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1986–87 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

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1986–87 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic-10 Conference
Record23–8 (15–3 A-10)
Head coach
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
Seasons
1986–87 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Temple 17 1   .944 32 4   .889
West Virginia 15 3   .833 23 8   .742
Rhode Island 12 6   .667 20 10   .667
Penn State 9 9   .500 15 12   .556
Saint Joseph's 9 9   .500 16 13   .552
Duquesne 7 11   .389 12 17   .414
UMass 7 11   .389 11 16   .407
George Washington 6 12   .333 10 19   .345
Rutgers 5 13   .278 8 20   .286
St. Bonaventure 3 15   .167 5 23   .179
1987 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1986–87 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1986-87 season. The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 9th-year head coach Gale Catlett, the Mountaineers finished second in the conference regular season standings, and received an at-large bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament as No. 7 seed in the East region.[1]

Roster

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1986–87 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 4 Steve Berger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Boomer, West Virginia
F 24 Darryl Prue 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Washington, D.C.
G 32 Herbie Brooks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Mullens, West Virginia
F/C 33 Wade Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
C 42 Ray Foster 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Cleveland, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 29, 1986*
George Mason W 90–74  1–0
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 13, 1986*
at No. 17 Pittsburgh L 57–78  5–1
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1986*
Marshall
Rivalry
W 69–67  7–1
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 3, 1987*
UAB W 79–64  15–5
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Atlantic-10 Tournament
Mar 1, 1987*
Duquesne
Quarterfinals
W 74–60  22–6
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Mar 3, 1987*
Rhode Island
Semifinals
W 80–58  23–6
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Mar 5, 1987*
at No. 8 Temple
Championship game
L 57–70  23–7
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1987*
(7 E) vs. (10 E) Western Kentucky
First round
L 62–64  23–8
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "1986-87 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "2019–20 West Virginia Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). WVU Athletic Dept. Retrieved February 5, 2022.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "1986-87 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule". West Virginia University Athletic Department. Retrieved February 5, 2022.