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1986–87 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
1986–87 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 2
Record	32–4 (14–0 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (25th season);
Assistant coaches	Bill Guthridge (19th season); Roy Williams (9th season); Dick Harp (1st season);
Home arena	Dean Smith Center
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 North Carolina	14	–	0	1.000	32	–	4	.889
No. 13 Clemson	10	–	4	.714	25	–	6	.806
No. 17 Duke	9	–	5	.643	24	–	9	.727
Virginia	8	–	6	.571	21	–	10	.677
Georgia Tech	7	–	7	.500	16	–	13	.552
NC State †	6	–	8	.429	20	–	14	.588
Wake Forest	2	–	12	.143	14	–	15	.483
Maryland	0	–	14	.000	9	–	17	.346

† 1987 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.^[1]

Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels completed yet another impressive season in a long line of impressive seasons, with an ACC regular season title, a top-five ranking, and a trip to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament to show for it. ^[2]

Roster

1986–87 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Jeff Denny	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Rural Hall, North Carolina
G	11	Rodney Hyatt	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	—	Fr	Wadesboro, North Carolina
G	14	Jeff Lebo	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Carlisle, Pennsylvania
F	20	Steve Bucknall	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	London, England
G	21	Michael Norwood	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Henderson, North Carolina
F	24	Joe Wolf	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Kohler, Wisconsin
G	30	Kenny Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	New York City, New York
G	33	Ranzino Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
F	34	J. R. Reid	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Virginia Beach, Virginia
F/C	35	Dave Popson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Ashley, Pennsylvania
C	42	Scott Williams	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Hacienda Heights, California
F	43	Curtis Hunter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Durham, North Carolina
F	45	Marty Hensley	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Marion, North Carolina

Head coach

Dean Smith (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 28, 1986*	No. 1	at Hawaii	W 98–78	1–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 1, 1986*	No. 1	at UCLA	L 84–89	1–1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Dec 3, 1986*	No. 1	Stetson	W 100–64	2–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 6, 1986*	No. 1	Miami	W 122–77	3–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 13, 1986*	No. 5	Jacksonville	W 98–69	4–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 20, 1986*	No. 4	No. 5 Illinois	W 90–77	5–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 22, 1986*	No. 4	Furman	W 95–65	6–1	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Dec 27, 1986*	No. 4	Kansas State	W 81–62	7–1	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
Dec 29, 1986*	No. 4	No. 2 Purdue The Dallas Morning News Classic	W 94–81	8–1	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
Dec 30, 1986*	No. 4	at Southern Methodist The Dallas Morning News Classic	W 88–86 ^OT	9–1	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
Jan 3, 1987*	No. 4	at La Salle	W 79–72	10–1	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Jan 8, 1987	No. 3	vs. Maryland	W 98–65	11–1 (1-0)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 10, 1987	No. 3	at No. 17 Duke	W 85–77	12–1 (2-0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Jan 14, 1987	No. 3	at Virginia	W 95–80	13–1 (3-0)	University Hall Charlottesville, VA
Jan 18, 1987	No. 2	vs. No. 17 NC State	W 96–78	14–1 (4-0)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 22, 1987	No. 2	at Wake Forest	W 79–53	15–1 (5-0)	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Jan 24, 1987	No. 2	vs. Georgia Tech	W 92–55	16–1 (6-0)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 28, 1987	No. 1	at No. 14 Clemson	W 108–99	17–1 (7-0)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Feb 1, 1987*	No. 1	at Notre Dame	L 58–60	17–2	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
Feb 5, 1987	No. 3	at NC State	W 96–79	18–2 (8-0)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Feb 8, 1987	No. 3	vs. Virginia	W 74–73	19–2 (9-0)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 11, 1987	No. 3	vs. Wake Forest	W 94–85	20–2 (10-0)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 14, 1987	No. 3	at Maryland	W 93–86	21–2 (11-0)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD
Feb 15, 1987*	No. 3	vs. Marquette	W 83–74	22–2	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 18, 1987*	No. 3	vs. East Tennessee State	W 118–65	23–2	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 21, 1987	No. 2	vs. No. 10 Clemson	W 96–80	24–2 (12–0)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 26, 1987	No. 2	vs. No. 17 Duke	W 77–71	25–2 (13–0)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Mar 1, 1987	No. 2	vs. Georgia Tech	W 92–76	26–2 (14–0)	The Omni Atlanta, GA
ACC Tournament
Mar 6, 1987	(1) No. 2	at (8) Maryland Quarterfinals	W 82–63	27–2	Capital Centre Landover, MD
Mar 7, 1987	(1) No. 2	vs. (4) Virginia Semifinals	W 84–82 ^2OT	28–2	Capital Centre Landover, MD
Mar 8, 1987	(1) No. 2	vs. (6) NC State Championship	L 67–68	28–3	Capital Centre Landover, MD
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1987*	(1 E) No. 2	vs. (16 E) Penn First round	W 113–82^[3]	29–3	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Mar 14, 1987*	(1 E) No. 2	vs. (9 E) Michigan Second Round	W 109–97	30–3	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Mar 19, 1987*	(1 E) No. 2	vs. (5 E) No. 18 Notre Dame Sweet Sixteen	W 74–68^[4]	31–3	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 21, 1987*	(1 E) No. 2	vs. (2 E) No. 10 Syracuse Elite Eight	L 75–79	31–4	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East region. All times are in Eastern Time.