1986–87 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1986–87 West Virginia Mountaineers Basketball File:West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg 100px Atlantic-10 Conference A-10 23–8 15–3 Gale Catlett 9th WVU Coliseum NCAA tournament The 1986–87 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1986-87 season. The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 9th-year head coach Gale Catlett, the Mountaineers finished second in the conference regular season standings, and received an at-large bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament as No. 7 seed in the East region.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/west-virginia/1987.html 1986-87 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference February 5, 2022 Roster 1986 West Virginia Mountaineers y Steve Berger 4 G 5 11 170 SR Boomer, West Virginia Darryl Prue 24 F 6 7 225 SO Washington, D.C. Herbie Brooks 32 G 6 2 180 SO Mullens, West Virginia Wade Smith 33 FC 6 10 210 SO Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands Ray Foster 42 C 6 10 240 SO Cleveland, Ohio Gale Catlett 2019–20 West Virginia Men's Basketball Record Book https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/wvuni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/11/1/MBB_Record_Book.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20190905193708/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/wvuni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/11/1/MBB_Record_Book.pdf dead September 5, 2019 WVU Athletic Dept. February 5, 2022 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=West Virginia Mountaineers| Regular Season Nov 29, 1986 yes 1986 men George Mason Patriots George Mason WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 90–74 1–0 Dec 13, 1986 yes yes Pittsburgh 17 Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 57–78 5–1 Dec 27, 1986 yes Marshall WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia Rivalry 69–67 7–1 Feb 3, 1987 yes UAB WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 79–64 15–5 |- !colspan=9 style=West Virginia Mountaineers| Atlantic-10 Tournament Mar 1, 1987 yes 1986 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia Quarterfinals 74–60 22–6 Mar 3, 1987 yes 1986 men Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia Semifinals 80–58 23–6 Mar 5, 1987 yes yes Temple 8 McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Championship game 57–70 23–7 |- !colspan=9 style=West Virginia Mountaineers| NCAA Tournament Mar 13, 1987 yes yes 7 E Western Kentucky 10 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York First round 62–64 23–8 AP Poll Eastern E East https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/west-virginia/1987-schedule.html 1986-87 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results Sports Reference February 5, 2022 https://wvusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1986-87 1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule West Virginia University Athletic Department February 5, 2022 Rankings 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball seasons West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball West Virginia