1986–87 Florida Gators men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1986–87 Florida Gators basketball Florida Gators script logo.svg Southeastern Conference SEC 23–11 12–6 Norm Sloan 7th Monte Towe 7th O'Connell Center NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1986–87 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Sloan, the team played their home games at the O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida. After finishing second in the SEC regular season standings, Florida was bounced in the quarterfinal round of the SEC Tournament by LSU. The Gators received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, the school's (technically) first appearance in the tournament, where they made a run to the Sweet Sixteen. In the opening round, Florida defeated NC StateNCAA Tournament Roundup https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/03/14/NCAA-Tournament-Roundup/9911542696400/ UPI Archives March 14, 1987 January 30, 2022 and followed that by knocking off No. 3 seed Purdue.Florida Gives Purdue a 'Big Ten' Whipping https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-16-sp-6213-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 16, 1987 January 30, 2022 The run ended in the East Regional semifinal,Florida Finally Invited and Shows No Respect for Established Teams https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-19-sp-13818-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 19, 1987 January 30, 2022 where Florida was beaten by eventual National runner-up Syracuse, 87–81.SEIKALY, SYRACUSE TOP FLORIDA https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-03-20-8701220005-story.html The Chicago Tribune March 20, 1987 January 30, 2022 The team finished with a record of 23–11 (12–6 SEC). Roster 1986 Florida Gators y Vernon Maxwell 11 G 6 4 175 Jr Buchholz Gainesville, Florida y Clifford Lett 23 G 6 3 165 So y Pensacola, Florida Pensacola Dwayne Schintzius 33 C 7 1 235 Fr y Brandon, Florida Brandon Andrew Moten 5 G 6 0 Sr Norm Sloan Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Florida Gators| Regular season Nov 28, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida 76–80 0–1 Dec 1, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Stetson Hatters Stetson 98–75 1–1 Dec 2, 1986 yes 1986 men Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 116–68 2–1 Dec 4, 1986 yes yes 1986 men SMU Mustangs SMU 110–70 3–1 Dec 10, 1986 yes 1986 men UCF Knights Central Florida Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 89–54 4–1 Dec 13, 1986 yes yes 1986 men South Florida Bulls South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 68–62 5–1 Dec 16, 1986 LSU Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 96–75 6–1 1–0 Dec 19, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida Gator Bowl Tournament 82–60 7–1 Dec 20, 1986 yes yes Ohio State Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida Gator Bowl Tournament 82–72 8–1 Dec 27, 1986 yes yes 20 1986 men California Golden Bears California Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 80–83 8–2 Dec 29, 1986 yes yes 20 1986 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 110–83 9–2 Dec 30, 1986 yes yes 20 Ohio State Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 84–88 9–3 Jan 3, 1987 3:00 p.m. JPT yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 87–80 10–3 2–0 Jan 7, 1987 1986 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 100–56 11–3 3–0 Jan 10, 1987 yes 1986 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 80–72 12–3 4–0 Jan 14, 1987 yes Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 62–67 12–4 4–1 Jan 17, 1987 1986 none Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 97–90 13–4 5–1 Jan 21, 1987 yes LSU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 75–51 14–4 6–1 Jan 24, 1987 1986 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 85–81 15–4 7–1 Jan 28, 1987 19 Alabama 9 Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 90–80 16–4 8–1 Jan 31, 1987 yes 19 Auburn 18 Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 68–81 16–5 8–2 Feb 4, 1987 Georgia Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 66–52 17–5 9–2 Feb 7, 1987 yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 84–56 18–5 10–2 Feb 9, 1987 19 Auburn Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 70–84 18–6 10–3 Feb 11, 1987 19 Ole Miss Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 85–62 19–6 11–3 Feb 14, 1987 3:00 p.m. JPT 19 Kentucky Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 74–56 20–6 12–3 Feb 18, 1987 8:00 p.m. JPT yes 18 Tennessee Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee 71–81 20–7 12–4 Feb 21, 1987 yes 18 1986 men Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 99–60 21–7 Feb 25, 1987 yes 18 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 76–84 21–8 12–5 Feb 28, 1987 3:00 p.m. JPT yes 18 Alabama 10 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 85–86 21–9 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Florida Gators| SEC Tournament Mar 6, 1987 JPT yes yes LSU The Omni Atlanta, Georgia Quarterfinals 66–72 21–10 |- !colspan=9 style=Florida Gators| NCAA Tournament Mar 13, 1987 yes yes 6 E NC State 11 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York First round 82–70 22–10 Mar 15, 1987 yes yes 6 E Purdue 7 3 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Second round 85–66 23–10 Mar 19, 1987 CBS yes yes 6 E Syracuse 10 2 E Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 81–87 23–11 AP Poll The NCAA tournament results were vacated. 2017–18 Florida Gators men's basketball media guideJuly 2026 InternetArchiveBot . p. 92–93. Retrieved 2017-Nov-23. 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