1986–87 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Yoder, coaching his fifth season with Wisconsin. The Badgers finished 14-17, 4-14 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place.

1986–87 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	14–17 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach	Steve Yoder (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Brad McNulty (5th season) Ray McCallum (2nd season) Chris Benetti (1st season)
Home arena	Wisconsin Field House
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Indiana	15	–	3		.833			30	–	4		.882
No. 7 Purdue	15	–	3		.833			25	–	5		.833
No. 6 Iowa	14	–	4		.778			30	–	5		.857
No. 11 Illinois	13	–	5		.722			23	–	8		.742
Michigan	10	–	8		.556			20	–	12		.625
Ohio State	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
Michigan State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	17		.393
Wisconsin	4	–	14		.222			14	–	17		.452
Minnesota	2	–	16		.111			9	–	19		.321
Northwestern	2	–	16		.111			7	–	21		.250
As of March 30, 1987^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1986–87 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 10 Mike Heineman (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Connersville, Indiana G 14 Rodney Tapp 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Evansville, Indiana G 20 Byron Robinson   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Springfield, Illinois G 22 Pollis Robertson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Wayne, Michigan G 24 Shelton Smith, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana G/F 30 Tom Molaski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Grafton, Wisconsin G 32 Trent Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Bolingbrook, Illinois G 33 Sean Fleming 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Oakland, California F 40 J.J. Weber (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Wales, Wisconsin F 41 Rob Willey   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Neenah, Wisconsin F 42 Rod Ripley (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Pulaski, Wisconsin F 50 Danny Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Rockford, Illinois C 52 Darin Schubring 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Baraboo, Wisconsin F 53 Kurt Portmann 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Sheboygan, Wisconsin	Head coach Steve Yoder (Illinois Wesleyan) Assistant coach(es) Brad McNulty (Purdue) Ray McCallum (Ball State) Chris Benetti (MacMurray) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/28/1986*		Nebraska—Omaha	W 86–47	1–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
11/29/1986*		South Florida	W 65–51	2–0	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/1/1986*		at Marquette	L 71–84	2–1	Milwaukee Arena  Milwaukee, WI
12/4/1986*		South Carolina	W 47–45	3–1	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/6/1986*		at Central Michigan	L 66–80	3–2	Rose Arena  Mount Pleasant, MI
12/8/1986*		at Miami (FL)	W 65–54	4–2	Knight Center Complex  Miami, FL
12/10/1986*		North Dakota State	W 81–76	5–2	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/11/1986*		vs. Northern Illinois	W 95–63	6–2	Rockford MetroCentre  Rockford, IL
12/22/1986*		Eastern Illinois	W 72–68	7–2	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/23/1986*		Kentucky State	W 87–59	8–2	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
12/27/1986*		vs. Hawaii Rainbow Classic	W 82–77	9–2	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, HI
12/29/1986*		vs. California Rainbow Classic	W 66–63	10–2	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, HI
12/30/1986*		vs. No. 17 Pittsburgh Rainbow Classic	L 82–98	10–3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, HI
1/3/1987		at Minnesota	L 67–69	10–4 (0–1)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
1/5/1987		at No. 2 Iowa	L 63–78	10–5 (0–2)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
1/8/1987		No. 12 Illinois	L 66–68	10–6 (0–3)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/10/1987		No. 6 Purude	L 48–57	10–7 (0–4)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/15/1987		at No. 4 Indiana	L 65–103	10–8 (0–5)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/17/1987		at Ohio State	L 66–81	10–9 (0–6)	St. John Arena  Columbus, OH
1/22/1987		Michigan State	L 78–81	10–10 (0–7)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/24/1987		Michigan	L 78–84	10–11 (0–8)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
1/31/1987		at Northwestern	W 62–57	11–11 (1–8)	Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
2/5/1987		No. 7 Purdue	L 62–70	11–12 (1–9)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
2/7/1987		at No. 14 Illinois	L 74–99	11–13 (1–10)	Assembly Hall  Champaign, IL
2/12/1987		Ohio State	L 69–83	11–14 (1–11)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/16/1987		No. 2 Indiana	L 85–86 ^3OT	11–15 (1–12)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
2/18/1987		at Michigan	L 64–77	11–16 (1–13)	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, MI
2/21/1987		at Michigan State	W 65–63	12–16 (2–13)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
3/1/1987		Northwestern	W 76–59	13–16 (3–13)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
3/5/1987		Minnesota	W 69–52	14–16 (4–13)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
3/8/1987		No. 6 Iowa	L 71–81	14–17 (4–14)	UW Fieldhouse  Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

1. "1986-87 Big Ten Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
2. "1986-87 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 3, 2019.
3. "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved January 7, 2024.