1986–87 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Yoder, coaching his fifth season with Wisconsin. The Badgers finished 14-17, 4-14 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place.

1986–87 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record14–17 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brad McNulty (5th season)
  • Ray McCallum (2nd season)
  • Chris Benetti (1st season)
Home arenaWisconsin Field House
Seasons
1986–87 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Indiana 15 3   .833 30 4   .882
No. 7 Purdue 15 3   .833 25 5   .833
No. 6 Iowa 14 4   .778 30 5   .857
No. 11 Illinois 13 5   .722 23 8   .742
Michigan 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Ohio State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Michigan State 6 12   .333 11 17   .393
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 14 17   .452
Minnesota 2 16   .111 9 19   .321
Northwestern 2 16   .111 7 21   .250
As of March 30, 1987[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1986–87 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Mike Heineman (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Connersville, Indiana
G 14 Rodney Tapp 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Evansville, Indiana
G 20 Byron Robinson   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Springfield, Illinois
G 22 Pollis Robertson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Wayne, Michigan
G 24 Shelton Smith, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
G/F 30 Tom Molaski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Grafton, Wisconsin
G 32 Trent Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Bolingbrook, Illinois
G 33 Sean Fleming 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Oakland, California
F 40 J.J. Weber (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Wales, Wisconsin
F 41 Rob Willey   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Neenah, Wisconsin
F 42 Rod Ripley (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Pulaski, Wisconsin
F 50 Danny Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Rockford, Illinois
C 52 Darin Schubring 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Baraboo, Wisconsin
F 53 Kurt Portmann 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/28/1986*
Nebraska—Omaha W 86–47  1–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
11/29/1986*
South Florida W 65–51  2–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/1/1986*
at Marquette L 71–84  2–1
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
12/4/1986*
South Carolina W 47–45  3–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/6/1986*
at Central Michigan L 66–80  3–2
Rose Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
12/8/1986*
at Miami (FL) W 65–54  4–2
Knight Center Complex 
Miami, FL
12/10/1986*
North Dakota State W 81–76  5–2
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/11/1986*
vs. Northern Illinois W 95–63  6–2
Rockford MetroCentre 
Rockford, IL
12/22/1986*
Eastern Illinois W 72–68  7–2
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/23/1986*
Kentucky State W 87–59  8–2
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/27/1986*
vs. Hawaii
Rainbow Classic
W 82–77  9–2
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/29/1986*
vs. California
Rainbow Classic
W 66–63  10–2
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/30/1986*
vs. No. 17 Pittsburgh
Rainbow Classic
L 82–98  10–3
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
1/3/1987
at Minnesota L 67–69  10–4 (0–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
1/5/1987
at No. 2 Iowa L 63–78  10–5 (0–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/8/1987
No. 12 Illinois L 66–68  10–6 (0–3)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/10/1987
No. 6 Purude L 48–57  10–7 (0–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/15/1987
at No. 4 Indiana L 65–103  10–8 (0–5)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/17/1987
at Ohio State L 66–81  10–9 (0–6)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/22/1987
Michigan State L 78–81  10–10 (0–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/24/1987
Michigan L 78–84  10–11 (0–8)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/31/1987
at Northwestern W 62–57  11–11 (1–8)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/5/1987
No. 7 Purdue L 62–70  11–12 (1–9)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
2/7/1987
at No. 14 Illinois L 74–99  11–13 (1–10)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/12/1987
Ohio State L 69–83  11–14 (1–11)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/16/1987
No. 2 Indiana L 85–86 3OT 11–15 (1–12)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/18/1987
at Michigan L 64–77  11–16 (1–13)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/21/1987
at Michigan State W 65–63  12–16 (2–13)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
3/1/1987
Northwestern W 76–59  13–16 (3–13)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/5/1987
Minnesota W 69–52  14–16 (4–13)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/8/1987
No. 6 Iowa L 71–81  14–17 (4–14)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1986-87 Big Ten Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "1986-87 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved January 7, 2024.