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1986–87 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1986–87 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record16–13 (7–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Perry Clark (5th season)
  • Kevin Cantwell (1st season)
  • Jimmy Hebron (6th season)
Home arenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
1986–87 ACC men's basketball standings
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

Roster edit

1986–87 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Craig Neal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Washington, Indiana
G 13 Brian Oliver 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Smyrna, Georgia
G 33 Duane Ferrell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland
G 45 Bruce Dalrymple 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Manhattan, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

[1]

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 28, 1986*
 No. 6 vs. Stanford W 67–65  1–0
 Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Nov 29, 1986*
 No. 6 at Richmond L 62–67  1–1
 Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 1, 1986*
 No. 15 Penn W 84–57  2–1
 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 3, 1986*
 No. 15 Georgia W 72–66  3–1
 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 13, 1986*
 No. 16 at LSU L 49–52  3–2
 LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 20, 1986*
 vs. Boston College W 65–62  4–2
  
 
Dec 21, 1986*
 vs. SMU W 63–54  5–2
  
 
Dec 27, 1986*
 vs. Rutgers W 79–61  6–2
  
 
Mar 1, 1987
 vs. No. 2 North Carolina L 76–92  16–11
(7–7) 		The Omni 
Atlanta, Georgia
ACC Tournament
Mar 6, 1987*
 vs. Virginia
Quarterfinals 		L 54–55  16–12
 Capital Centre 
Landover, Maryland
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1987*
 (7 MW) vs. (10 MW) LSU
First round 		L 79–85  16–13
 Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Rankings edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "1986-87 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "2020–21 Georgia Tech Men's Basketball Information Guide". Georgia Tech Athletics. p. 119. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
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