1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round, L 77–91 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	18–11 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton;
Home arena	Rupp Arena
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

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]

Schedule

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		–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 2*	No. 11	Texas Tech	W 66–60		–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 6*	No. 13	at No. 3 Indiana	L 66–71		–	–	–	Bloomington, IN
December 13*	No. 19	Lamar	W 71–56		–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 19*	No. 19	Iona UK Invitation Tournament	W 75–59		–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 20*	No. 18	Boston University UK Invitation Tournament	W 81–69		–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 27*	No. 18	at Louisville	W 85–51		–	–	–	Louisville, KY
December 30	No. 11	vs. Georgia	L 65–69		–	–	–	Louisville, KY
January 3	No. 11	at No. 5 Auburn	W 63–60		–	–	–	Auburn, AL
January 7	No. 9	Alabama	L 55–69		–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 10	No. 9	at Tennessee	L 68–75		–	–	–	Knoxville, TN
January 12	No. 9	at Mississippi State	W 57–49		–	–	–	Starkville, MS
January 14		Florida	W 67–62		–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 18		LSU	L 41–76		–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 21		at Vanderbilt	W 71–65		–	–	–	Nashville, TN
January 25*		No. 18 Navy	W 80–69		–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 28		at Ole Miss	L 65–76		–	–	–	Oxford, MS
January 31		Mississippi State	W 50–36		–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 4		No. 20 Auburn	W 75–71		–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 7		at No. 9 Alabama	W 70–69		–	–	–	Tuscaloosa, AL
February 11		Tennessee	W 91–84 ^OT		–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 14		at No. 19 Florida	L 56–74		–	–	–	Gainesville, FL
February 19		Vanderbilt	W 65–54		–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 21		at LSU	L 52–65		–	–	–	Baton Rouge, LA
February 25		at Georgia	L 71–79		–	–	–	Athens, GA
February 28		Ole Miss	W 64–63		–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 1*		No. 12 Oklahoma	W 75–74		–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 6*		vs. Auburn SEC Tournament	L 72–79		17 – Tie	6 – Madison	4 – Chapman	The Omni (13,279) Atlanta, GA
March 13* JP	(SE8)	vs. (SE9) 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

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

Eddie Sutton

Assistant coach(es)

Doug Barnes
Wayne Breeden
Dwane Casey
James Dickey

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-01-10

Awards

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

^ "1986-1987 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved 5 November 2013.
^ "1986-1987 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved 5 November 2013.
^ BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-10.
^ BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-10.

[1] "1986-1987 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved 5 November 2013.

[2] "1986-1987 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved 5 November 2013.

[3] BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-10.

[4] BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-10.

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