1986–87 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 March 2017 Basketball 1986–87 Michigan Wolverines 150 1901-94 Michigan Wolverines Primary Logo.png 200 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 20–12 10–8 Bill Frieder Mike Boyd Steve Fisher David Hammer Gary Grant Gary Grant Antoine Joubert Crisler Arena NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 1986–87 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1986–87 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Bill Frieder, the team finished fifth in the Big Ten Conference.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide CBS Interactive 68 September 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT July 3, 2010 dead mdy-all The team earned the number nine seed in the 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where it advanced one round before losing.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-ncaa-tournament NCAA Tournament History University of Michigan 3 2010 September 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101001104827/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-ncaa-tournament October 1, 2010 dead mdy-all The team was unranked all season in the Associated Press Top Twenty Poll.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records August 28, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 68–83 and it also ended the season unranked in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records August 28, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 87 Gary Grant and Antoine Joubert served as team co-captains and Grant earned team MVP.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-accolades All-Time Accolades CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 9–10 September 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100901151320/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-accolades September 1, 2010 dead mdy-all On March 12, 1987, Garde Thompson set the Big Ten Conference single-game record for three-point field goals made with 9 against Navy. The record was unsurpassed until February 23, 2003.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide CBS Interactive 26 September 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT July 3, 2010 dead mdy-all Thompson's performance continues to be the school record.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records All-Time Records September 9, 2010 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 12 https://web.archive.org/web/20110401053824/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records April 1, 2011 dead mdy-all Grant led the conference with a 2.67 steals average in conference games for the season.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide CBS Interactive 35 September 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT July 3, 2010 dead mdy-all The team led the conference with an 86.7 points per game scoring average.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide CBS Interactive 36 September 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT July 3, 2010 dead mdy-all Additionally, the team led the conference with a total of 89 three-point field goals made in 18 conference games.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide CBS Interactive 37 September 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT July 3, 2010 dead mdy-all That season Thompson also set the current Michigan record for career three-point field goal percentage (48.08) as well as a single-game three-point field goal percentage record of 88.9% (8-for-9) against the 1986 men UIC Flames University of Illinois at Chicago UIC Flames on December 6, 1986, that would last until February 25, 1989. That night the team made 12 of 16 to set the team single-game three-point field goal percentage record, that stood until February 3, 1988, and that season the team shot 43.2% on its three-point shots which lasted two years as a school single-season record. The team set a new school record by totaling 2821 points over the course of the season, surpassing the record of 2753 set in 1976. The record would be rebroken each of the following two seasons.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records All-Time Records September 9, 2010 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20110401053824/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records April 1, 2011 dead mdy-all For the third of five consecutive seasons, the team set the school record for single-season field goal percentage with a 52.4% (1139-for-2175) performance.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records All-Time Records September 9, 2010 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110401053824/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records April 1, 2011 dead mdy-all Antoine Joubert's 539 career assists surpassed Eric Turner's 1984 total to set a school record that Gary Grant eclipsed the following season.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records All-Time Records September 9, 2010 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 16 https://web.archive.org/web/20110401053824/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records April 1, 2011 dead mdy-all For the first of three consecutive seasons, the team set the school single-season total assist record with a total of 652, surpassing the 1976 total of 600. Gary Grant's single-season steals total of 86 and average of 2.69 surpassed his own school records set the prior year and remain school records.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records All-Time Records September 9, 2010 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 18 https://web.archive.org/web/20110401053824/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records April 1, 2011 dead mdy-all The team set the current school record for single-game field goal percentage on December 30, 1986, against 1986 men Alaska–Anchorage Seawolves University of Alaska Anchorage Alaska–Anchorage Seawolves with a 69.2% (45–65) performance, surpassing the 66.2% mark set on February 23, 1978. The team also set a school single-season free throw percentage record of 75.0% that would last until 1999, surpassing the 74.8% set in 1986.