Draft:1986–87 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

1986–87 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
1986–87 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	14–12 (7–7 Ivy)
Head coach	Dick Kuchen (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Mucci; Tim O'Shea;
Captain	Ken Wheeler
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

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1986–87 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Penn	10	–	4	.714	13	–	14	.481
Princeton	9	–	5	.643	16	–	9	.640
Cornell	9	–	5	.643	15	–	11	.577
Dartmouth	7	–	7	.500	15	–	11	.577
Yale	7	–	7	.500	14	–	12	.538
Columbia	6	–	8	.429	12	–	14	.462
Harvard	4	–	10	.286	9	–	17	.346
Brown	4	–	10	.286	9	–	18	.333

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the Yale University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 1st year head coach Dick Kuchen, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 14–12, 7–7 in Ivy League play to tied for fourth place.^[1]

Roster

1986–87 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G/F	5	Jesse Washington	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Poughkeepsie, New York
G	10	Val Carlotti	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Bronx, New York
G/F	11	Ken Wheeler	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Springfield Gardens, New York
G	12	Peter White	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Williamsport, Pennsylvania
G	14	John Rice	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Washington, D.C.
C	15	Chris Dudley	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Solana Beach, California
F	21	Eric Mitchell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Chevy Chase, Maryland
F	22	Michael McMahon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	So	West Haven, Connecticut
F	24	Paul Maley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Los Alamos, New Mexico
F	32	Chad Ludington	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
G/F	34	Matt Whitehead	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Stamford, Connecticut
F	44	Brian Kasbar	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Summit, New Jersey
F	45	Arthur Mann	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Dick Kuchen

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Mucci
Tim O'Shea

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 29, 1986*	at Vermont	W 82–80	1–0	Patrick Gym (935) Burlington, Vermont
Dec 2, 1986*	Connecticut	W 77–75 ^OT	2–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,079) New Haven, Connecticut
Dec 5, 1986*	at Navy	L 63–92	2–1	Halsey Field House (3,700) Annapolis, Maryland
Dec 8, 1986*	Manhattanville	W 90–81	3–1	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (336) New Haven, Connecticut
Dec 9, 1986*	New Hampshire	W 76–62	4–1	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (417) New Haven, Connecticut
Dec 29, 1986*	vs. Miami (FL) Hurricane Classic	L 75–78 ^OT	4–2	(3,500) Miami, Florida
Dec 30, 1986*	vs. Massachusetts Hurricane Classic	W 62–59	5–2	(3,500) Miami, Florida
Jan 4, 1987*	Notre Dame	L 49–64	5–3	New Haven Coliseum (3,423) New Haven, Connecticut
Jan 7, 1987*	at Holy Cross	L 67–68	5–4	Hart Center (976) Worcester, Massachusetts
Ivy League regular season
Jan 10, 1987	Brown	W 83–79	6–4 (1–0)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (450) New Haven, Connecticut
Jan 12, 1987*	Lafayette	W 69–63	7–4	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (650) New Haven, Connecticut
Jan 16, 1987	Cornell	L 87–93	7–5 (1–1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (877) New Haven, Connecticut
Jan 17, 1987	Columbia	W 76–66	8–5 (2–1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (726) New Haven, Connecticut
Jan 24, 1987	at Brown	L 72–76	8–6 (2–2)	Marvel Gymnasium Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 27, 1987*	at Fairfield	L 81–86 ^OT	8–7	Alumni Hall (2,718) Fairfield, Connecticut
Jan 30, 1987	at Penn	W 81–80	9–7 (3–2)	The Palestra (3,152) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 31, 1987	at Princeton	W 62–50	10–7 (4–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 6, 1987	Dartmouth	W 89–71	11–7 (5–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,013) New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 7, 1987	Harvard	W 106–95	12–7 (6–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 10, 1987*	at Army	W 72–64	13–7	Christl Arena (727) West Point, New York
Feb 13, 1987	at Columbia	L 72–81	13–8 (6–3)	Levien Gymnasium (1,157) New York, New York
Feb 14, 1987	at Cornell	L 74–86	13–9 (6–4)	Barton Hall (5,100) Ithaca, New York
Feb 21, 1987	at Harvard	W 88–76	14–9 (7–4)	Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts
Feb 22, 1987	at Dartmouth	L 83–89	14–10 (7–5)	Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire
Feb 27, 1987	Princeton	L 64–67	14–11 (7–6)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (735) New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 28, 1987	Penn	L 74–78	14–12 (7–7)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,178) New Haven, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "1986—1987" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
^ "1986–87 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "Yale Game-By-Game Results" (PDF). Yale.prestosports.com.

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[1] "1986—1987" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

[2] "1986–87 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] "Yale Game-By-Game Results" (PDF). Yale.prestosports.com.

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