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1986–87 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

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1986–87 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Fiesta Bowl Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferencePacific-10
Record18–12 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center (Capacity: 14,545)
Seasons
1986–87 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 UCLA 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
Arizona 13 5   .722 18 12   .600
Washington 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
California 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
Oregon State 10 8   .556 19 11   .633
Stanford 9 9   .500 15 13   .536
Oregon 8 10   .444 16 14   .533
Arizona State 6 12   .333 11 17   .393
Washington State 6 12   .333 10 18   .357
USC 4 14   .222 9 19   .321
1987 Pacific-10 Tournament winner
As of March 25, 1987[1]
Rankings from AP poll

The 1986–87 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished with an overall record of 18–12 (13–5 Pac-10) and reached the NCAA tournament, but lost in the opening round for the third consecutive year.

Roster

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1986–87 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Anthony Cook
So Van Nuys HS Los Angeles, CA
PG 11 Kenny Lofton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Washington HS East Chicago, IN
G 20 Craig McMillan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr    
G 22 Bruce Fraser 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Sr Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA
C 23 Tom Tolbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Cerritos College  
G 25 Steve Kerr Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Palisades Charter HS Los Angeles, CA
SF 32 Sean Elliott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Cholla HS Tucson, AZ
SF 35 Jud Buechler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Poway HS Poway, CA
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 (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 21, 1986*
No. 19 at No. 5 UNLV
Preseason NIT
L 87–92[2]  0–1
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 4, 1986*
No. 20 at San Diego State W 110–78  1–1
Peterson Gym 
San Diego, CA
Dec 6, 1986*
No. 20 Utah L 67–68  1–2
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Dec 8, 1986*
No. 20 at Northern Arizona W 76–69  2–2
Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, AZ
Dec 10, 1986*
Hawaii Pacific W 105–85  3–2
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Dec 13, 1986*
at No. 13 Georgetown L 74–82  3–3
Capital Centre 
Landover, MD
Dec 27, 1986*
St. Bonaventure
Fiesta Bowl Classic
W 70–64  4–3
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Dec 28, 1986*
Texas Tech
Fiesta Bowl Classic
W 53–40  5–3
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Pac-10 regular season
Jan 2, 1987
at Oregon State W 54–48  6–3
(1–0)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
Jan 4, 1987
at Oregon L 54–55 OT 6–4
(1–1)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
Jan 8, 1987
USC W 78–44  7–4
(2–1)
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Jan 10, 1987
UCLA
Rivalry
L 83–84  7–5
(2–2)
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Jan 15, 1987
at Washington State W 96–59  8–5
(3–2)
Friel Court 
Pullman, WA
Jan 17, 1987
at Washington W 73–72  9–5
(4–2)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
Jan 19, 1987
Stanford W 77–70  10–5
(5–2)
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Jan 22, 1987
California L 81–82 2OT 10–6
(5–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Jan 24, 1987*
at No. 9 Illinois L 63–67  10–7
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
Jan 29, 1987
at Arizona State
Rivalry
W 82–67  11–7
(6–3)
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, AZ
Feb 3, 1987
Arizona State
Rivalry
W 66–54  12–7
(7–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Feb 5, 1987
Oregon W 68–53  13–7
(8–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Feb 7, 1987*
No. 4 Iowa L 80–89[3]  13–8
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Feb 12, 1987
at UCLA
Rivalry
L 65–81  13–9
(8–4)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 14, 1987
Oregon State W 71–61  14–9
(9–4)
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Feb 17, 1987
at USC W 73–61  15–9
(10–4)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 19, 1987
Washington State W 84–58  16–9
(11–4)
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Feb 21, 1987
Washington W 81–70  17–9
(12–4)
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Feb 26, 1987
at Stanford L 73–75  17–10
(12–5)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
Mar 1, 1987
at California W 70–51  18–10
(13–5)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, CA
Pac-10 Tournament
Mar 6, 1987*
(2) vs. (7) Oregon
Pac-10 Tournament Quarterfinal
L 63–72  18–11
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1987*
(10 W) vs. (7 W) UTEP
First round
L 91–98 OT[4] 18–12
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources[5][6]

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "Rebels rally to overcome Arizona". Las Vegas Sun. November 21, 1986. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Gamble Pays Off as Iowa Comes From Behind to Defeat Arizona". Los Angeles Times. February 8, 1987. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Arizona Is Ousted by UTEP". Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1986. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "1986-87 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "Arizona Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletic Department. Retrieved July 21, 2019.