1986–87 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by head coach Charles Woollum, played their home games at Davis Gym and were members of the East Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 11–3 in Patriot League play to be crowned regular season champions. They were also champions of the ECC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament – the first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history – where they lost in the first round to No. 1 seed Georgetown, 75–53.^[1]

1986–87 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
ECC tournament champions ECC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	East Coast Conference
Record	22–9 (11–3 ECC)
Head coach	Charles Woollum (12th season)
Home arena	Davis Gym
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bucknell †	11	–	3	.786	22	–	9	.710
Lafayette	10	–	4	.714	16	–	13	.552
Rider	8	–	6	.571	12	–	16	.429
Lehigh	8	–	6	.571	15	–	14	.517
Drexel	7	–	7	.500	14	–	14	.500
Towson State	5	–	9	.357	14	–	16	.467
Hofstra	4	–	10	.286	9	–	19	.321
Delaware	3	–	11	.214	12	–	16	.429

† 1987 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster Edit

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	34	Mark Atkinson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Erie, Pennsylvania
C	40	Mike Butts	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Baltimore, Maryland

Roster

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1986*		at Ohio State	L 62–90	0–1	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 3, 1987*		Marist	W 66–54	3–4	Davis Gym (720) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 10, 1987*		Drexel	W 85–79	5–4	Davis Gym Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 19, 1987*		at Maryland	L 68–77	6–7	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
ECC tournament
Mar 6, 1987*		vs. Delaware Quarterfinals	W 81–71	20–8	Towson Center Towson, Maryland
Mar 7, 1987*		vs. Lehigh Semifinals	W 103–100 ^2OT	21–8	Towson Center Towson, Maryland
Mar 8, 1987*		at Towson Championship game	W 86–74	22–8	Towson Center Towson, Maryland
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1987*	(16 SE)	vs. (1 SE) No. 4 Georgetown First Round	L 53–75	22–9	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

^ "Hoyas Handle Bucknell". The Washington Post. March 14, 1987. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
^ "1986-87 Men's Basketball Roster". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
^ "2019-20 Bucknell Bison Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.