1986–87 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1986–87 1985–1986 1987–88 Marist Red Foxes Marist "M" logo.png 150 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro ECACM 20–10 15–1 Dave Magarity 1st McCann Recreation Center ECAC Metro regular season champions ECAC Metro tournament champions NCAA tournament first round The 1986–87 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by first-year head coach Dave Magarity, played their home games at the James J. McCann Recreation Center in Poughkeepsie, New York as members of the ECAC Metro Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 15–1 in ECACM play, finishing in first place and winning the ECAC regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the ECAC tournament, they advanced to the championship game, where they defeated second-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson 64–55 in overtime to win the school's second consecutive ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament title. The Red Foxes earned the automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament, receiving a 14 seed in the West region. They were defeated in the first round 68–93 by No. 12 Pittsburgh. Coaching change In May 1986, several Marist players met with senior college administrators to discuss their complaints about the handling of the team by head coach Matthew Furjanic Jr. Several of them indicated they would not return for the 1986–87 if Furjanic, who had one year left on his contract, remained as head coach. Furjanic took over for Marist in the fall of 1984 after the forced resignation of 5-month term coach Mike Perry, who admitted committing violations of NCAA rules by offering extra benefits to a player to mask allegations and complaints of sexual advances towards the prospective recruit. Furjanic would step down a couple weeks later, citing personal reasons. On June 10, 1986, Marist hired former Saint Francis (PA) head coach Dave Magarity to replace him.https://library.marist.edu/archives/theCircle/pdfs/1986_5_1.pdf 1986_9_11.pdf library.marist.edu January 7, 2021 en NCAA penalties While the NCAA was investigating the self reported violations of 1984, 2 days before the 1986–87 season was to begin, the NCAA declared Rik Smits, Miroslav Pecarski, and Rudy Bourgarel ineligible because the NCAA said that Mike Perry illegally recruited them for Marist. The NCAA Council's subcommittee on eligibility issued a decision that Pecarski and Bourgarel's violations were minor, and their suspensions would last seven games, although stats seem to indicate it was reduced to four. Smits, facing a complete season suspension, was eventually decided on nine games. Without Smits, Marist started the season 3–6, and losing the first game he returned to.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1986/12/04/marist-caught-short-by-suspensions/ed0526f8-d4ff-402c-a282-054653fe8f26/ Marist Caught Short by Suspensions The Washington Post December 4, 1986 Feinstein, John January 7, 2021 en Previous season The Red Foxes finished the 1985–86 season 19–12, 11–5 in ECACM play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the ECAC tournament, they advanced to the championship game, where they defeated top-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson 57–56 in overtime to win the school's first ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament title. The Red Foxes earned the automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament, receiving a 15 seed in the Southeast region. They were defeated in the first round 53–68 by No. 6 Georgia Tech. Roster 1986 Marist Red Foxes y Drafton Davis 3 G 6 0 165 jr Bronx, NY Ted Sharpenter 10 F 6 5 fr Chicago, IL Matt Schoenfeld 11 G 5 9 160 fr Roselle, NJ Chris Green 14 G 6 0 fr Boston, MA John McDonough 20 G 6 3 180 jr Lincroft, NJ Ron McCants 23 G 6 2 175 sr Bronx, NY Tim Murphy 25 G 6 4 185 sr Cromwell, CT Darryl McClung 32 G 6 3 jr Peter Krasovec 35 f 6 7 215 so Budapest, Hungary Rudy Bourgarel 40 c 7 0 225 so Les Abymes, Guadeloupe Miroslav Pecarski y 43 f 6 11 222 so Novi Sad, Yugoslavia Mark Shamley 44 f 6 6 190 sr White Plains, NY Rik Smits y 45 c 7 3 250 jr Eindhoven, Netherlands Ernest McFadden G 6 0 sr Dave Magarity (Saint Francis (PA)) Jeff Bower Bogdan Jovicic Tim Murray