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

1986–87 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
1986–87 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	16–13 (7–7 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Cremins (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Perry Clark (5th season); Kevin Cantwell (1st season); Jimmy Hebron (6th season);
Home arena	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
	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 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

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

Bobby Cremins (South Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Perry Clark (Gettysburg)
Kevin Cantwell
Jimmy Hebron

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

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

References

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

[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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v t e Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
Venues	Heisman Gym (1938–1956) Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1956–2011) Philips Arena & Gwinnett Center (2011–2012) McCamish Pavilion (2012–present)
Culture & lore	Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" Georgia Tech Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–08 1908–09 1909–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics