1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1986–87 record	18–13 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach	Sonny Smith (9th season);
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1986–87 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Sonny Smith, who was in his ninth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 18–13, 9–9 in SEC play. They defeated Kentucky to advance to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Alabama. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Indiana.^[1]

The team lost Chuck Person to graduation and the NBA, and tried to offset the loss with sophomore transfer Aundrae Davis from West Virginia, but Davis was dismissed by coach Smith late in the season for violation of team rules.

Nevertheless, the team had a solid core with senior guards Gerald White and Frank Ford, junior forward Chris Morris, junior center Jeff Moore, and sophomore forward Mike Jones.

Roster[]

1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	15		6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Osceola High School	Kissimmee, Florida
F	34	Chris Morris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Fredrick Douglass High School	Atlanta, Georgia
F	13	Mike Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Columbus, Georgia
C	40	Jeff Moore	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Midfield High School	Midfield, Alabama
G	12	Gerald White	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr	Richmond Academy	Augusta, Georgia
G			6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	College Park, GA
G	10	Terrence Howard	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	Southwest High School	Southwest, AL
F	22		6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Morristown West High School	Talbott, Tennessee
G	24		6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Douglass High School	Atlanta, Georgia
G	14	Johnny Lynn	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Beech High School	Hendersonville, Tennessee
G	11		6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Jackson, Mississippi

Head coach

Sonny Smith (Milligan College)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Rankings[]

References[]

^ "1986-87 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved 9 December 2016.

[1] "1986-87 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved 9 December 2016.

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics


v t	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