1986–87 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1986–87 Ohio State Buckeyes basketball Ohio State Buckeyes logo 1987-1991.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 20–13 9–9 Gary Williams 1st Randy Ayers 3rd Rick Barnes 1st St. John Arena NCAA tournament second round The 1986–87 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Williams, the Buckeyes finished 20–13 (9–9 Big Ten) and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament. Roster 1986 Ohio State Buckeyes y Jay Burson 12 G 6 0 So y New Concord, Ohio Dennis Hopson 32 GF 6 5 200 Sr y Toledo, Ohio Gary Williams (Maryland) Randy Ayers https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio-state/1987.html 1986-87 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster and Stats March 3, 2019 Schedule/results no yes no yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Ohio State Buckeyes| Regular Season Nov 29, 1986 yes Bucknell St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 90–62             1–0 Dec 2, 1986 yes 1986 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 98–92             2–0 Dec 4, 1986 yes 1986 men Siena Saints Siena St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 101–57             3–0 Dec 6, 1986 yes Ohio St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 96–75             4–0 Dec 8, 1986 yes 1986 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 89–52             5–0 Dec 13, 1986 yes 1986 men Howard Bison Howard St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 82–63             6–0 Dec 16, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Dayton Flyers Dayton University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio 86–89             6–1 Dec 19, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida Gator Bowl Tournament 89–74             7–1 Dec 20, 1986 yes yes Florida Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Gator Bowl Tournament 72–82             7–2 Dec 27, 1986 yes Arkansas Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 94-97             7-3 Dec 28, 1986 yes Kansas 13 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 79-78 OT             8-3 Dec 29, 1986 yes Florida 20 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 88-84             9-3 Jan 4, 1987 Indiana 6 St. John Arena Columbus, OH 80-92             9-4 0-1 Jan 8, 1987 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 92-107             9-5 0-2 Jan 10, 1987 yes Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 80-90             9-6 0-3 Jan 21, 1987 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 93-78             12-6 3-3 Jan 24, 1987 4:05 pm yes Iowa 1 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 80-76 Hopson 36         15,500 13-6 4-3 Jan 29, 1987 Purdue 4 St. John Arena Columbus, OH 73-75             13-7 4-4 Feb 2, 1987 Illinois 12 St. John Arena Columbus, OH 65-82             13-8 4-5 Feb 18, 1987 Iowa 7 St. John Arena Columbus, OH 80-82             13,541 17-9 8-6 Feb 21, 1987 Minnesota St. John Arena Columbus, OH 88-73             19-9 9-6 Feb 25, 1987 Illinois 14 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 70-93             19-10 9-7 Feb 28, 1987 Purdue 6 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 73-87             19-11 9-8 Mar 7, 1987 yes Indiana 4 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 81-90             19-12 9-9 |- !colspan=9 style=Ohio State Buckeyes|NCAA Tournament Mar 13, 1987 yes yes 9 SE Kentucky 8 SE Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA First Round 91-77             15,128 20-12 Mar 15, 1987 yes yes 9 SE Georgetown 4 1 SE Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA Second Round CBS 79-82             15,236 20-13 AP Poll Rankings 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Dennis Hopson – Big Ten Player of the Year References Category:Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball seasons Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball