1986–87 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

1986–87 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
1986–87 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
SEC Regular Season Champions; SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen (vacated)
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	26–4, 2 wins vacated (16–2 SEC)
Head coach	Wimp Sanderson (7th season);
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his seventh season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season with a school-record 28 wins at 28–5 and won the Southeastern Conference regular season title with a 16–2 conference record. The 16 wins in conference were also a school record.

1986–87 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Alabama †	16	–	2	.889	28	–	5	.848
Florida	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
Georgia	10	–	8	.556	18	–	12	.600
Kentucky	10	–	8	.556	18	–	11	.621
Auburn	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
Ole Miss	8	–	10	.444	15	–	14	.517
LSU	8	–	10	.444	24	–	15	.615
Tennessee	7	–	11	.389	14	–	15	.483
Vanderbilt	7	–	11	.389	18	–	16	.529
Mississippi State	3	–	15	.167	7	–	21	.250

† 1987 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The team lost forward Buck Johnson to graduation, but signed freshman forward Keith Askins from Athens High School in Athens, Alabama.

The Tide also won the 1987 SEC men's basketball tournament, beating LSU in the final and earning an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They were seeded second in the Southeast Region, their highest ever in the NCAA tournament thus far. The Tide defeated North Carolina A&T and New Orleans before falling to Providence in the Sweet 16. It was the Tide's third straight Sweet 16 appearance.^[1] Alabama's participation in the NCAA Tournament was later vacated by the NCAA.^[2]

Roster

1986–87 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	45	Michael Ansley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Jackson-Olin High School	Birmingham, Alabama
G	23	Mark Gottfried	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
F/C	31	Derrick McKey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	Meridian High School	Meridian, MS
G	30	Terry Coner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G	24	Craig Dudley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
F	21	Jim Farmer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
G	11	James Jackson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—
F		Keith Askins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Athens High School	Athens, Alabama
	52	William DeVaughn	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So

Head coach

Wimp Sanderson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*	No. 13	at Louisiana-Monroe	W 82–56	1–0	Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana
Dec 1, 1986*	No. 13	Furman	W 96–69	2–0	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Dec 6, 1986*	No. 8	at Florida State	L 71–72	2–1	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 10, 1986*	No. 18	vs. No. 20 Arkansas	W 87–76	3–1	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 13, 1986*	No. 18	vs. Duke	L 67–76	3–2	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 20, 1986*		Appalachian State	W 95–62	4–2	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Dec 22, 1986		at Georgia	W 71–70	5–2 (1–0)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 29, 1986*		vs. Penn BMA Holiday Classic	W 110–68	6–2	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 30, 1986*		vs. Missouri BMA Holiday Classic	W 91–82	7–2	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 3, 1987		Mississippi State	W 64–49	8–2 (2–0)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 7, 1987 7:00 p.m., JPT		at No. 9 Kentucky	W 69–55	9–2 (3–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 10, 1987*		Vanderbilt	W 75–71	10–2 (4–0)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 12, 1987*		South Carolina	W 73–63	11–2	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 14, 1987	No. 15	LSU	W 69–65	12–2 (5–0)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 17, 1987 2:00 p.m., JPT	No. 15	at Ole Miss	W 71–62	13–2 (6–0)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 21, 1987	No. 13	No. 17 Auburn	W 88–82	14–2 (7–0)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 24, 1987	No. 13	at Tennessee	W 82–71	15–2 (8–0)	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 28, 1987	No. 9	at No. 19 Florida	L 80–90 ^OT	15–3 (8–1)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 31, 1987	No. 9	Georgia	W 83–74 ^OT	16–3 (9–1)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 4, 1987	No. 9	at Mississippi State	W 76–55	17–3 (10–1)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 7, 1987*	No. 9	Kentucky	L 69–70	17–4 (10–2)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 11, 1987 7:00 p.m., JPT	No. 14	at Vanderbilt	W 71–67	18–4 (11–2)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 14, 1987	No. 14	at LSU	W 60–52	19–4 (12–2)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 18, 1987	No. 12	Ole Miss	W 90–69	20–4 (13–2)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 21, 1987 2:00 p.m., JPT	No. 12	at Auburn	W 77–75	21–4 (14–2)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Feb 25, 1987	No. 10	Tennessee	W 93–71	22–4 (15–2)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 28, 1987 2:00 p.m., JPT	No. 10	No. 18 Florida	W 86–85	23–4 (16–2)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
SEC Tournament
Mar 6, 1987* JPT	(1) No. 9	vs. (8) Tennessee Quarterfinals	W 68–60	24–4	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 7, 1987* JPT	(1) No. 9	vs. (5) Auburn Semifinals	W 87–68	25–4	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 8, 1987* ABC	(1) No. 9	vs. (7) LSU Championship game	W 69–62	26–4	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1987*	(2 SE) No. 9	vs. (15 SE) North Carolina A&T First round	W 88–71^[3]	27–4	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 14, 1987*	(2 SE) No. 9	vs. (7 SE) No. 16 New Orleans Second round	W 101–76^[4]	28–4	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 19, 1987*	(2 SE) No. 9	vs. (6 SE) Providence Southeast Regional Final – Sweet Sixteen	L 82–103^[5]	28–5	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Derrick McKey – SEC Player of the Year

References

^ "1986-87 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
^ "Illinois Eliminated, Alabama Advances". The Washington Post. March 13, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "Alabama Crushes New Orleans; Providence Drops Austin Peay". The Chicago Tribune. March 15, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "Long Shot Providence Shoots Down Alabama". Chicago Tribune. March 20, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "Alabama Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Alabama Athletics. February 5, 2022.

[1] "1986-87 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[2] "Forfeits and Vacated Games". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 20, 2019.

[3] "Illinois Eliminated, Alabama Advances". The Washington Post. March 13, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[4] "Alabama Crushes New Orleans; Providence Drops Austin Peay". The Chicago Tribune. March 15, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[5] "Long Shot Providence Shoots Down Alabama". Chicago Tribune. March 20, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[6] "Alabama Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Alabama Athletics. February 5, 2022.

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1986–87 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
SEC Regular Season Champions SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen (vacated)
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	26–4, 2 wins vacated (16–2 SEC)
Head coach	Wimp Sanderson (7th season)
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →