1986–87 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1986–87 college basketball season.

1986–87 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round, L 6685 vs. Florida
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
1986–87 record255 (153 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
  • Tim Fisher
  • Doug Lee
Home arenaMackey Arena
1986–87 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Indiana153 .833  304  .882
No. 7 Purdue153 .833  255  .833
No. 6 Iowa144 .778  305  .857
No. 11 Illinois135 .722  238  .742
Michigan108 .556  2012  .625
Ohio State99 .500  2013  .606
Michigan State612 .333  1117  .393
Wisconsin414 .222  1417  .452
Minnesota216 .111  919  .321
Northwestern216 .111  721  .250
As of March 30, 1987[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1986–87 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 21 Everette Stephens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Evanston, Illinois
G 23 Troy Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Toledo, Ohio
F 33 Todd Mitchell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Anderson, Indiana
F 35 Melvin McCants 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
F/C 55 Steve Scheffler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) Fr Grand Rapids, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
November 21
Bulgaria
Exhibition
W 10473 
                   Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Regular Season
November 28*
No. 4 vs. Stetson W 9765  1-0
                    
Daytona Beach, FL
December 1*
Illinois State W 9664  2-0
                   Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 6*
No. 4 at Connecticut W 8870  3-0
                   Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
December 8*
No. 3 Wichita State W 7761  4-0
                   Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 13*
No. 3 at Detroit W 8965  5-0
                    
Detroit, MI
December 20*
No. 2 Tampa W 7948  6-0
                   Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 22*
No. 2 at Toledo W 8967  7-0
                    
Toledo, OH
December 29*
No. 2 vs. No. 4 North Carolina
Dallas Morning News Classic
L 8194  7-1
                    
Dallas, TX
December 30*
No. 2 vs. Towson State
Dallas Morning News Classic
W 9458  8-1
                    
Dallas, TX
January 3
No. 2 Michigan State W 8772  9-1
(1-0)
                   Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 5
No. 2 Michigan W 8977  10-1
(2-0)
                   Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 8
No. 6 at Northwestern W 8567  11-1
(3-0)
                    
Evanston, IL
January 10
No. 6 at Wisconsin W 5748  12-1
(4-0)
                    
Madison, WI
January 14
No. 6 Minnesota W 8659  13-1
(5-0)
                   Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 18*
No. 6 Louisville W 8873  14-1
                   Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 19
No. 6 No. 2 Iowa L 6770  14-2
(5-1)
                   Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 22
No. 5 No. 9 Illinois W 8786 OT 15-2
(6-1)
                   Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 29
No. 4 Ohio State W 7573  16-2
(7-1)
                    
Columbus, OH
January 31
No. 4 at Indiana
Indiana–Purdue rivalry
L 7788  16-3
(7-2)
                    
Bloomington, IN
February 5
No. 7 Wisconsin W 7062  17-3
(8-2)
                   Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 7
No. 7 Northwestern W 8660  18-3
(9-2)
                   Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 12
No. 7 at No. 4 Iowa W 8073  19-3
(10-2)
                   Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
February 14
No. 7 at Minnesota W 8173  20-3
(11-2)
                    
Minneapolis, MN
February 23
No. 6 at No. 14 Illinois W 7675 OT 21-3
(12-2)
                    
Champaign, IL
February 26
No. 6 No. 3 Indiana W 7564  22-3
(13-2)
                   Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 28
No. 6 Ohio State W 8773  23-3
(14-2)
                   Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
March 4
No. 3 at Michigan State W 6959  24-3
(15-2)
                    
East Lansing, MI
March 7
No. 3 at Michigan L 68104  24-4
(15-3)
                   Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
NCAA Tournament
March 13*
(3) No. 7 vs. (14) Northeastern
NCAA Tournament • First Round
W 10494  25-4
 29  Lee               
Syracuse, NY
March 15*
(3) No. 7 vs. (6) Florida
NCAA Tournament • Second Round
L 6685  25-5
 17  Lewis/Stephens               
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[2]

Rankings

References

  1. "1986-87 Big Ten Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  2. 2012-13 Purdue Men's Basketball Record Book Retrieved April 29, 2013.
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