1986–87 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 13th-year head coach Terry Holland, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

1986–87 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	21–10 (8–6 ACC)
Head coach	Terry Holland (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Jones (5th season) Dave Odom (5th season)
Home arena	University Hall
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 North Carolina	14	–	0		1.000			32	–	4		.889
No. 13 Clemson	10	–	4		.714			25	–	6		.806
No. 17 Duke	9	–	5		.643			24	–	9		.727
Virginia	8	–	6		.571			21	–	10		.677
Georgia Tech	7	–	7		.500			16	–	13		.552
NC State †	6	–	8		.429			20	–	14		.588
Wake Forest	2	–	12		.143			14	–	15		.483
Maryland	0	–	14		.000			9	–	17		.346
† 1987 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1986–87 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 10 John Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr Brooklyn, New York G 11 Richard Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Salem, Virginia F 21 Mel Kennedy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Long Island, New York C 22 Tom Sheehey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Sr Rochester, New York G 32 Lance Blanks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So The Woodlands, Texas F 34 Bill Batts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So F 42 Andrew Kennedy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Kingston, Jamaica	Head coach Terry Holland (Davidson) Assistant coach(es) Jeff Jones (Virginia) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 21, 1986*		Temple Preseason NIT	L 75–79	0–1	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 3, 1986*		VMI	W 81–69	1–1	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 6, 1986*		Southern Illinois	W 94–82	2–1	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 7, 1986*		George Mason	W 73–58	3–1	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 10, 1986*		East Tennessee State	W 83–56	4–1	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 20, 1986*		vs. Arkansas	W 78–66	5–1
Dec 27, 1986*		at No. 15 St. John's ECAC Holiday Festival	L 58–64^[1]	5–2	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Dec 28, 1986*		vs. Rutgers ECAC Holiday Festival	W 74–56	6–2	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
ACC Regular season
Jan 3, 1987		No. 20 Duke	L 63–70^[2]	6–3 (0–1)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 5, 1987*		Brown	W 92–70	7–3	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 7, 1987*		Missouri	W 66–50	8–3	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 10, 1987		at Maryland	W 71–64	9–3 (1–1)	Cole Fieldhouse  College Park, Maryland
Jan 14, 1987*		No. 3 North Carolina	L 80–95	9–4 (1–2)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 17, 1987*		Villanova	W 88–59	10–4	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 19, 1987*		at Jacksonville	W 82–81	11–4	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum  Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 22, 1987*		at Georgia Tech	W 61–58	12–4 (2–2)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 24, 1987*		Wake Forest	W 78–63	13–4 (3–2)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 28, 1987		NC State	W 61–60	14–4 (4–2)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 31, 1987		at No. 14 Clemson	L 83–89^[3]	14–5 (4–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 4, 1987		at No. 16 Duke	L 61–75	14–6 (4–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
Feb 8, 1987		at No. 3 North Carolina	L 73–74	14–7 (4–5)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 11, 1987*		vs. Virginia Tech	W 91–73	15–7
Feb 14, 1987		No. 12 Clemson	L 90–94	15–8 (4–6)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 16, 1987*		at Dayton	W 74–67	16–8	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Feb 18, 1987		Georgia Tech	W 60–58	17–8 (5–6)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 22, 1987		at NC State	W 72–65	18–8 (6–6)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 25, 1987		at Wake Forest	W 59–45	19–8 (7–6)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 1, 1987		Maryland	W 82–77	20–8 (8–6)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar 6, 1987*		vs. Georgia Tech Quarterfinals	W 55–54	21–8	Capital Centre  Landover, Maryland
Mar 7, 1987*		vs. No. 2 North Carolina Semifinals	L 82–84 ^2OT[4]	21–9	Capital Centre  Landover, Maryland
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1987*	(5 W)	vs. (12 W) Wyoming First round	L 60–64^[5]	21–10	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern time.

Source:^[6]

References

1. "8-0 St. John's Beats Virginia in Festival". The New York Times. December 28, 1986. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
2. "Duke Triumphs in ACC Opener at Virginia, 70-63". The Washington Post. January 4, 1987. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
3. "College Basketball Roundup". UPI Archives. January 31, 1987. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
4. "North Carolina Beats Virginia in 2nd Overtime, Gains ACC Final". The Los Angeles Times. March 8, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
5. "Virginia Is Upset By Wyoming, 64-60". The Washington Post. March 13, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
6. "2020-21 Fact Book" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved December 13, 2021.