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records All-Time Records September 9, 2010 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110401053824/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records April 1, 2011 dead mdy-all On February 21, 1987, against Northwestern, the team set the school single-game free throw percentage record by making all fifteen of its free throws, which has only been outdone by the March 2, 2002 16-for-16 performance. The team set the school single-game assists record of 33 on March 7, 1987, against Purdue, surpassing the February 23, 1974, total of 32. This was surpassed twice the following December. Joubert's career total of 3960 minutes surpassed Mike McGee's school record total of 3941. Gary Grant would break the record the following season.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records All-Time Records September 9, 2010 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 20 https://web.archive.org/web/20110401053824/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records April 1, 2011 dead mdy-all Joubert ended his career with 127 games played and 115 games started, which surpassed Richard Rellford's 1986 school record of 124 games and Mike McGee's record of 112 starts. Gary Grant would surpass the record the following season. In the 64-team NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, number nine seeded Michigan advanced one round by defeating the eight-seeded Navy 97–82. In the second round the team was defeated by top-seeded North Carolina 109–97. Grant became the first Wolverine to post a triple double on against North Carolina with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records All-Time Records September 9, 2010 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110401053824/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records April 1, 2011 dead mdy-all Schedule |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan Wolverines| Regular Season November 21, 1986 yes Bradley Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 115–107 1–0 November 22, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Memphis State Tigers Memphis State Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 76–82 1–1 December 1, 1986 yes 1986 men Ball State Cardinals Ball State Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 90–57 2–1 December 3, 1986 yes Central Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 76–56 3–1 December 6, 1986 yes 1986 men UIC Flames UIC Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 123–88 4–1 December 8, 1986 yes 1986 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 59–62 4–2 December 9, 1986 yes 1986 men Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 73–61 5–2 December 15, 1986 yes 1986 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 76–64 6–2 December 28, 1986 yes yes Middle Tennessee Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama UAB Classic 63–65 6–3 January 3, 1987 yes Illinois 16 Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 84–95 6–4 0–1 January 5, 1987 yes Purdue 6 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 77–89 6–5 0–2 January 8, 1987 Ohio State Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 107–92 7–5 1–2 January 12, 1987 Indiana 4 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 84–85 7–6 1–3 January 15, 1987 Michigan State Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 74–70 8–6 2–3 January 18, 1987 yes Syracuse 5 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 91–88 9–6 January 21, 1987 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 87–73 10–6 3–3 January 24, 1987 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 84–78 11–6 4–3 January 29, 1987 Minnesota Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 84–78 12–6 5–3 January 31, 1987 Iowa 2 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 100–92 13–6 6–3 February 5, 1987 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 87–95 13–7 6–4 February 8, 1987 yes Indiana 2 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 67–83 13–8 6–5 February 15, 1987 yes Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan 81–90 13–9 6–6 February 18, 1987 Wisconsin Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 77–64 14–9 7–6 February 21, 1987 Northwestern Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 101–73 15–9 8–6 February 25, 1987 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 95–70 16–9 9–6 February 28, 1987 yes 7 Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 85–95 16–10 9–7 March 4, 1987 Illinois 12 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 75–89 16–11 9–8 March 7, 1987 Purdue 3 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 104–68 17–11 10–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan Wolverines| NCAA Tournament March 12, 1987 yes 9 E Navy 8 E Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina First Round 97–82 18–11 March 14, 1987 yes 9 E North Carolina 2 1 E Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Second Round 97–109 18–12 AP poll Team players drafted into the NBA Seven players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1987.html 1987 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 25, 2014https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1988.html 1988 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 25, 2014https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1989.html 1989 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 25, 2014https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1990.html 1990 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 25, 2014 Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club 1987 6 20 134 Antoine Joubert Detroit Pistons 1988 1 15 15 Gary Grant Seattle SuperSonics 1989 1 4 4 Glen Rice Miami Heat 1990 1 10 10 Rumeal Robinson Atlanta Hawks 1990 1 13 13 Loy Vaught Los Angeles Clippers 1990 1 16 16 Terry Mills Milwaukee Bucks See also NCAA men's Division I tournament bids by school NCAA men's Division I tournament bids by school and conference NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament all-time team records References 30em Michigan Michigan Category:Michigan Wolverines men's basketball seasons Michigan Wolve Michigan Wolve