1986–87 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1986–87 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball | |
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OVC Regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 22–7 (11–3 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Murphy Center |
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay † | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | - | – | - | – | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1987 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1] |
The 1986–87 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by first-year head coach Bruce Stewart, played their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 22–7, 11–3 in OVC play to finish atop the regular season standings. In the OVC tournament, they were upset by Austin Peay in the semifinals, but did receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 12 seed in the West region, they were defeated by No. 5 seed Notre Dame, 84–71, in the opening round.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 20, 1986* | at Marshall | L 85–87 | 3–1 | Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia | |||||||
Dec 29, 1986* | vs. Michigan UAB Classic | W 85–83 | 5–1 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 30, 1986* | at UAB UAB Classic | L 91–93 OT | 5–2 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
OVC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 1987* | Austin Peay Semifinals | L 83–87 | 19–6 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1987* | (12 E) | vs. (5 E) No. 18 Notre Dame First round | L 71–84 | 22–7 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Source[3][4]. All times are in Central Time. |
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1986-87 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Rivers Gives Irish Jump Start". Orlando Sentinel. March 13, 1987. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "2019-20 Middle Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved May 21, 2023.