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1986–87 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team

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1986–87 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record24–6 (12–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Home arenaCorbett Sports Center
Seasons
1986–87 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Howard 13 1   .929 24 4   .857
North Carolina A&T 12 2   .857 24 6   .800
South Carolina State 9 5   .643 14 15   .483
Coppin State 7 6   .538 8 19   .296
Bethune–Cookman 6 8   .429 10 19   .345
Morgan State 5 9   .357 8 20   .286
Delaware State 3 11   .214 4 24   .143
Maryland Eastern Shore 0 13   .000 2 24   .077
Florida A&M   12 16   .429
1987 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by 8th-year head coach Don Corbett, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–6, 12–2 in MEAC play to finish in first place. They were champions of the MEAC tournament, winning the championship game over Howard, to earn an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament where they were defeated by No. 2 seed Alabama, 88–71, in the opening round.[1]

Roster

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1986–87 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G George Cale 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
F Claude Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr
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
Regular season
Dec 20, 1986*
at Southern W 72–69  2–1
F. G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 14, 1987*
at Georgia Tech L 67–83  4–3
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
1987 MEAC tournament
Mar 5, 1987*
Florida A&M
Quarterfinals
W 80–65  22–5
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 6, 1987*
South Carolina State
Semifinals
W 73–65  23–5
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 7, 1987*
Howard
Championship game
W 79–58  24–5
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
1987 NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1987*
(15 SE) vs. (2 SE) No. 9 Alabama
First Round
L 71–88  24–6
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Alabama 88, North Carolina A&T 71". UPI Archives. March 13, 1987. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina A&T Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.