1986–87 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished with an overall record of 18–12 (13–5 Pac-10) and reached the NCAA Tournament, but lost in the opening round for the third consecutive year.

1986–87 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Fiesta Bowl Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
ConferencePacific-10
1986–87 record18–12 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center (Capacity: 14,545)
1986–87 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 15 UCLA144 .778  257  .781
Arizona135 .722  1812  .600
Washington108 .556  2015  .571
California108 .556  2015  .571
Oregon State108 .556  1911  .633
Stanford99 .500  1513  .536
Oregon810 .444  1614  .533
Arizona State612 .333  1117  .393
Washington State612 .333  1018  .357
USC414 .222  919  .321
1987 Pacific-10 Tournament winner
As of March 25, 1987[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1986–87 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 00 Anthony Cook
SoVan Nuys HS Los Angeles, CA
PG 11 Kenny Lofton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoWashington HS East Chicago, IN
G 20 Craig McMillan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr   
G 22 Bruce Fraser 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)172 lb (78 kg) SrLong Beach City College Long Beach, CA
C 23 Tom Tolbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrCerritos College  
G 25 Steve Kerr   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrPalisades Charter HS Los Angeles, CA
SF 32 Sean Elliott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoCholla HS Tucson, AZ
SF 35 Jud Buechler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrPoway HS Poway, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 21, 1986*
No. 19 at No. 5 UNLV
Preseason NIT
L 87–92[2]  0–1
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 4, 1986*
No. 20 at San Diego State W 110–78  1–1
Peterson Gym 
San Diego, CA
Dec 6, 1986*
No. 20 Utah L 67–68  1–2
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Dec 8, 1986*
No. 20 at Northern Arizona W 76–69  2–2
Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, AZ
Dec 10, 1986*
Hawaii Pacific W 105–85  3–2
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Dec 13, 1986*
at No. 13 Georgetown L 74–82  3–3
Capital Centre 
Landover, MD
Dec 27, 1986*
St. Bonaventure
Fiesta Bowl Classic
W 70–64  4–3
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Dec 28, 1986*
Texas Tech
Fiesta Bowl Classic
W 53–40  5–3
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Pac-10 regular season
Jan 2, 1987
at Oregon State W 54–48  6–3
(1–0)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
Jan 4, 1987
at Oregon L 54–55 OT 6–4
(1–1)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
Jan 8, 1987
USC W 78–44  7–4
(2–1)
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Jan 10, 1987
UCLA
Rivalry
L 83–84  7–5
(2–2)
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Jan 15, 1987
at Washington State W 96–59  8–5
(3–2)
Friel Court 
Pullman, WA
Jan 17, 1987
at Washington W 73–72  9–5
(4–2)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
Jan 19, 1987
Stanford W 77–70  10–5
(5–2)
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Jan 22, 1987
California L 81–82 2OT 10–6
(5–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Jan 24, 1987*
at No. 9 Illinois L 63–67  10–7
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
Jan 29, 1987
at Arizona State
Rivalry
W 82–67  11–7
(6–3)
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, AZ
Feb 3, 1987
Arizona State
Rivalry
W 66–54  12–7
(7–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Feb 5, 1987
Oregon W 68–53  13–7
(8–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Feb 7, 1987*
No. 4 Iowa L 80–89[3]  13–8
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Feb 12, 1987
at UCLA
Rivalry
L 65–81  13–9
(8–4)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 14, 1987
Oregon State W 71–61  14–9
(9–4)
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Feb 17, 1987
at USC W 73–61  15–9
(10–4)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 19, 1987
Washington State W 84–58  16–9
(11–4)
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Feb 21, 1987
Washington W 81–70  17–9
(12–4)
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Feb 26, 1987
at Stanford L 73–75  17–10
(12–5)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
Mar 1, 1987
at California W 70–51  18–10
(13–5)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, CA
Pac-10 Tournament
Mar 6, 1987*
vs. Oregon
Pac-10 Tournament Quarterfinal
L 63–72  18–11
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1987*
vs. UTEP
First round
L 91–98 OT[4] 18–12
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources[5][6]

Rankings

References

  1. "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  2. "Rebels rally to overcome Arizona". Las Vegas Sun. November 21, 1986. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  3. "Gamble Pays Off as Iowa Comes From Behind to Defeat Arizona". Los Angeles Times. February 8, 1987. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  4. "Arizona Is Ousted by UTEP". Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1986. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  5. "1986-87 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  6. "Arizona Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletic Department. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
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