 at Tennessee L 84-103  14-9 (7-7)
 Stokley Center 
Knoxville, TN
Feb 21, 1987
2:00 p.m., JPT 		No. 12 Alabama L 75-77  14-10 (7-8)
 Beard-Eaves Memorial Colisesum 
Auburn, AL
Feb 23, 1987
 Vanderbilt W 91-83  15-10 (8-8)
 Beard-Eaves Memorial Colliseum 
Auburn, AL
Feb 25, 1987
 at Mississippi L 67-73  15-11 (8-9)
 C.M. Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
March 1, 1987
2:00 p.m., JPT 		LSU W 100-62  16-11 (9-9)
 Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
March 6, 1987
, JPT 		(5) vs. (4) Kentucky
Second round 		W 79-72  17-11
 The Omni 
Atlanta, GA
March 7, 1987
, JPT 		(5) vs. (1) No. 9 Alabama
Semifinals 		L 68-87  17-12
 The Omni 
Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
March 12, 1987*
 (8 MW) vs. (9 MW) San Diego
First round 		W 62-61  18-12
 Hoosier Dome 
Indianapolis, IN
March 14, 1987*
 (8 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Indiana
Second round 		L 90-107  18-13
 Hoosier Dome 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central.

Rankings

Main article: 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ "1986-87 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved December 9, 2016.