https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marist/1987.html January 7, 2021 Schedule and results yes y no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#B31B1B; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season November 28, 1986 yes yes Youngstown State Carnesecca Arena Queens, New York Joe Lapchick Tournament 52–56 0–1 6008 November 29, 1986 yes yes Southern University Carnesecca Arena Queens, New York 82–89Lapchick Tourney to St. John's Again https://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/30/sports/college-basketball-lapchick-tourney-to-st-john-s-again.html The New York Times November 29, 1986 May 6, 2022 0–2 6008 December 5, 1986 yes Maryland Eastern Shore McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York Pepsi Marist Classic 85–54 1–2 2195 December 6, 1986 yes Lafayette Pepsi Marist Classic McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 65–64 2–2 2206 December 10, 1986 yes Fairfield McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 54–60 OT 2–3 2100 December 13, 1986 yes yes Hofstra Madison Square Garden New York City 72–71 3–3 11839 December 20, 1986 yes Saint Peter's McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 50–52 OT 3–4 1880 December 23, 1986 yes yes Utica College Harold Thomas Clark Jr. Athletic Center Utica, New York 57–59 3–5 673 December 30, 1986 yes Iona McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 53–62 OT 3–6 2430 January 3, 1987 yes yes Bucknell Davis Gym Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 64–66 3–7 720 January 5, 1987 Wagner McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 73–62 4–7 1–0 2809 January 7, 1987 yes St. Francis (NY) Pope Physical Education Center Brooklyn, New York 53–54 4–8 1–1 1050 January 13, 1987 yes Long Island University Brooklyn Paramount Theater Brooklyn, New York 92–70 5–8 2–1 700 January 17, 1987 yes Loyola (MD) Reitz Arena Baltimore, Maryland 59–55 6–8 3–1 2200 January 20, 1987 yes yes Cleveland State Woodling Gym Cleveland, Ohio 49–52 6–9 5099 January 24, 1987 Robert Morris McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 63–52 7–9 4–1 2908 January 28, 1987 yes Fairleigh Dickinson FDU Gym Hackensack, New Jersey 75–73 8–9 5–1 1143 February 2, 1987 Saint Francis (PA) McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 75–52 9–9 6–1 2898 February 4, 1987 Monmouth McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 77–60 10–9 7–1 2809 February 7, 1987 Long Island McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 74–55 11–9 8–1 3189 February 9, 1987 Loyola (MD) McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 89–71 12–9 9–1 2888 February 11, 1987 St. Francis (NY) McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 64–53 13–9 10–1 2819 February 14, 1987 yes Monmouth William T. Boylan Gymnasium West Long Branch, New Jersey 70–52 14–9 11–1 1235 February 18, 1987 Fairleigh Dickinson McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 91–88 15–9 12–1 3589 February 21, 1987 yes Wagner Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey 80–64 16–9 13–1 15287 February 26, 1987 yes Saint Francis (PA) DeGol Arena Loretto, Pennsylvania 84–78 17–9 14–1 1300 February 28, 1987 yes Robert Morris Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania 61–57 18–9 15–1 2051 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#B31B1B; color:#FFFFFF;"|ECAC Metro tournament |- March 6, 1987 1 Wagner 4 McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York Semifinals 59–57 19–9 3809 March 7, 1987 1 Fairleigh Dickinson 2 McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York Championship 64–55 20–9 3898 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#B31B1B; color:#FFFFFF;"|NCAA tournament |- March 13, 1987 yes yes 14 W Pittsburgh 3 W 12 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 1st round 68–93 20–10 12885 AP Poll Eastern Sourcehttps://goredfoxes.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1986-87 1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule Marist College Athletics January 7, 2021 enhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marist/1987.html 1986-87 Marist Red Foxes Roster and Stats sports-reference.com January 7, 2021 en References Category:Marist Red Foxes men's basketball seasons Marist Marist Red Foxes men's basketball Marist Red Foxes men's basketball Marist