1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton^[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 18–11.^[2]

1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	18–11 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (2nd season)
Home arena	Rupp Arena
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Alabama †	16	–	2		.889			28	–	5		.848
Florida	12	–	6		.667			23	–	11		.676
Georgia	10	–	8		.556			18	–	12		.600
Kentucky	10	–	8		.556			18	–	11		.621
Auburn	9	–	9		.500			18	–	13		.581
Ole Miss	8	–	10		.444			15	–	14		.517
LSU	8	–	10		.444			24	–	15		.615
Tennessee	7	–	11		.389			14	–	15		.483
Vanderbilt	7	–	11		.389			18	–	16		.529
Mississippi State	3	–	15		.167			7	–	21		.250
† 1987 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
November 29*	No. 11	Austin Peay	W 71–69	1–0	–	–	–	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
December 2*	No. 11	Texas Tech	W 66–60	2–0	–	–	–	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
December 6*	No. 13	at No. 3 Indiana Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	L 66–71	2–1	–	–	–	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
December 13*	No. 19	Lamar	W 71–56	3–1	–	–	–	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
December 19*	No. 19	Iona UK Invitation Tournament	W 75–59	4–1	–	–	–	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
December 20*	No. 18	Boston University UK Invitation Tournament	W 81–69	5–1	–	–	–	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
December 27*	No. 18	at Louisville	W 85–51	6–1	–	–	–	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
December 30	No. 11	vs. Georgia	L 65–69	6–2 (0–1)	–	–	–	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
January 3	No. 11	at No. 5 Auburn	W 63–60	7–2 (1–1)	–	–	–	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, AL
January 7  JPT	No. 9	Alabama	L 55–69	7–3 (1–2)	–	–	–	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
January 10	No. 9	at Tennessee	L 68–75	7–4 (1–3)	–	–	–	Stokely Athletics Center  Knoxville, TN
January 12	No. 9	at Mississippi State	W 57–49	8–4 (2–3)	–	–	–	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
January 14		Florida	W 67–62	9–4 (3–3)	–	–	–	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
January 18  ABC		LSU	L 41–76	9–5 (3–4)	–	–	–	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
January 21  JPT		at Vanderbilt	W 71–65	10–5 (4–4)	–	–	–	Memorial Coliseum  Nashville, TN
January 25*		No. 18 Navy	W 80–69	11–5	–	–	–	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
January 28		at Ole Miss	L 65–76	11–6 (4–5)	–	–	–	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
January 31  JPT		Mississippi State	W 50–36	12–6 (5–5)	–	–	–	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
February 4  JPT		No. 20 Auburn	W 75–71	13–6 (6–5)	–	–	–	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
February 7		at No. 9 Alabama	W 70–69	14–6 (7–5)	–	–	–	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
February 11		Tennessee	W 91–84 ^OT	15–6 (8–5)	26 – Chapman	7 – Jenkins	6 – Davender	Rupp Arena (23,002) Lexington, KY
February 14  JPT		at No. 19 Florida	L 56–74	15–7 (8–6)	–	–	–	O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
February 19		Vanderbilt	W 65–54	16–7 (9–6)	–	–	–	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
February 21		at LSU	L 52–65	16–8 (9–7)	–	–	–	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 25  JPT		at Georgia	L 71–79	16–9 (9–8)	–	–	–	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 28		Ole Miss	W 64–63	17–9 (10–8)	–	–	–	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
March 1*		No. 12 Oklahoma	W 75–74	18–9	–	–	–	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
March 6  JPT	(4)	vs. (5) Auburn SEC tournament	L 72–79	18–10	17 – Tie	6 – Madison	4 – Chapman	The Omni (13,279) Atlanta, GA
March 13*	(8 SE)	vs. (9 SE) Ohio State NCAA tournament	L 77–91	18–11	23 – Davender	5 – Lock	5 – Davender	The Omni (15,128) Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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Roster

1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 14 Paul Andrews (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Laurel County London, KY F 25 Winston Bennett   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Male Louisville, KY G 10 James Blackmon (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Marion Marion, IN G 20 Steve Bruce 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Woodford County Versailles, KY G 3 Rex Chapman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Apollo Owensboro, KY G 15 Ed Davender 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Boys and Girls Brooklyn, NY F 55 Cedric Jenkins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Terrell County Dawson, GA C 44 Rob Lock 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Reedley Reedley, CA F 42 Richard Madison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Northside Memphis, TN G 4 Derrick Miller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Baptist Bible Savannah, GA C 50 Mike Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Greenup County South Shore, KY G 21 Terry Shigg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Central Rapid City, SD F 30 Irving Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Carol City Miami, FL	Head coach Eddie Sutton Assistant coach(es) Doug Barnes Wayne Breeden Dwane Casey James Dickey Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2016-01-10

Season summary

• Feb. 11 vs. Tennessee: Kentucky rallied from 10 down with 1:13 left in the game. Rex Chapman hit a running 12-footer over Tennessee's Doug Roth with three seconds left to force overtime, where the Wildcats eventually won.^[4]

Rankings

Main article: 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards

Rex Chapman

• 1st Team All-SEC (Coaches)
• 2nd Team All-SEC (AP, UPI)
• Freshman All-SEC

Ed Davender

• 2nd Team All-SEC (UPI)
• 3rd Team All-SEC (AP)

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References

1. "1986–1987 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 5, 2013.
2. "1986–1987 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 5, 2013.
3. BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-10.
4. 50 Greatest UK Basketball Wins of All Time: 50–41. Retrieved 2019-Jan-08.
5. BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-10.