1986–87 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1986–87 UC Irvine Anteaters Pacific Coast Athletic Association PCAA 14–14 9–9 Bill Mulligan 7th Crawford Hall/Bren Events Center The 1986–87 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by sixth year head coach Bill Mulligan. UCI played their first three home games at Crawford Hall until the new Bren Events Center was opened on January 8. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 14–14 and 9–9 in PCAA play. Previous season The 1985–86 Anteaters featured only one returning starter and the rest of the starting line-up was made up of transfers, including future NBA head coach Scott Brooks.McCurdie Jim UCI Hopes to Rebound Los Angeles Times November 27, 1985 154450186 Despite a slow start, the anteaters finished with an overall record of 16–11 which included an upset of #6 1985 men UNLV Rebels UNLV. They were invited to the 1986 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated UCLA and lost to 1985 men BYU Cougars BYU. Roster 1986 UC Irvine Anteaters men's y Scott Brooks y 12 G 5 11 165 Sr French Camp, CA Joe Buchanan 23 G 6 1 175 Sr Seattle, WA Mike Doktorczyk C 6 9 So Rob Doktorczyk 22 F 6 9 175 So San Pedro, CA Wayne Engelstad y 30 F 6 8 245 Jr Rosemead, CA Steve Florentine F 6 7 Fr Kevin Floyd G 6 5 So Mike Hess 25 G 6 1 Jr Arthur Phillips C 6 10 Fr Peter Strauss 25 G 6 5 180 Jr Hilton Head, SC Jason Turner G 6 0 Fr Mike Warren F 6 8 So Frank Woods F 6 5 Jr http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1987_109_University%20of%20California,%20Irvine.pdf September 19, 2017 Bill Mulligan Schedule yes 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1986 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters|Non-Conference Season November 28, 1986 yes Nebraska Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,458 109–101 1–0 December 1, 1986 yes Bradley Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,229 121–111 2–0 December 4, 1986 yes yes Tulsa Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK 7,135 66–84 2–1 December 6, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, OK 3,569 92–91 OT 3–1 December 16, 1986 yes yes Boise State BSU Pavilion Boise, ID 4,129 71–81 3–2 December 18, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Montana Grizzlies Montana Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT 5,604 80–101 3–3 December 20, 1986 yes 1986 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,247 103–91 4–3 December 28, 1986 yes 1986 men Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington Long Beach Arena1986-12-29 E. Washington Beaten by UCI https://www.proquest.com/docview/154950204 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, CA 2017-08-01 154950204 Long Beach, CA Anteater Classic 3,467 97–68 5–3 December 29, 1986 yes Iowa 3 Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA Anteater Classic 4,380 103–105 5–4 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters|Conference Season January 3, 1987 yes UNLV 1 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV 19,058 72–114 5–5 0–1 January 5, 1987 yes 1986 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, CA 10,132 66–66 5–6 0–2 January 8, 1987 1986 men Utah State Aggies Utah State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 4,542 118–96 6–6 1–2 January 10, 1987 1986 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,743 89–84 7–6 2–2 January 12, 1987 1986 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 1,777 83–77 8–6 3–2 January 15, 1987 yes 1986 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 3,354 76–70 9–6 4–2 January 17, 1987 yes 1986 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, CA 1,441 75–93 9–7 4–3 January 19, 1987 yes 1986 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Gold Mine Long Beach, CA 1,862 71–78 9–8 4–4 January 22, 1987 1986 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 1,531 86–80 10–8 5–4 January 24, 1987 Long Beach State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 3,244 81–66 11–8 6–4 January 29, 1987 UNLV 3 Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 4,644 103–114 11–9 6–5 February 5, 1987 yes San Jose State San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, CA 2,481 70–95 11–10 6–6 February 7, 1987 yes Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, UT 6,540 103–106 11–11 6–7 February 12, 1987 UC Santa Barbara Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,563 85–92 11–12 6–8 February 14, 1987 Cal State Fullerton Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 4,522 78–69 OT 12–12 7–8 February 19, 1987 yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM 7,258 66–70 OT 12–13 7–9 February 21, 1987 yes Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA 3,800 90–79 13–13 8–9 February 26, 1987 Fresno State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 3,204 92–82 14–13 9–9 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters| PCAA tournament March 5, 1987 yes Cal State Fullerton The Forum Inglewood, CA Quarterfinals 11,338 81–92 14–14 AP Poll Pacific Time Sourcehttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=27 UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book UC Irvine Athletics UC Irvine Sports July 22, 2017 January 22, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230122075118/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=27 dead http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1987_109_University%20of%20California,%20Irvine.pdf#page=2 Final 1987 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report NCAA July 22, 2017 Awards and honors Scott Brooks AP Honorable Mention All-American PCAA First Team All-Conference Source: https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=38 UC Irvine Honors UC Irvine Athletics UC Irvine Sports September 20, 2017 January 22, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230122075118/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=38 dead References Category:UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball seasons Category:1980s in Orange County, California UC Irvine UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine Anteaters