The team lost Chuck Person to graduation and the NBA, and tried to offset the loss with sophomore transfer Aundrae Davis from West Virginia, but Davis was dismissed by coach Smith late in the season for violation of team rules.
Nevertheless, the team had a solid core with senior guards Gerald White and Frank Ford, junior forward Chris Morris, junior center Jeff Moore, and sophomore forward Mike Jones.
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The 1986 87 Auburn Tigers men s basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1986 87 college basketball season The team s head coach was Sonny Smith who was in his ninth season at Auburn The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn Alabama They finished the season 18 13 9 9 in SEC play They defeated Kentucky to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Alabama They received an at large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated San Diego to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Indiana 1 1986 87 Auburn Tigers men s basketballNCAA tournament second roundConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceRecord18 13 9 9 SEC Head coachSonny Smith 9th season Home arenaMemorial ColiseumSeasons 1985 861987 88 1986 87 Southeastern Conference men s basketball standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 9 Alabama 16 2 889 28 5 848Florida 12 6 667 23 11 676Georgia 10 8 556 18 12 600Kentucky 10 8 556 18 11 621Auburn 9 9 500 18 13 581Ole Miss 8 10 444 15 14 517LSU 8 10 444 24 15 615Tennessee 7 11 389 14 15 483Vanderbilt 7 11 389 18 16 529Mississippi State 3 15 167 7 21 250 1987 SEC tournament winnerRankings from AP PollThe team lost Chuck Person to graduation and the NBA and tried to offset the loss with sophomore transfer Aundrae Davis from West Virginia but Davis was dismissed by coach Smith late in the season for violation of team rules Nevertheless the team had a solid core with senior guards Gerald White and Frank Ford junior forward Chris Morris junior center Jeff Moore and sophomore forward Mike Jones Contents 1 Roster 2 Schedule and results 3 Rankings 4 ReferencesRoster Edit1986 87 Auburn Tigers men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year Previous school HometownG 15 Frank Ford 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Sr Osceola High School Kissimmee FloridaF 34 Chris Morris 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m Jr Fredrick Douglass High School Atlanta GeorgiaF 13 Mike Jones 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m So Columbus GeorgiaC 40 Jeff Moore 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m Jr Midfield High School Midfield AlabamaG 12 Gerald White 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Sr Richmond Academy Augusta GeorgiaG Aundrae Davis 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m So College Park GAG 10 Terrence Howard 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Jr Southwest High School Southwest ALF 22 John Caylor 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m Fr Morristown West High School Talbott TennesseeG 24 Derrick Dennison 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Fr Douglass High School Atlanta GeorgiaG 14 Johnny Lynn 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Jr Beech High School Hendersonville TennesseeG 11 Melvin Haralson 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m So Jackson Mississippi Head coachSonny Smith Milligan Assistant coach es Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on Injured Current redshirtSchedule and results EditDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site attendance city stateRegular seasonNov 28 1986 No 12 at UAB W 68 58 1 0 Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham ALDec 1 1986 No 7 Armstrong W 94 54 2 0 Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn ALDec 11 1986 No 7 Austin Peay W 115 93 3 0 Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn ALDec 13 1986 No 7 Southwestern Louisiana W 107 91 4 0 Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn ALDec 15 1986 No 6 at Eastern Kentucky W 97 82 5 0 McBrayer Arena Richmond KYDec 18 1986 No 6 Augusta State W 89 66 6 0 Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn ALDec 28 1986 No 5 vs Iowa State Sun Bowl Tournament W 89 87 7 0 Don Haskins Center El Paso TXDec 29 1986 No 5 vs Iowa State Sun Bowl Tournament L 82 87 7 1 Don Haskins Center El Paso TXJan 3 1987 No 5 No 11 Kentucky L 60 63 7 2 0 1 Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn ALJan 7 1987 No 13 Georgia W 62 58 8 2 1 1 Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn ALJan 10 1987 No 13 at Mississippi State W 66 52 9 2 2 1 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville MSJan 14 1987 No 10 Tennessee W 66 56 10 2 3 1 Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn ALJan 17 1987 No 10 at Vanderbilt L 75 91 10 3 3 2 Memorial Gymansium Nashville TNJan 21 1987 No 17 at No 13 Alabama L 82 88 10 4 3 3 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa ALJan 24 1987 No 17 Mississippi W 85 61 11 4 4 3 Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn ALJan 28 1987 No 18 at LSU L 73 75 11 5 4 4 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge LAJan 31 1987 No 18 No 19 Florida W 81 68 12 5 5 4 Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn ALFeb 1 1987 No 18 No 3 UNLV L 85 104 12 6 Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn ALFeb 7 1987 No 20 at Kentucky L 71 75 12 7 5 5 Rupp Arena Lexington KYFeb 7 1984 No 20 at Georgia L 71 75 12 8 5 6 Stegeman Coliseum Athens GAFeb 9 1987 at No 19 Florida W 84 70 13 8 6 6 Stephen C O Connell Center Gainesville FLFeb 11 1987 Mississippi State W 59 45 14 8 7 6 Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn ALFeb 14 1987 at Tennessee L 84 103 14 9 7 7 Stokley Center Knoxville TNFeb 21 1987 No 12 Alabama L 75 77 14 10 7 8 Beard Eaves Memorial Colisesum Auburn ALFeb 23 1987 Vanderbilt W 91 83 15 10 8 8 Beard Eaves Memorial Colliseum Auburn ALFeb 25 1987 at Mississippi L 67 73 15 11 8 9 C M Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford MSMarch 1 1987 LSU W 100 62 16 11 9 9 Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn ALSEC TournamentMarch 6 1987 5 vs 4 Kentucky Second round W 79 72 17 11 The Omni Atlanta GAMarch 7 1987 5 vs 1 No 9 Alabama Semifinals L 68 87 17 12 The Omni Atlanta GANCAA TournamentMarch 12 1987 8 MW vs 9 MW San Diego First round W 62 61 18 12 RCA Dome Indianapolis INMarch 14 1987 8 MW vs 1 MW No 3 Indiana Second round L 90 107 18 13 RCA Dome Indianapolis IN Non conference game Rankings from AP Poll Tournament seedings in parentheses MW Midwest All times are in Central Rankings EditMain article 1986 87 NCAA Division I men s basketball rankingsReferences Edit 1986 87 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results Retrieved 9 December 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1986 87 Auburn Tigers men 27s basketball team amp oldid 1140391772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,