1986–87 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1986–87 Wisconsin Badgers basketball Big Ten Conference Big Ten 14–17 4–14 Steve Yoder 5th Brad McNulty 5th Ray McCallum 2nd Chris Benetti 1st Wisconsin Field House The 1986–87 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Yoder, coaching his fifth season with Wisconsin. The Badgers finished 14–17, 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place. Roster 1986 Wisconsin Badgers y Mike Heineman G 10 6 3 185 SR Connersville, Indiana C Rodney Tapp G 14 6 0 165 JR Evansville, Indiana Byron Robinson G 20 6 4 180 FR Springfield, Illinois yes Pollis Robertson G 22 6 7 210 SO Wayne, Michigan Shelton Smith, Jr. G 24 6 0 175 JR Indianapolis, Indiana Tom Molaski 30 G/F 6 6 205 SO Grafton, Wisconsin Trent Jackson 32 G 6 1 180 SO Bolingbrook, Illinois Sean Fleming 33 G 6 2 195 FR Oakland, California J.J. Weber 40 F 6 7 240 SR Wales, Wisconsin C Rob Willey 41 F 6 9 220 SO yes Neenah, Wisconsin Rod Ripley 42 F 6 8 230 SR Pulaski, Wisconsin C Danny Jones basketball y 50 F 6 6 235 FR Rockford, Illinois Darin Schubring 52 C 6 10 225 SO Baraboo, Wisconsin Kurt Portmann 53 F 6 11 215 FR Sheboygan, Wisconsin Steve Yoder (Illinois Wesleyan) Brad McNulty (Purdue) Ray McCallum (Ball State) Chris Benetti (MacMurray) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/wisconsin/1987.html 1986-87 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats March 3, 2019 Schedule no no |- !colspan=12| Regular Season 11/28/1986 yes 1986 men Omaha Mavericks Nebraska—Omaha UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 86–47 1–0 11/29/1986 yes 1986 men South Florida Bulls South Florida UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 65–51 2–0 12/1/1986 yes yes 1986 men Marquette Warriors Marquette Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI 71–84 2–1 12/4/1986 yes 1986 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 47–45 3–1 12/6/1986 yes yes Central Michigan Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, MI 66–80 3–2 12/8/1986 yes yes 1986 men Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) Knight Center Complex Miami, FL 65–54 4–2 12/10/1986 yes 1986 men North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 81–76 5–2 12/11/1986 yes yes 1986 men Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois Rockford MetroCentre Rockford, IL 95–63 6–2 12/22/1986 yes 1986 men Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 72–68 7–2 12/23/1986 yes 1986 men Kentucky State Thorobreds and Thorobrettes Kentucky State UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 87–59 8–2 12/27/1986 yes yes 1986 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 82–77 9–2 12/29/1986 yes yes 1986 men California Golden Bears California Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 66–63 10–2 12/30/1986 yes yes Pittsburgh 17 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 82–98 10–3 1/3/1987 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 67–69 10–4 (0–1) 1/5/1987 yes Iowa 2 Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 63–78 10–5 (0–2) 1/8/1987 Illinois 12 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 66–68 10–6 (0–3) 1/10/1987 Purude 6 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 48–57 10–7 (0–4) 1/15/1987 yes Indiana 4 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 65–103 10–8 (0–5) 1/17/1987 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 66–81 10–9 (0–6) 1/22/1987 Michigan State UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 78–81 10–10 (0–7) 1/24/1987 Michigan UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 78–84 10–11 (0–8) 1/31/1987 yes Northwestern Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 62–57 11–11 (1–8) 2/5/1987 Purdue 7 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 62–70 11–12 (1–9) 2/7/1987 yes Illinois 14 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 74–99 11–13 (1–10) 2/12/1987 Ohio State UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 69–83 11–14 (1–11) 2/16/1987 Indiana 2 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 85–86 3OT 11–15 (1–12) 2/18/1987 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 64–77 11–16 (1–13) 2/21/1987 yes Michigan State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 65–63 12–16 (2–13) 3/1/1987 Northwestern UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 76–59 13–16 (3–13) 3/5/1987 Minnesota UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 69–52 14–16 (4–13) 3/8/1987 Iowa 6 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI 71–81 14–17 (4–14) https://uwbadgers.com/documents/2023/11/21/2023-24_MBB_record_book.pdf Wisconsin Record Book 2024-01-07 References Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball seasons Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball