1986–87 Temple Owls men's basketball team


The 1986–87 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1986–87 Temple Owls men's basketball
A–10 Regular Season Champions
A–10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record32–4 (17–1 A–10)
Head coach
Home arenaMcGonigle Hall
Seasons
1986–87 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

Roster

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1986–87 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Nate Blackwell (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr South Philadelphia HS Philadelphia, PA
G 21 Howard Evans 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr    
F 32 Mike Vreeswyk 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Morrisville HS  
F 33 Tim Perry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Freehold HS Freehold, NJ
C 44 Ramón Rivas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Pedro Albizu Campos Carolina, PR
C 45 Duane Causwell 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Benjamin N. Cardozo HS Queens, NY
F Derrick Brantley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr    
F Darrin Pearsall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
   
G Tom Katsikis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
   
G Jerome Dowdell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So    
F Shawn Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
   
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 1986*
at Virginia
Preseason NIT
W 79–75  1–0
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
Nov 22, 1986*
at Villanova
Preseason NIT
W 80–73  2–0
The Pavilion 
Philadelphia, PA
Nov 28, 1986*
vs. No. 5 UNLV
Preseason NIT
L 76-78  2-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Nov 29, 1986*
vs. Memphis State
Preseason NIT
W 67-59  3-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Dec 2, 1986*
at La Salle W 70–66  4–1
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 4, 1986*
Drexel W 78–58  5–1
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 8, 1986*
Penn W 103–67  6–1
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 13, 1986
at St. Bonaventure W 68–66  7–1
(1–0)
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
Dec 15, 1986*
No. 20 No. 11 UCLA W 81–76  8–1
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 20, 1986*
No. 20 at Villanova W 67–65  9–1
The Pavilion 
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 29, 1986*
No. 14 vs. Georgia Southern W 80–61  10–1
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, OH
Dec 30, 1986*
No. 14 at Toledo W 75–68  11–1
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, OH
Jan 3, 1987
No. 14 at Rhode Island W 81–68  12–1
(2–0)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
Jan 5, 1987
No. 8 George Washington W 77–73  13–1
(3–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 8, 1987*
No. 8 at No. 19 Kansas L 64–67  13-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
Jan 10, 1987
No. 8 at Rutgers W 71–58  14–2
(4–0)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 15, 1987
No. 11 Penn State W 66–49  15–2
(5–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 18, 1987
No. 11 vs. Saint Joseph's W 70–69  16–2
(6–0)
 
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 21, 1987
No. 8 Massachusetts W 72–60  17–2
(7–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 24, 1987*
No. 8 at UAB W 67–60  18–2
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, AL
Jan 26, 1987
No. 7 Rutgers W 76–56  19–2
(8–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 29, 1987
No. 7 Duquesne W 82–64  20–2
(9–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 2, 1987
No. 6 at Massachusetts W 72–59  21–2
(10–0)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Feb 5, 1987
No. 6 Rhode Island W 87–75  22–2
(11–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 7, 1987
No. 6 Saint Joseph's W 78–69  23–2
(12–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 9, 1987
No. 6 at Penn State W 73–70  24–2
(13–0)
Rec Hall 
University Park, PA
Feb 14, 1987
No. 6 at West Virginia W 67–57  25–2
(14–0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
Feb 17, 1987
No. 5 at Duquesne W 84–56  26–2
(15–0)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 19, 1987
No. 5 St. Bonaventure W 77–56  27–2
(16–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 21, 1987
No. 5 at George Washington W 88–77  28–2
(17–0)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Feb 24, 1987
No. 5 West Virginia L 61–64  28–3
(17–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Feb 28, 1987*
No. 5 George Washington W 77–69  29–3
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Mar 1, 1987*
No. 5 Saint Joseph's W 84–68  30–3
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Mar 5, 1987*
No. 8 West Virginia W 70–57  31–3
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1987*
(2 MW) No. 8 vs. (15 MW) Southern
NCAA tournament first round
W 75–56[3]  32–3
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, IL
Mar 15, 1987*
(2 MW) No. 8 vs. (10 MW) LSU
NCAA tournament second round
L 62–72[4]  32–4
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ [1]. Retrieved 2019-Apr-27.
  2. ^ 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2019-Apr-27.
  3. ^ "St. John's, Temple, LSU, DePaul Win". The Washington Post. March 14, 1987. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "LSU Knocks Off No. 8 Temple, 72-62". Orlando Sentinel. March 16, 1987. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  5. ^ 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2019-Apr-27.