1986–87 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

1986–87 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1987 MVC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Bradley Braves men's basketball
1986–87 Bradley Braves men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
1986–87 record	17–12 (10–4 MVC)
Head coach	Stan Albeck (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Morris McHone; Marty Gillespie;
Home arena	Carver Arena
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and played their home games at Carver Arena. Following the departure of former head coach Dick Versace, Bradley was banned from postseason play.^[2] The Braves were led by first year head coach Stan Albeck and AP Honorable mention All-American Hersey Hawkins, who averaged 27.2 points per game.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	12	Anthony Manuel	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Crane	Chicago, IL
F	21	Jerry Thomas	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Collins	Chicago, IL
F/C	24	Donald Powell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Nowata	Nowata, OK
G	33	Hersey Hawkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Westinghouse	Chicago, IL
C	53	Luke Jackson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Calvary Academy	Springfield, IL

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 1986*	at Michigan	L 107–115	0–1	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 1, 1986*	at UC Irvine	L 111–121	0–2	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
Dec 3, 1986*	at Long Beach State	L 74–80	0–3	The Gold Mine Long Beach, CA
Dec 13, 1986*	Northern Illinois	W 86–63	1–3	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Dec 20, 1986*	Marquette	W 73–70	2–3	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Feb 26, 1987	Drake	L 77–79	17–12 (10–4)	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

v t Bradley Braves men's basketball
Venues	(1902–1909) Hewitt Gymnasium (1909–1925) (1925–1941) (1941–1943) (1945–1949) Robertson Memorial Field House (1949–1982) Carver Arena (1982–present)
Rivalries	Illinois State
Culture & lore	Longest game in Division I history
Seasons	1943–44 1944–45 1949–50 1953–54 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 2005–06 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1986–87 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tulsa	11	–	3	.786	22	–	8	.733
Bradley	10	–	4	.714	17	–	12	.586
Wichita State †	9	–	5	.643	22	–	11	.667
Illinois State	7	–	7	.500	19	–	13	.594
Drake	6	–	8	.429	17	–	14	.548
Southern Illinois	5	–	9	.357	12	–	17	.414
Indiana State	4	–	10	.286	9	–	20	.310
Creighton	4	–	10	.286	9	–	19	.321

† 1987 MVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]