1986–87 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1986–87 Arizona Wildcats 125 Pacific-10 Pac-10 18–12 13–5 Lute Olson 4th Tom Billeter 2nd Ricky Byrdsong 5th Kevin O'Neill 1st Scott Thompson 4th McKale Center (Capacity: 14,545) Fiesta Bowl Classic Champions NCAA tournament first round The 1986–87 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished with an overall record of 18–12 (13–5 Pac-10) and reached the NCAA tournament, but lost in the opening round for the third consecutive year. Roster 1986 Arizona Wildcats y yes Anthony Cook 00 F So y basketball Los Angeles, CA Van Nuys HS Kenny Lofton 11 PG 6 0 180 So y East Chicago, IN Washington HS Rolf Jacobs 13 G 6 7 Jr Fountain Valley, CA Fountain Valley HS Craig McMillan 20 G 6 6 Jr Cloverdale, CA Cloverdale HS Eric Cooper 21 G 6 4 So Los Angeles, CA Banning HS Bruce Fraser 22 G 6 5 172 Sr y basketball Long Beach, CA Long Beach City College Tom Tolbert 23 C 6 7 225 Jr y   Cerritos College Steve Kerr 25 G 6 3 175 Sr yes y y Los Angeles, CA Palisades Charter HS Sean Elliott 32 SF 6 8 210 So y Tucson, AZ Cholla HS Joe Turner 33 F 6 9 Jr basketball Bakersfield, CA Foothill HS Brian David 34 C 6 9 So basketball Templeton, IA Kuemper HS Jud Buechler 35 SF 6 6 210 Fr y Poway CA Poway HS Harvey Mason 44 G 6 3 Fr La Crescenta, CA Crescenta HS Bruce Wheatley 45 C 6 8 So Los Angeles, CA Nogales HS Lute Olson (Augsburg) Tom Billeter Ricky Byrdsong Kevin O'Neill Scott Thompson Schedule and results no yes |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona Wildcats| Non-conference regular season Nov 21, 1986 yes yes 19 UNLV 5 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV Preseason NIT 87–92Las Vegas Sun https://lasvegassun.com/news/1986/nov/21/rebels-rally-overcome-arizona/ Rebels rally to overcome Arizona November 21, 1986 July 21, 2019 0–1 Dec 4, 1986 yes yes 20 1986 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Peterson Gym San Diego, CA 110–78 1–1 Dec 6, 1986 yes 20 1986 men Utah Utes Utah McKale Center Tucson, AZ 67–68 1–2 Dec 8, 1986 yes yes 20 1986 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ 76–69 2–2 Dec 10, 1986 yes Hawaii Pacific McKale Center Tucson, AZ 105–85 3–2 Dec 13, 1986 yes yes Georgetown 13 Capital Centre Landover, MD 74–82 3–3 Dec 27, 1986 yes 1986 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure McKale Center Tucson, AZ Fiesta Bowl Classic 70–64 4–3 Dec 28, 1986 yes Texas Tech McKale Center Tucson, AZ Fiesta Bowl Classic 53–40 5–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona Wildcats| Pac-10 regular season Jan 2, 1987 yes Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 54–48 6–3 1–0 Jan 4, 1987 yes 1986 men Oregon Ducks Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 54–55 OT 6–4 1–1 Jan 8, 1987 1986 men USC Trojans USC McKale Center Tucson, AZ 78–44 7–4 2–1 Jan 10, 1987 UCLA McKale Center Tucson, AZ Rivalry 83–84 7–5 2–2 Jan 15, 1987 yes Washington State Friel Court Pullman, WA 96–59 8–5 3–2 Jan 17, 1987 yes Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 73–72 9–5 4–2 Jan 19, 1987 1986 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford McKale Center Tucson, AZ 77–70 10–5 5–2 Jan 22, 1987 1986 men California Golden Bears California McKale Center Tucson, AZ 81–82 2OT 10–6 5–3 Jan 24, 1987 yes yes Illinois 9 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 63–67 10–7 Jan 29, 1987 yes 1986 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ Rivalry 82–67 11–7 6–3 Feb 3, 1987 Arizona State McKale Center Tucson, AZ Rivalry 66–54 12–7 7–3 Feb 5, 1987 1986 men Oregon Ducks Oregon McKale Center Tucson, AZ 68–53 13–7 8–3 Feb 7, 1987 yes Iowa 4 McKale Center Tucson, AZ 80–89Los Angeles Times Gamble Pays Off as Iowa Comes From Behind to Defeat Arizona https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-02-08-sp-1217-story.html February 8, 1987 July 21, 2019 13–8 Feb 12, 1987 yes UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA Rivalry 65–81 13–9 8–4 Feb 14, 1987 Oregon State McKale Center Tucson, AZ 71–61 14–9 9–4 Feb 17, 1987 yes USC L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 73–61 15–9 10–4 Feb 19, 1987 Washington State McKale Center Tucson, AZ 84–58 16–9 11–4 Feb 21, 1987 Washington McKale Center Tucson, AZ 81–70 17–9 12–4 Feb 26, 1987 yes Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 73–75 17–10 12–5 Mar 1, 1987 yes California Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA 70–51 18–10 13–5 |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona Wildcats| Pac-10 Tournament Mar 6, 1987 yes yes 2 Oregon 7 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA Pac-10 Tournament Quarterfinal 63–72 18–11 |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona Wildcats| NCAA Tournament Mar 13, 1987 yes yes 10 W UTEP 7 W McKale Center Tucson, AZ First round 91–98 OTLos Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-14-sp-9508-story.html Arizona Is Ousted by UTEP March 14, 1986 July 21, 2019 18–12 AP Poll Pacific Sourceshttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arizona/1987-schedule.html 1986-87 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference July 21, 2019Arizona Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide University of Arizona Athletic Department https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/10/24/Arizona_Basketball_Online_Media_Guide.pdf July 21, 2019 Rankings 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Arizona Category:Arizona Wildcats men's basketball seasons Arizona Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team