1986–87 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1986–87 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina Tar Heels interlocking blue logo.png 100px Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 3 2 32–4 14–0 Dean Smith 25th Bill Guthridge 19th Roy Williams 9th Dick Harp 1st Dean Smith Center ACC regular season champions NCAA Tournament Elite Eight The 1986–87 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/north-carolina/1987-schedule.html 1986-87 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com sports-reference.com March 9, 2019 Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels won the ACC regular season title, reached the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament, and achieved a top-five ranking in the final AP poll. http://m.tarheeltimes.com/rosterbasketball-1986.aspx North Carolina Tar Heels 1986-1987 Basketball Roster Tar Heel Times March 9, 2019 Roster 1986 North Carolina Tar Heels y Jeff Denny 3 G 6 4 Fr n Rural Hall, North Carolina Rodney Hyatt 11 G 5 8 Fr n Wadesboro, North Carolina Jeff Lebo 14 G 6 3 180 So y Carlisle, Pennsylvania Steve Bucknall 20 F 6 6 215 So y London, England Michael Norwood 21 G 6 3 Sr n Henderson, North Carolina Joe Wolf 24 F 6 11 230 Sr y Kohler, Wisconsin Kenny Smith 30 G 6 3 170 Sr y New York City, New York Ranzino Smith 33 G 6 1 Jr n Chapel Hill, North Carolina J. R. Reid 34 F 6 9 245 Fr y Virginia Beach, Virginia Dave Popson 35 C/F 6 10 220 Sr y Ashley, Pennsylvania Scott Williams basketball 42 C 6 11 230 Fr y Hacienda Heights, California Curtis Hunter 43 F 6 5 Sr n Durham, North Carolina Marty Hensley 45 F 6 10 Fr n Marion, North Carolina Dean Smith (Kansas) Bill Guthridge (Kansas State) Roy Williams (North Carolina) Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 | Regular season |- Nov 28, 1986 yes yes 1 Hawaii Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI 98–78 1–0 Dec 1, 1986 yes yes 1 UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 84–89 1–1 Dec 3, 1986 yes 1 Stetson Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 100–64 2–1 Dec 6, 1986 yes 1 Miami Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 122–77 3–1 Dec 13, 1986 yes 5 Jacksonville Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 98–69 4–1 Dec 20, 1986 yes 4 Illinois 5 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 90–77 5–1 Dec 22, 1986 yes 4 Furman Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC 95–65 6–1 Dec 27, 1986 yes 4 Kansas State Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO 81–62 7–1 Dec 29, 1986 yes 4 Purdue 2 Reunion Arena Dallas, TX The Dallas Morning News Classic 94–81 8–1 Dec 30, 1986 yes yes 4 Southern Methodist Reunion Arena Dallas, TX The Dallas Morning News Classic 88–86 OT 9–1 Jan 3, 1987 yes yes 4 La Salle The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 79–72 10–1 Jan 8, 1987 yes 3 Maryland Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 98–65 11–1 1-0 Jan 10, 1987 yes 3 Duke 17 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 85–77 12–1 2-0 Jan 14, 1987 yes 3 Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, VA 95–80 13–1 3-0 Jan 18, 1987 yes 2 NC State 17 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 96–78 14–1 4-0 Jan 22, 1987 yes 2 Wake Forest Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC 79–53 15–1 5-0 Jan 24, 1987 yes 2 Georgia Tech Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 92–55 16–1 6-0 Jan 28, 1987 yes 1 Clemson 14 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC 108–99 17–1 7-0 Feb 1, 1987 yes yes 1 Notre Dame Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN 58–60 17–2 Feb 5, 1987 yes 3 NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 96–79 18–2 8-0 Feb 8, 1987 yes 3 Virginia Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 74–73 19–2 9-0 Feb 11, 1987 yes 3 Wake Forest Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 94–85 20–2 10-0 Feb 14, 1987 yes 3 Maryland Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD 93–86 21–2 11-0 Feb 15, 1987 yes yes 3 Marquette Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 83–74 22–2 Feb 18, 1987 yes yes 3 East Tennessee State Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 118–65 23–2 Feb 21, 1987 yes 2 Clemson 10 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 96–80 24–2 12–0 Feb 26, 1987 yes 2 Duke 17 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 77–71 25–2 13–0 Mar 1, 1987 yes 2 Georgia Tech The Omni Atlanta, GA 92–76 26–2 14–0 |- !colspan=9 | ACC Tournament |- Mar 6, 1987 yes 1 2 Maryland 8 Capital Centre Landover, MD Quarterfinals 82–63 27–2 Mar 7, 1987 yes 2 1 4 Virginia Capital Centre Landover, MD Semifinals 84–82 2OT 28–2 Mar 8, 1987 yes 2 1 6 NC State Capital Centre Landover, MD Championship 67–68 28–3 |- !colspan=9 | NCAA Tournament |- Mar 12, 1987 yes yes 2 1 E Penn 16 E Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC First round 113–82North Carolina 113, Pennsylvania 82 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/03/13/No-3-North-Carolina-known-for-its-cool-demeanor/1143542610000/ UPI Archives March 13, 1987 May 6, 2022 29–3 Mar 14, 1987 yes yes 2 1 E Michigan 9 E Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC Second Round 109–97 30–3 Mar 19, 1987 yes yes 2 1 E Notre Dame 18 5 E Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey Sweet Sixteen 74–68North Carolina, Syracuse Reach Final in East https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1987/03/20/north-carolina-syracuse-reach-final-in-east/7b2286b9-2fab-47e1-8129-cac162b0b4dd/ The Washington Post March 20, 1987 February 1, 2022 31–3 Mar 21, 1987 yes yes 2 1 E Syracuse 10 2 E Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey Elite Eight 75–79 31–4 AP Poll Eastern Time E East region Rankings 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons North Carolina North Carolina Tar Tar