1986–87 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2025 1986–87 Yale Bulldogs Basketball Ivy League Ivy 14–12 7–7 Dick Kuchen 1st Mike Mucci Tim O'Shea Ken Wheeler John J. Lee Amphitheater The 1986–87 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the Yale University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 1st year head coach Dick Kuchen, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 14–12, 7–7 in Ivy League play to tied for fourth place.https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/yalebulldogs.com/documents/2019/7/10/1986_1987MBB_stats.pdf 1986—1987 Yale Bulldogs July 12, 2024 Roster 1986 Yale Bulldogs y Jesse Washington 5 G/F 6 4 200 Fr Poughkeepsie, New York Val Carlotti 10 G 5 10 165 Jr Bronx, New York Ken Wheeler 11 G/F 6 2 165 Sr Springfield Gardens, New York Peter White 12 G 5 10 160 Jr Williamsport, Pennsylvania John Rice 14 G 6 3 185 Jr Washington, D.C. Chris Dudley 15 C 6 10 235 Sr Solana Beach, California y Eric Mitchell 21 F 6 6 205 Jr Chevy Chase, Maryland Michael McMahon 22 F 6 5 216 So West Haven, Connecticut Paul Maley 24 F 6 7 210 Jr Los Alamos, New Mexico y Chad Ludington 32 F 6 8 220 Sr Chapel Hill, North Carolina Matt Whitehead 34 G/F 6 4 200 Jr Stamford, Connecticut Brian Kasbar 44 F 6 7 240 Jr Summit, New Jersey Arthur Mann 45 F 6 4 200 So Lancaster, Pennsylvania Dick Kuchen Mike Mucci Tim O'Shea https://yalebulldogs.com/documents/2019/7/11//86_87_RosterMBB_converted.pdf?id=3291 Schedule 1986-87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1986 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Yale Bulldogs| Non-conference regular season Nov 29, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Vermont Catamounts Vermont 82–80 1–0 Patrick Gym 935 Burlington, Vermont Dec 2, 1986 yes Connecticut 77–75 OT 2–0 Payne Whitney Gymnasium 1,079 New Haven, Connecticut Dec 5, 1986 yes yes 10 Navy 63–92 2–1 Halsey Field House 3,700 Annapolis, Maryland Dec 8, 1986 yes 1986 men Manhattanville Valiants Manhattanville 90–81 3–1 Payne Whitney Gymnasium 336 New Haven, Connecticut Dec 9, 1986 yes 1986 men New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire 76–62 4–1 Payne Whitney Gymnasium 417 New Haven, Connecticut Dec 29, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) Hurricane Classic 75–78 OT 4–2 3,500 Miami, Florida Dec 30, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Massachusetts Minutemen Massachusetts Hurricane Classic 62–59 5–2 3,500 Miami, Florida Jan 4, 1987 yes Notre Dame 49–64 5–3 New Haven Coliseum 3,423 New Haven, Connecticut Jan 7, 1987 yes yes 1986 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross 67–68 5–4 Hart Center 976 Worcester, Massachusetts |- !colspan=12 style=Yale Bulldogs| Ivy League regular season Jan 10, 1987 1986 men Brown Bears Brown 83–79 6–4 1–0 Payne Whitney Gymnasium 450 New Haven, Connecticut Jan 12, 1987 yes 1986 men Lafayette Leopards Lafayette 69–63 7–4 Payne Whitney Gymnasium 650 New Haven, Connecticut Jan 16, 1987 1986 men Cornell Big Red Cornell 87–93 7–5 1–1 Payne Whitney Gymnasium 877 New Haven, Connecticut Jan 17, 1987 1986 men Columbia Lions Columbia 76–66 8–5 2–1 Payne Whitney Gymnasium 726 New Haven, Connecticut Jan 24, 1987 yes Brown 72–76 8–6 2–2 Marvel Gymnasium Providence, Rhode Island Jan 27, 1987 yes yes Fairfield 81–86 OT 8–7 Alumni Hall 2,718 Fairfield, Connecticut Jan 30, 1987 yes Penn 81–80 9–7 3–2 The Palestra 3,152 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jan 31, 1987 yes Princeton 62–50 10–7 4–2 Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey Feb 6, 1987 1986 men Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth 89–71 11–7 5–2 Payne Whitney Gymnasium 1,013 New Haven, Connecticut Feb 7, 1987 1986 men Harvard Crimson Harvard 106–95 12–7 6–2 Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, Connecticut Feb 10, 1987 yes yes 1986 men Army Cadets Army 72–64 13–7 Christl Arena 727 West Point, New York Feb 13, 1987 yes Columbia 72–81 13–8 6–3 Levien Gymnasium 1,157 New York, New York Feb 14, 1987 yes Cornell 74–86 13–9 6–4 Barton Hall 5,100 Ithaca, New York Feb 21, 1987 yes Harvard 88–76 14–9 7–4 Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts Feb 22, 1987 yes Dartmouth 83–89 14–10 7–5 Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire Feb 27, 1987 Princeton 64–67 14–11 7–6 Payne Whitney Gymnasium 735 New Haven, Connecticut Feb 28, 1987 Penn 74–78 14–12 7–7 Payne Whitney Gymnasium 1,178 New Haven, Connecticut AP Poll Eastern Timehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/yale/1987-schedule.html 1986–87 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comhttps://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/o/i/vhwk9roixfafha/game-by-game.pdf Yale Game-By-Game Results Yale.prestosports.com References Yale Category:Yale Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Yale Bulldogs Yale Bulldogs