1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1986–87 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats logo (1984-2005).png 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 18–11 10–8 Eddie Sutton 2nd Rupp Arena NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Suttonhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/1987.html 1986–1987 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats 5 November 2013 and the team finished the season with an overall record of 18–11.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/1987-schedule.html 1986–1987 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results 5 November 2013 In the 1987 NCAA Tournament the Wildcats were invited as a #8 seed. But Kentucky would be one and done after dropping their opening contest to Ohio State 91–77. Schedule yes yes yes November 29 yes 11 Austin Peay 71–69 1–0 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 2 yes 11 Texas Tech 66–60 2–0 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 6 yes 13 yes 3 Indiana Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 66–71 2–1 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN December 13 yes 19 Lamar 71–56 3–1 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 19 yes 19 Iona UK Invitation Tournament 75–59 4–1 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 20 yes 18 Boston University UK Invitation Tournament 81–69 5–1 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 27 yes 18 yes Louisville 85–51 6–1 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY December 30 11 yes Georgia 65–69 6–2 0–1 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY January 3 11 yes 5 Auburn 63–60 7–2 1–1 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL January 7 JPT 9 Alabama 55–69 7–3 1–2 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY January 10 9 yes Tennessee 68–75 7–4 1–3 Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, TN January 12 9 yes Mississippi State 57–49 8–4 2–3 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS January 14 Florida 67–62 9–4 3–3 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY January 18 ABC LSU 41–76 9–5 3–4 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY January 21 JPT yes Vanderbilt 71–65 10–5 4–4 Memorial Coliseum Nashville, TN January 25 yes 18 Navy 80–69 11–5 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY January 28 yes Ole Miss 65–76 11–6 4–5 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS January 31 JPT Mississippi State 50–36 12–6 5–5 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY February 4 JPT 20 Auburn 75–71 13–6 6–5 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY February 7 yes 9 Alabama 70–69 14–6 7–5 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL February 11 Tennessee 91–84 OT 15–6 8–5 Chapman 26 Jenkins 7 Davender 6 Rupp Arena 23,002 Lexington, KY February 14 JPT yes 19 Florida 56–74 15–7 8–6 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL February 19 Vanderbilt 65–54 16–7 9–6 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY February 21 yes LSU 52–65 16–8 9–7 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA February 25 JPT yes Georgia 71–79 16–9 9–8 Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA February 28 Ole Miss 64–63 17–9 10–8 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY March 1 yes 12 Oklahoma 75–74 18–9 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY March 6 no JPT 4 yes 5 Auburn SEC tournament 72–79 18–10 Tie 17 Madison 6 Chapman 4 The Omni 13,279 Atlanta, GA March 13 Friday yes 8 SE yes 9 SE Ohio State NCAA tournament 77–91 18–11 Davender 23 Lock 5 Davender 5 The Omni 15,128 Atlanta, GA AP Poll SE Southeast BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-10. Roster 1986 Kentucky Wildcats y yes Paul Andrews 14 G 6 2 180 Sr London, KY Laurel County C Winston Bennett y 25 F 6 7 210 Jr yes Louisville, KY Male James Blackmon James Blackmon, Sr. y 10 G 6 3 180 Sr Marion, IN Marion C Steve Bruce 20 G 6 4 175 So Versailles, KY Woodford County Rex Chapman y 3 G 6 5 185 Fr Owensboro, KY Apollo Ed Davender y 15 G 6 2 165 Jr Brooklyn, NY Boys and Girls Cedric Jenkins 55 F 6 11 185 Jr Dawson, GA Terrell County Rob Lock y 44 C 6 11 235 Jr Reedley, CA Reedley Richard Madison 42 F 6 6 215 Jr Memphis, TN Northside Derrick Miller 4 G 6 6 170 Fr Savannah, GA Baptist Bible Mike Scott 50 C 6 10 230 So South Shore, KY Greenup County Terry Shigg 21 G 6 2 170 Fr Rapid City, SD Central Irving Thomas 30 F 6 8 220 So Miami, FL Carol City http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/roster1986-87.html 2016-01-10 Eddie Sutton Doug Barnes Wayne Breeden Dwane Casey James Dickey Season summary Feb. 11 vs. Tennessee: Kentucky rallied from 10 down with 1:13 left in the game. Rex Chapman hit a running 12-footer over Tennessee's Doug Roth with three seconds left to force overtime, where the Wildcats eventually won.50 Greatest UK Basketball Wins of All Time: 50–41. Retrieved 2019-Jan-08. Rankings 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards Rex Chapman 1st Team All-SEC (Coaches) 2nd Team All-SEC (AP, UPI) Freshman All-SEC Ed Davender 2nd Team All-SEC (UPI) 3rd Team All-SEC (AP) BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-10. References Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats Category:Long stubs with short prose