1986–87 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his seventh season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season with a school-record 28 wins at 28–5 and won the Southeastern Conference regular season title with a 16–2 conference record. The 16 wins in conference were also a school record.

1986–87 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
SEC Regular Season Champions
SEC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen (vacated)
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
1986–87 record26–4, 2 wins vacated (16–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
1986–87 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 Alabama162 .889  285  .848
Florida126 .667  2311  .676
Georgia108 .556  1812  .600
Kentucky108 .556  1811  .621
Auburn99 .500  1813  .581
Ole Miss810 .444  1514  .517
LSU810 .444  2415  .615
Tennessee711 .389  1415  .483
Vanderbilt711 .389  1816  .529
Mississippi State315 .167  721  .250
1987 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The team lost forward Buck Johnson to graduation, but signed freshman forward Keith Askins from Athens High School in Athens, Alabama.

The Tide also won the 1987 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, beating LSU in the final and earning an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. They were seeded second in the Southeast Region, their highest ever in the NCAA tournament thus far. The Tide defeated North Carolina A&T and New Orleans before falling to Providence in the Sweet 16. It was the Tide's third straight Sweet 16 appearance.[1] Alabama's participation in the NCAA Tournament was later vacated by the NCAA.[2]

Roster

1986–87 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 45 Michael Ansley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
SoJackson-Olin High School Birmingham, Alabama
G 23 Mark Gottfried 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
F/C 31 Derrick McKey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
JrMeridian High School Meridian, MS
G 30 Terry Coner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
G 24 Craig Dudley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
F 21 Jim Farmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
G 11 James Jackson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
F Keith Askins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
FrAthens High School Athens, Alabama
52 William DeVaughn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Rankings

Awards and honors

References

  1. "1986-87 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. "Forfeits and Vacated Games". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
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