1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	18–13 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach	Sonny Smith (9th season);
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1986–87 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Sonny Smith, who was in his ninth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 18–13, 9–9 in SEC play. They defeated Kentucky to advance to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Alabama. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated San Diego to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Indiana.^[1]

The team lost Chuck Person to graduation and the NBA, and tried to offset the loss with sophomore transfer Aundrae Davis from West Virginia, but Davis was dismissed by coach Smith late in the season for violation of team rules.

Nevertheless, the team had a solid core with senior guards Gerald White and Frank Ford, junior forward Chris Morris, junior center Jeff Moore, and sophomore forward Mike Jones.

Roster

1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	15	Frank Ford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Osceola High School	Kissimmee, Florida
F	34	Chris Morris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Fredrick Douglass High School	Atlanta, Georgia
F	13	Mike Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Columbus, Georgia
C	40	Jeff Moore	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Midfield High School	Midfield, Alabama
G	12	Gerald White	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr	Richmond Academy	Augusta, Georgia
G		Aundrae Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	College Park, GA
G	10	Terrence Howard	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	Southwest High School	Southwest, AL
F	22	John Caylor	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Morristown West High School	Talbott, Tennessee
G	24	Derrick Dennison	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Douglass High School	Atlanta, Georgia
G	14	Johnny Lynn	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Beech High School	Hendersonville, Tennessee
G	11	Melvin Haralson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Jackson, Mississippi

Head coach

Sonny Smith (Milligan)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Rankings

References

^ "1986-87 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved 9 December 2016.

[1] "1986-87 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved 9 December 2016.

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