1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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]

1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record18–11 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaRupp Arena
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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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.

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Roster

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1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 14 Paul Andrews (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Laurel County London, KY
F 25 Winston Bennett   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Male Louisville, KY
G 10 James Blackmon (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Marion Marion, IN
G 20 Steve Bruce 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Woodford County Versailles, KY
G 3 Rex Chapman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Apollo Owensboro, KY
G 15 Ed Davender 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Boys and Girls Brooklyn, NY
F 55 Cedric Jenkins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Terrell County Dawson, GA
C 44 Rob Lock 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Reedley Reedley, CA
F 42 Richard Madison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Northside Memphis, TN
G 4 Derrick Miller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Baptist Bible Savannah, GA
C 50 Mike Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Greenup County South Shore, KY
G 21 Terry Shigg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Central Rapid City, SD
F 30 Irving Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Carol City Miami, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2016-01-10

Season summary

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  • 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

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Awards

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Rex Chapman

  • 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)

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References

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  1. ^ "1986–1987 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  2. ^ "1986–1987 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  3. ^ BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-10.
  4. ^ 50 Greatest UK Basketball Wins of All Time: 50–41. Retrieved 2019-Jan-08.
  5. ^ BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-10.