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

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

1986–87 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 2
Record32–4 (14–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDean Smith Center
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

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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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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.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "1986-87 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "North Carolina Tar Heels 1986-1987 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "North Carolina 113, Pennsylvania 82". UPI Archives. March 13, 1987. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "North Carolina, Syracuse Reach Final in East". The Washington Post. March 20, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2022.