1986–87 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1986–87 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball | |
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Conference | Atlantic-10 Conference |
Record | 23–8 (15–3 A-10) |
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Home arena | WVU Coliseum |
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Temple † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1987 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1986–87 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1986-87 season. The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 9th-year head coach Gale Catlett, the Mountaineers finished second in the conference regular season standings, and received an at-large bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament as No. 7 seed in the East region.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 29, 1986* | George Mason | W 90–74 | 1–0 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Dec 13, 1986* | at No. 17 Pittsburgh | L 57–78 | 5–1 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 27, 1986* | Marshall Rivalry | W 69–67 | 7–1 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Feb 3, 1987* | UAB | W 79–64 | 15–5 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Atlantic-10 Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 1, 1987* | Duquesne Quarterfinals | W 74–60 | 22–6 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Mar 3, 1987* | Rhode Island Semifinals | W 80–58 | 23–6 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Mar 5, 1987* | at No. 8 Temple Championship game | L 57–70 | 23–7 | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 1987* | (7 E) | vs. (10 E) Western Kentucky First round | L 62–64 | 23–8 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern. |
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Rankings
References
- ^ "1986-87 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "2019–20 West Virginia Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). WVU Athletic Dept. Retrieved February 5, 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1986-87 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule". West Virginia University Athletic Department. Retrieved February 5, 2022.