1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 9th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at UAB Arena. They finished the season 21–11, 10–4 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Southeast region. The Blazers fell in the opening round to eventual Final Four participant Providence, 90–68.

1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record22–9 (12–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dan Monson (1st season)
  • Tom Massimino
  • Jimmy Armstrong
Home arenaBJCC Coliseum
Seasons
1986–87 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Kentucky 12 2   .857 29 9   .763
Jacksonville 11 3   .786 19 11   .633
UAB 10 4   .714 21 11   .656
Virginia Commonwealth 7 7   .500 17 14   .548
UNC Charlotte 6 8   .429 18 14   .563
South Alabama 6 8   .429 14 14   .500
South Florida 3 11   .214 8 20   .286
Old Dominion 1 13   .071 6 22   .214
1987 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 00 Derrick Cooley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Birmingham, Alabama
G 3 Barry Bearden 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama
G 4 Tracy Foster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 21 Larry Wiksell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Ventura, California
G 24 Michael Charles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Birmingham, Alabama
G 25 Chris Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Alabaster, Alabama
F 30 Jason Carson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Pinckneyville, Illinois
C 31 Eddie Collins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Marion Junction, Alabama
G 32 James Ponder 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia
F 33 Reggie Turner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Birmingham, Alabama
F 34 Dylan Howard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Fort Wayne, Indiana
F 40 Larry Rembert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Orrville, Alabama
F 52 William DeVaughn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama
C 53 Alan Ogg 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Mount Olive, Alabama
F 55 Bruce Baker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Benton, Illinois
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 (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*
No. 12 Auburn L 58–68  0–1
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 29, 1986*
Longwood W 83–49  1–1
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 5, 1986*
vs. Hawaii Pacific
Apple Invitational
W 93–75  2–1
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Dec 6, 1986*
at Stanford
Apple Invitational
L 80–99  2–2
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Dec 5, 1986*
at Hawaii Pacific W 66–52  3–2
 
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Dec 12, 1986*
vs. Monmouth
TCBY Tip-Off
W 86–73  4–2
Statehouse Convention Center 
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 13, 1986*
at Arkansas–Little Rock
TCBY Tip-Off
L 73–74  4–3
Statehouse Convention Center 
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 20, 1986*
South Carolina State W 81–67  5–3
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 29, 1986*
Alaska Anchorage
UAB Classic
W 94–72  6–3
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 30, 1986*
Middle Tennessee
UAB Classic
W 93–91  7–3
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 3, 1987
at South Alabama W 85–80  8–3
(1–0)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 5, 1987
Old Dominion W 64–60  9–3
(2–0)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 8, 1987
Jacksonville L 69–77  9–4
(2–1)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 10, 1987
at Western Kentucky L 67–85  9–5
(2–2)
E.A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Jan 12, 1987
UNC Charlotte W 69–46  10–5
(3–2)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 17, 1987*
Bradley W 80–69  11–5
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 20, 1987
at VCU W 79–70  12–5
(4–2)
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 24, 1987*
No. 8 Temple L 60–67  12–6
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 26, 1987
at Jacksonville W 81–80  13–6
(5–2)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 31, 1987
at Old Dominion W 72–70  14–6
(6–2)
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 3, 1987*
at West Virginia L 64–79  14–7
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 5, 1987
VCU W 79–71  15–7
(7–2)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 7, 1987
South Alabama W 87–76  16–7
(8–2)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 9, 1987
South Florida L 67–81  16–8
(8–3)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 12, 1987
at UNC Charlotte L 67–76  16–9
(8–4)
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 14, 1987*
No. 5 DePaul L 71–83  16–10
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 18, 1987
at South Florida W 67–58  17–10
(9–4)
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Feb 21, 1987
Western Kentucky W 86–73  18–10
(10–4)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Sun Belt tournament
Feb 26, 1987*
vs. South Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 77–64  19–10
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Feb 27, 1987*
vs. Jacksonville
Semifinals
W 93–86  20–10
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Feb 28, 1987*
at Western Kentucky
Championship game
W 72–70  21–10
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1987*
(11 SE) vs. (6 SE) Providence
First round
L 68–90  21–11
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.

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References

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  1. ^ "1986–87 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UAB Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2022.