1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1986–87 UAB Blazers Basketball UAB Blazers wordmark.png Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 22–9 12–2 Gene Bartow 9th Dan Monson 1st Tom Massimino Jimmy Armstrong BJCC Coliseum Sun Belt tournament champions NCAA tournament 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. Roster 1986 UAB Blazers y Derrick Cooley 00 G 6 5 y Birmingham, Alabama Barry Bearden 3 G 5 11 175 Fr Birmingham, Alabama Tracy Foster 4 G 6 4 Sr Fort Wayne, Indiana Larry Wiksell 21 G 6 0 y Ventura, California Michael Charles 24 G 6 4 Jr Birmingham, Alabama Chris Thomas 25 G 6 5 y Alabaster, Alabama Jason Carson 30 F 6 8 Fr Pinckneyville, Illinois Eddie Collins 31 C 6 8 Jr Marion Junction, Alabama James Ponder 32 G 6 1 175 Sr Atlanta, Georgia Reggie Turner 33 F 6 8 So Birmingham, Alabama y basketball Dylan Howard 34 F 6 6 So Fort Wayne, Indiana y basketball Larry Rembert 40 F 6 8 240 Fr Orrville, Alabama William DeVaughn 52 F 6 9 225 Fr Birmingham, Alabama Alan Ogg 53 C 7 2 230 Fr Mount Olive, Alabama y Bruce Baker 55 F 6 7 Jr Benton, Illinois Gene Bartow https://uabsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1986-87 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/alabama-birmingham/1987.html 1986–87 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats Sports Reference February 5, 2022 Schedule and results 1986-87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1986 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| Regular season Nov 28, 1986 yes Auburn 12 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 58–68 16,815 0–1 Nov 29, 1986 yes 1986 men Longwood Lancers Longwood Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 83–49 2,228 1–1 Dec 5, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Hawaii Pacific Sharks Hawaii Pacific Maples Pavilion Stanford, California Apple Invitational 93–75 3,600 2–1 Dec 6, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, California Apple Invitational 80–99 4,635 2–2 Dec 5, 1986 yes yes Hawaii Pacific Kaneohe, Hawaii 66–52 125 3–2 Dec 12, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Monmouth Hawks Monmouth Statehouse Convention Center Little Rock, Arkansas TCBY Tip-Off 86–73 2,983 4–2 Dec 13, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Arkansas–Little Rock Statehouse Convention Center Little Rock, Arkansas TCBY Tip-Off 73–74 3,092 4–3 Dec 20, 1986 yes 1986 men South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 81–67 3,499 5–3 Dec 29, 1986 yes 1986 men Alaska Anchorage Seawolves Alaska Anchorage Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama UAB Classic 94–72 6,106 6–3 Dec 30, 1986 yes Middle Tennessee Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama UAB Classic 93–91 6,323 7–3 Jan 3, 1987 yes 1986 none South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama 85–80 4,395 8–3 1–0 Jan 5, 1987 1986 none Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 64–60 5,311 9–3 2–0 Jan 8, 1987 1986 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 69–77 7,322 9–4 2–1 Jan 10, 1987 yes Western Kentucky E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky 67–85 10,300 9–5 2–2 Jan 12, 1987 1986 men UNC Charlotte 49ers UNC Charlotte Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 69–46 9,282 10–5 3–2 Jan 17, 1987 yes Bradley Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 80–69 6,179 11–5 Jan 20, 1987 yes VCU Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia 79–70 4,973 12–5 4–2 Jan 24, 1987 yes Temple 8 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 60–67 8,211 12–6 Jan 26, 1987 yes Jacksonville Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida 81–80 8,913 13–6 5–2 Jan 31, 1987 yes Old Dominion Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia 72–70 6,888 14–6 6–2 Feb 3, 1987 yes yes West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 64–79 6,048 14–7 Feb 5, 1987 VCU Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 79–71 9,129 15–7 7–2 Feb 7, 1987 South Alabama Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 87–76 11,172 16–7 8–2 Feb 9, 1987 1986 men USF Bulls South Florida Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 67–81 10,172 16–8 8–3 Feb 12, 1987 yes UNC Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina 67–76 4,422 16–9 8–4 Feb 14, 1987 yes DePaul 5 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 71–83 8,352 16–10 Feb 18, 1987 yes South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 67–58 2,387 17–10 9–4 Feb 21, 1987 Western Kentucky Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 86–73 8,706 18–10 10–4 |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| Sun Belt tournament Feb 26, 1987 yes yes South Alabama E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky Quarterfinals 77–64 8,000 19–10 Feb 27, 1987 yes yes Jacksonville E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky Semifinals 93–86 8,000 20–10 Feb 28, 1987 yes yes Western Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky Championship game 72–70 11,300 21–10 |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| NCAA tournament Mar 12, 1987 yes yes 11 SE Providence 6 SE Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama First round 68–90 11,513 21–11 AP poll SE Southeast 1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule https://uabsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1986-87 UAB Athletics February 6, 2022 2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide https://uabsports.com/documents/2019/11/21/MG_MBB_20.pdf UAB Athletics February 5, 2022 References Category:UAB Blazers men's basketball seasons UAB UAB UAB Blazers men's basketball UAB Blazers men's basketball