1986–87 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1986–87 Louisville Cardinals Metro Conference (1975–1995) Metro 18–14 9–3 Denny Crum 16th Wade Houston Freedom Hall Metro Conference Regular Season Champions The 1986–87 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crumhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/1987.html 1986-1987 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats 8 June 2019 and the team finished the season with an overall record of 18–14.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/1987-schedule.html 1986-1987 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results 8 June 2019 The team declined an invitation to the 1987 National Invitation Tournament. Roster 1986 Louisville Cardinals y y Keith Williams 3 G 6 4 180 Fr y Louisville, Kentucky Seneca Mark McSwain 10 F 6 7 220 Sr Atlanta, Georgia St. Pius Craig Hawley 12 G 6 5 175 Fr Noblesville, Indiana Noblesville Kevin Walls 15 G 6 1 170 So Camden, New Jersey Camden Kenny Payne 21 SF 6 8 195 So y Laurel, Mississippi Northeast Jones Chris West 23 G 6 3 175 Sr Louisville, Kentucky duPont Manual Will Olliges 24 F 6 9 205 Jr Louisville, Kentucky St. Xavier David Robinson 25 F 6 8 190 So Gainesville, Florida Eastside Avery Marshall 33 FC 6 7 210 Fr y Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Myrtle Beach Herbert Crook 41 F 6 7 190 Jr y Louisville, Kentucky Eastern Pervis Ellison 42 PF 6 9 195 So y Savannah, Georgia Savannah Tony Kimbro 44 F 6 7 190 So Louisville, Kentucky Seneca Felton Spencer 50 C 7 1 260 Fr y Louisville, Kentucky Eastern Denny Crum (UCLA) https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/gocards.com/documents/2015/8/31/roster_alpha_19.pdf?timestamp=20150831034103 1986-87 Louisville Cardinals https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/1987.html Sports Reference March 6, 2020 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Louisville Cardinals| Regular Season Nov 28, 1986 yes yes 2 Northeastern Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 84–88 OT 0–1 Nov 29, 1986 yes yes 2 Washington Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 54–69 0–2 Nov 30, 1986 yes yes 2 1986 men Texas Longhorns Texas Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 70–74 0–3 Dec 6, 1986 yes 1986 men Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 98–86 1–3 Dec 8, 1986 yes 1986 men Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh Dickinson Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 82–74 2–3 Dec 10, 1986 yes yes Western Kentucky 8 E. 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Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky 60–58 3–3 Dec 13, 1986 yes DePaul Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 68–75 19,198 3–4 Dec 17, 1986 yes 1986 men Tampa Spartans Tampa Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 68–60 4–4 Dec 23, 1986 yes yes Indiana 8 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 58–67 4–5 Dec 27, 1986 yes Kentucky 18 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 51–85 4–6 Jan 3, 1987 yes 1986 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 79–49 5–6 Jan 5, 1987 yes 1986 men Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada–Reno Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 92–77 6–6 Jan 7, 1987 yes 1986 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 73–64 7–6 1–0 Jan 10, 1987 yes yes Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 67–64 8–6 Jan 14, 1987 yes Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 69–76 8–7 1–1 Jan 18, 1987 yes yes Purdue 6 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 73–88 8–8 Jan 20, 1987 1986 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 84–62 9–8 2–1 Jan 22, 1987 1986 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 81–69 10–8 3–1 Jan 28, 1987 1986 men Memphis State Tigers Memphis State Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 48–64 10–9 3–2 Jan 31, 1987 yes Kansas 20 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 58–62 10–10 Feb 2, 1987 1986 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 90–62 11–10 4–2 Feb 5, 1987 yes Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia 90–71 12–10 5–2 Feb 7, 1987 yes NC State Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 87–75 13–10 Feb 11, 1987 yes South Carolina Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 59–55 14–10 6–2 Feb 14, 1987 yes yes Syracuse 9 Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York 72–99 14–11 Feb 16, 1987 Southern Miss Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 85–84 OT 15–11 7–2 Feb 18, 1987 Florida State Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 87–71 16–11 8–2 Feb 22, 1987 yes Memphis State Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 57–58 16–12 8–3 Feb 25, 1987 yes Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio 81–69 17–12 9–3 Feb 28, 1987 yes yes UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 86–99 11,578 17–13 |- !colspan=9 style=Louisville Cardinals| Metro Conference Tournament Mar 7, 1987 yes 1 Southern Miss 4 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Semifinals 78–71 18–13 Mar 8, 1987 yes 1 Memphis State 2 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Championship game 52–75 18–14 AP Poll Eastern Time https://gocards.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1986-87 1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule gocards.com April 11, 2025 References Category:Louisville Cardinals men's basketball seasons Louisville Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 1986-87 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 1986-87 Category:1986 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:1987 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:Long stubs with short prose